Universal Code Cracker

Your Partner in Crime: the subconscious Mind

v  What is subconscious mind?

v  How does subconscious get its programs?

v  How can we access programs in the subconscious?

v  How can we reprogram the sub conscious?

These are questions we address in this chapter.

What is the subconscious mind?

The subconscious is the guardian angel of the conscious mind and the queen motivator of our actions.

It is our partner in crime that micromanages the roles we play: actors, participants or spectators in the theatre of life as the case may be. The subconscious influences every second of our life in everything we do or fail to do, dictated by programs that have been systematically installed in our subconscious starting from birth.

Some of these programs are empowering, others disempowering. Disempowering programs are those that hold us back from exploring, exploiting and manifesting our passion and unleashing our full potential. Empowering ones help us get closer to our destiny. Disempowering programs are our focus.

How does the Subconscious get its Programs?

The subconscious is the invisible master pilot of our actions. It tele - guides our thinking; our thinking dictates our actions and our actions prove who we are.

 What can to be done to shape our subconscious to work for us?

 In the Nweh and some other cultures in the Cameroons, twins are believed to possess some magical powers: they can bring good and bad luck to their family. Twins can inadvertently hurt family members by inflicting severe pain. Upon satisfying their demand, they mysteriously fix their fetish deeds.

Once upon a time, at the age of 6, one of my step twin-sisters was upset with me and she promised to sprain my leg. She kept staring at my right    leg, consequently, after a while when I stood up I realized couldn’t walk. My right leg was hurting me and I submitted to her magical powers, coaxing her to forgive me and return my leg to normal. Instantaneously, my leg came back to normal.

This belief and many others have existed from time immemorial, and are held to be true and inextricably interwoven with the lifestyle of believers. Some beliefs might not be true but the faith in them, makes them appear real and they   manifest themselves in us. The subconscious gets its programs in a similar way. 

The subconscious is programmed in three ways: persons (family, teachers, mentors, peers, friends, associates…). Place (environment) and things (experiences; media; books; films). These three dimensions encode the subconscious at varying degrees. They determine whom, how, where, when, why we acquire our programs. These questions will facilitate the process of reprogramming our subconscious.

The programming of our subconscious starts from conception: According to Joseph Susedik; talking to children in the womb has a tremendous    impact on their development and recommends a calm, serene environment for a pregnant mother.  A solemn atmosphere ensures the birth of a child with utter trust in the parent.  The Dallas Times Herald article, May 15, 1982 wrote that Joseph and Jitsuko Susedik believe any parent can raise brilliant children; they just need phonics, environment and curiosity; the earlier the better.

“Only if the child has complete trust, can he or she be taught. You must teach your children with love, gentleness and only at a time they are willing to learn”. He says.

According to Zig Ziglar 1985, Dr. Carole Taylor, Ph.D. – head of the Tolatr Academy in Pittsburgh, believes that once children master phonics, they can read anything, even college texts. Dr. Taylor has a ten and fourteen-year-old daughters both enrolled part-time in pre-medical courses in a community college. She applies person, place and thing factors in empowering her daughters.

How can we access programs in the subconscious?

This is a journey into the realm of our being to enjoying human endowments: self-awareness, imagination, conscience and independent will, that differentiates us from animals. Just ‘deep’ it: (Dig, Employ, Expect, Profit) and the salt and the sweat will yield the malt.

 Unlike consulting a doctor when we are sick for diagnostics and prescription, we have to DOCTOR ourselves in reprogramming the subconscious; that is my experience.   To me, DOCTOR means:  Diagnose, Operate, Cure, Treat, Oxygenate and Respect.  The exercise is very personal, serene and engaging.

"Faith is a state of mind which can be induced through repeated affirmations or instructions to the SUBCONSCIOUS MIND through the principle of autosuggestion”, Napoleon Hill.

    I started with an insight and ended up with sight; I have seen tangible results in my life such as an impeccable positive mindset, which is the reason I am writing this chapter. My baseline of positive attitude is fantastic, then super fantastic and finally super doper fantastic.  My contagious positive attitude has given me beatitude at my jobsite, earning me the nickname FANTASTIC! I have seen colleagues who were less enthusiastic and other employees who were generally moody brighten up and raised their level of happiness at least when we meet and communicate. This is the mirror neuron effect as described in positive psychology.

Begin with the outcome in mind. You have to see the project from start to finish by visualizing how the successful result will impact your life. Believe in the magic of believing prior to the process and see it manifest itself. Take a leap of faith forward into the unknown and see your undertaking fructify. If you believe it, it will work for you and vice versa. Physicians have testified that, patients who belief in their prescriptions see the best results.

v  Look for serene place.  For instance, notes pad, a flashlight, a pen in a closet.

v   Jot all thoughts that come to mind:  empowering and disempowering. 

v  Exhaust all thoughts until they begin to repeat themselves.

v  Separate programs into group (A) – empowering; group (B)-disempowering.

v  Transcribe into positive heading (A): rich; happy; healthy; lucky; generous; successful; likeable, intelligent, confident, strong proactive, good-humored, smiley, blessed, hardworking, attractive … and negative (B): poor; unhappy; sickly; wicket; bewitch; dishonest, stupid, weak, unlucky, quarrelsome, hated, moody, greedy, unattractive, procrastinating, lazy, self-doubt…

Group B will dumbfound and daze you but it is a crystal ball if harnessed, will take you to the crest. It demands tremendous personal effort. When the daze is overwhelming, take a break but do not freak; resume after regaining sanity.

