Okay...

Here's our big review!

Imagine Stickman wants to learn how to play basketball.

First, his conscious mind becomes aware:

"I want to become a better basketball player."

Then he creates a new idea:

"I could practice shooting baskets every day."

But suddenly an old subconscious program says:

"I'm not very good at sports."

Now Stickman has a choice.

His conscious mind can accept that thought...

Or reject it.

He might say:

"Maybe I'm not very good YET, but I can learn."

That's a new thought.

If he repeats that thought and connects it with determination and hope, he's beginning to feed a different program.

Then what does he need?

His body.

He picks up the basketball.

He moves his feet.

He uses his hands.

He practices.

His thought becomes...

An action.

And if he takes that action consistently...

He can begin getting different results.

Do you see how all three work together?

🧠 Conscious mind.

🧠 Subconscious mind.

🏃 Body.

That's our Mind Model!

Let's finish with a game.

I'm going to say something, and you decide which part of the Mind Model it belongs to.

Ready?

Noticing birds singing outside.

Awareness!

Deciding whether something means good or bad.

Adding meaning!

Saying, "No, I don't want to keep that thought."

Accept or reject!

Inventing a brand-new game.

Creating new ideas!

Your heart beating while you're asleep.

Automatic life-sustaining functions!

Your body reacting when it senses danger.

Alive and safe!

Knowing the alphabet without thinking about every letter.

Subconscious program!

Learning something because you've heard it again and again.

Repetition!

Your hands building something you imagined.

The body as a tool of the mind!

Smiling when you're excited.

Behavior!

Feeling butterflies in your stomach when you're nervous.

Your mind and body working together!

Getting up and practicing something because you have a goal.

ACTION!

You did it!

Today, I want you to notice your own Mind Model working.

See if you can catch yourself:

Being aware.

Adding meaning.

Accepting or rejecting a thought.

Creating an idea.

Running an old program.

Feeling an emotion in your body.

Or taking an action.

You don't have to judge what you notice.

Just become aware of it.

Because the more you understand how your mind works...

The better you can learn to use it.

Have you ever wanted something...

But never actually did anything about it?

Maybe you wanted to learn to ride a bike.

Or become a better reader.

Or make a new friend.

Just wanting something isn't enough.

At some point...

Your thoughts have to become actions.

Actions are how we bring our ideas into the real world.

Our bodies often show what's happening inside our minds.

Today, we're going to discover something even more amazing.

Our thoughts and emotions don't just affect our behaviors...

They can also affect our health.

What if you always thought 

💛 I am healthy.

Let's learn how our minds and bodies work together.

Today we're going to learn something new about the body.

Today we talk about Behaviors.

Our "I Am" statement today is:

"I am behaving according to my thoughts."

Let's find out what that means.

Today we're going to learn about something that works closely with both the conscious and subconscious mind.

Today we're learning about...

✨ The Body – The Tool of the Mind

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Last time, we learned that your subconscious mind stores programs.

Some programs help you automatically remember things like:

• the alphabet
• song lyrics
• how to ride a bike
• how to tie your shoes

We also learned that the subconscious mind accepts information without judging whether it is true or false.

Today we're going to learn something really important:

🧠 How do ideas get into the subconscious mind in the first place?

Because if the subconscious accepts what goes into it, it seems pretty important to know how those ideas get there!

There are two main ways ideas move into your subconscious:

1. Repetition

2. Emotion

Let's talk about each one.

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Before we begin today's lesson, let's do a quick review.

Last time, you learned about a very important job of your subconscious mind.

Do you remember what it was?

That's right!

🧠 Your subconscious helps keep you alive and safe.

It keeps your heart beating.

It helps you breathe.

And it helps protect you through fight, flight, or freeze when it senses danger.

Your subconscious is always working behind the scenes.

Today, we're going to learn something else your subconscious does.

And once you understand it, you'll start noticing it everywhere.

Remember when we talked about the conscious mind?

Your conscious mind can:

✨ Be aware

✨ Add meaning

✨ Accept or reject ideas

✨ Create new ideas

Your conscious mind can decide what it wants to think about.

But your subconscious works differently.

Your subconscious does not argue.

It does not judge.

It does not stop and ask:

"Is this true?"

"Is this false?"

"Is this helpful?"

"Is this harmful?"

Instead...

Your subconscious accepts whatever is repeated often enough and stores it as a program.

Think about a computer.

A computer follows whatever program is installed inside it.

Your subconscious works in a similar way.

A program is simply something your mind has learned so well that it can do it automatically.

For example:

Can you sing the alphabet?

Let's try it.

🎵 A, B, C, D, E, F, G...

Did you have to stop and think about every letter?

Probably not.

The answer just showed up.

Why?

Because the alphabet became a program in your subconscious mind.

Today, we are going to learn about another important job of the subconscious mind.

🧠 Your subconscious mind helps keep you safe.

And it does this through something called:

✨ Fight
✨ Flight
✨ Freeze

These are your body’s automatic safety responses.

The subconscious is the part of your mind that keeps things running automatically.

You also do not have to remind yourself to:

• breathe
• digest food
• blink your eyes
• heal cuts
• grow hair
• sleep
• wake up

Your body is doing thousands of things for you every moment.

Even while you are sleeping tonight…

Your subconscious mind will still be hard at work.

Today, we’re going to build on that.

We’re going to learn another amazing ability of your conscious mind.

Your mind can CREATE new ideas.