Get out of a rut by adopting new behavioral aspirations!

Many of the behaviors we exhibit from day to day have been learned and ingrained in our subconscious minds over our lifetimes. Think of these behaviors as heavy wagons making ruts in our minds, till the wagon's wheels sink into these ruts and it's hard to travel any other path. No wonder we find it so difficult to make important changes when our beliefs are so stubbornly ingrained! All these long-reinforced habits and beliefs are stored in the subconscious mind, and over time they become part of one's identity. As such, making changes to our subconscious minds, challenging those ingrained beliefs and getting out of those mental ruts, can be very difficult if you don't know how. Hypnosis is one effective and proven method to break yourself free.

When you use hypnosis to free your mind from its habitual ruts, keep the following in mind: 

  1. Set clear goals. Make sure the behaviors you want to change are specific, measurable, and attainable. It's one thing to say "I want to change X," and another to know what that looks like and how you'll bring that change about.

  2. Take baby steps; don't expect giant leaps. Measure your progress in incremental successes, and give yourself credit for every step of the path. There are no training montages in real life; true change comes through gradual progress.

  3. Don't make too many changes at once. Focus on making one new positive change every week, so more and more these more constructive habits become the new normal. Before you know it, all these small, incremental changes will have added up, and you'll find yourself in a radically different place than where you started.

  4. Think positively, and be kind to yourself. Nobody is perfect; I mean, we wouldn't need lists like this if we were, right? If you make a mistake or don't achieve your weekly goals, it's okay. Every moment is a new opportunity to do better than you did before.

 

Above all, always remember that it's always possible to change your habits and subconscious beliefs for the better. Sometimes it requires more work, more focus and attention, to make those changes permanent--but you can do it! All it takes are the right mental tools.

Cyndal Wallace