James Thompson (16 October 1964 – 2 August 2014) was an American-Finnish crime writer based in Helsinki. He had a master's degree in English philology from The University of Helsinki, where he also studied Finnish, in which he was fluent. He studied six languages.

Chapter 1 : Introduction

You have within you a hidden power… a power so remarkable that it

can literally transform your life once you learn how to properly use it. That power

is your subconscious mind.

Most people tend to underestimate the power of their subconscious mind because they don’t understand exactly what the subconscious mind is, or how it works. You may have even been led to believe that the subconscious mind is something strange or mysterious… or even taboo. In reality, though, the subconscious mind is a normal and integral part of the way your mind functions.

Still, make no mistake about it… the subconscious mind is truly powerful. I call it a hidden power, because most people don’t know how to use it. But in this book, I’m going to show you how to use this hidden power to transform your life.

Your subconscious mind can help you achieve goals, eliminate bad habits and replace them with good ones, improve your self-image, be more  creative, become a faster learner, and so much more. When you learn how to properly utilize the power of your subconscious mind, you can experience more happiness and joy, more success, more financial abundance, better health, and stronger relationships than you ever imagined possible.

In this book, we’re going to explore what the subconscious mind is, how it works, and how to work with it… to reprogram it to be your partner in creating the life you desire.

But before we begin, let me offer an important clarification on something that often confuses people. When we talk about the conscious mind and the subconscious mind, it’s important to realize that you have only ONE mind. But your one mind possesses two distinct functionalities that are so different, that psychologists have given them two names… the conscious mind and the subconscious mind.

Throughout this book, I will repeatedly refer to your conscious mind and your subconscious mind, but don’t let that confuse you. These are simply the two separate and distinct functions of your mind.

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Chapter 2 : The Conscious Mind

Before we can fully appreciate the power of the subconscious mind, it’s important to understand the characteristics of the “conscious” mind. Even though this book is about the power of the subconscious mind, in no way do I mean to diminish the marvellous nature of the conscious mind, because the human conscious mind is an awesome and spectacular creation.

The most basic description of your conscious mind is that it’s the part of your mind you are aware of. It controls your voluntary thoughts and functions. For example, right now I want you to raise your left hand in the air. That’s a voluntary function, which is controlled by your conscious mind.

The conscious mind is also the logical portion of your mind. It’s the part of your mind that has the ability to think through a situation logically, to analyse it, and to make a decision based on the facts. Likewise, when you evaluate past mistakes and learn from them, that’s your conscious mind at work. When you go through the process of setting goals for the future, that’s another example of your conscious mind at work.

Sometimes you might hear someone say, “I made a conscious decision to do that.” That’s the power of  the conscious mind. It gives us the ability to consider the situation, evaluate the facts, analyze the risks, and determine what we believe is the best course of action. It also gives us the ability to put together a thoughtful plan to implement the course of action we have decided upon.

But as marvelous as the conscious mind is, it also has some inherent limitations.

For one thing, the conscious mind has a limited memory. How often have you had trouble remembering someone’s name, or even remembering where you put your keys? Those are examples of the limited memory of the conscious mind.

Another limitation of the conscious mind is that it can do only one thing at a time. If it tries to do more than one thing at a time, it has to switch back and forth very rapidly. An example might be reading while someone is talking to you. At any given instant, your conscious mind can focus on what you’re reading, or it can focus on listening to what’s being said to you. But it can’t focus on both at the same time.

As the word “conscious” implies, the conscious mind can’t do anything that it’s not “consciously” focused on at any specific moment.

And that’s where the subconscious mind comes into play. So let’s switch gears and look at the subconscious mind in the next chapter.

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