Negative programs also come from errors we committed in the past, unrealized dreams and aspirations, unforgiving & retributive attitude learnt from unforgiving & avenging people around us, hatred of self/others; liking/love of self/others. The entire process is an ORDEAL: (Open, Right, Developmental, Enforcement, and Action (for) Life). It is the right action. Just be open and enforce it for your personal development. Eventually, your energy will lead to unstoppable synergy!

 “You are the way you are because that’s the way you want to be. If you really wanted to be any different, you would be in the process of changing”, Fred Smith.

 We are 100% in control of the process of decoding/ re-encoding our subconscious and unleashing potential just like we are control of our attitude.  The difference is that our negative programs might be influencing our attitude. Let’s program our subconscious to work for us.   “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.” William James.

How can we reprogram the Subconscious?

To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see”. Helen Keller

Synchronize the final process; fill the vacuum left by decoded negative programs with positive ones. It is the most difficult but groovy part of the process. Our burning desire to succeed will hone our power to alter the status quo, release our potential and unshackle us. Unlike our minds, the subconscious works round the clock over our lifetime.

  I came up with this formula to clear my path: Steadfast; Proactive; Assertive; Discipline and Emphatic (SPADE).  I decided to pick up my SPADE and dig my goldmine. This metaphor propelled me to un-clutter my mind and get rid of the noise that held me back from moving forward. I apply SPADE in my daily activities.

SPADE forms the north arc; Action forms the south arc meeting in the middle to form the circle of life. Diameter states: do it now; there is no tomorrow!

 Decoding and Reprogramming Process.

v  Original cause of negative programs.

v  What fuels programs?

v  Negative programs decoding support systems. (person; place; thing?)…

v  Positive programs: supportive energy. (Person, place or thing?)…

v  Use answers to handle corresponding situations promptly and assuredly.

v  Note positive programs against  negative ones

v  Example:  rich >  poor

v  Replace disempowering programs with corresponding empowering ones

v  Declare, affirm, meditate…

v  Celebrate success and progress.

v  Repeat process until corresponding positive programs replace negative ones

I used the mirror technique created by Dr. Laura De Giorgio in the decoding and encoding procedure. I look at myself squarely in the eyes in the mirror; build trust and bond with myself first. Use this technique in decoding/reprogramming process. Look in the mirror, ask self: am I poised for change? And be honest. The mirror reflects our image back to us, facilitates introspection, reaching into the subconscious to install our new software respecting our probing inquisitorial response/drive.

The mirror technique helps translate our daily mantras, pep ourselves and prime our limitless possibilities pump. We have to Be, Do & Have respectively. Never try to have, be and then do.    Are we taking full advantage of our positive programs?  Release their full potential. In the ORDEAL we shall face obstacles, objections, mesmerisms, dilemmas… but our faith alone will resuscitate us. 

I experienced a rollercoaster in some programs and momentary crest falls in some.  SPADE, daily meditations, declarations, affirmations helped me get over most of them.  Listen and watch motivational and inspirational tapes. Adjust or quit the relational illness environment and develop a nourishing mindset. READ (Rise Everyday Above Death) & STUDY (Seek Tune Up Drive Yourself) consistently. Reading is the first step. Studying what you just read tunes you up so you can apply yourself correctly through acquired knowledge; that is power!

Become a prig to master your new positive programs with practice and exercise.  The more engraved disempowering software was in your subconscious, the harder you have to work to reprogram it. For me, I revisited the reprogramming process several times and I still do for the hard ones. I believe the earlier in life one gets this awareness and use this technique; the more reversible the situation is. Meticulously unlearn the negative programs and learn positive ones. Once positive ones take root, practice and accentuate their benefits preventing negative programs from resurfacing. The procedure is simple but not easy. Everyone can learn the art, apply the tact, earn the act, tell the facts and sell their story.  

My first name is OLIVER (Open Life Invitation Earn Riches). I am inviting you to open up your life by giving reprogramming a chance because I am living proof that it works; this is not pontification. While in the process, I realized that I needed help, an accountability partner. Incidentally my last name is ASAAH (Asking Seasoned Assistance Always Helps). That’s how I decided to make my names acronyms and then put them in full to empower me in all my ventures. We always need help from a loved supportive one who can hold us accountable and measure our progress; commend or reprimand us accordingly. It must be someone we trust & respect enough to bestow our life’s purpose on.

Were it not for Tanzing the native guide, Edmund Hilary would not have made the historic climb of Mt. Everest. (John Maxwell 1984).

Do not frustrate yourself by expecting exquisite performance initially. Donald Trump’s Apprentice became number one reality show on NBC after several failures but he chose his instincts against expert’s advice; hone your partner in c rime for invincible results.

Everyone has empowering and disempowering programs. Just make sure the ratio greatly favors positive programs.

Ninety-seven percent of the population works for three percent because our programming influences our choices. We can alter that equation by reprogramming our subconscious mind.