Befriending Your Gentle Giant: A Lesson In Self Motivation

"It is as if evolution has built a safety device in our nervous system that allows us to experience full happiness only when we are living at 100% - when we are fully using the physical and mental equipment we have been given." ~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

At what capacity are you functioning? Are you physically, mentally, spiritually and persuasively at 100% of of your ability? The search for meaning and fulfillment is strong within us and sadly, some find these things out of their reach. Some people struggle with finances, relationships, psychological issues, a lack of motivation while others live their fulfilled lives with ease living up to their full potential.


I happen to believe that this is partially a result of a disconnect with our other-than-conscious selves. When we engage our other-than-conscious, phenomenal things can happen.

A really cool way to look at your other-than-conscious mind is regarding it as your gentle genie, or guardian angle. Its only function is to give you what you ask for.

It's an additional power within us, capable of being harnessed. You've had it from the minute you were born. And from the minute you were born, it was learning. You're simply observing what it is that you're hearing.

This unconscious learning is being filtered into another part of you.

From the very start of our lives, we were conditioned--first as babies, learning language, learning how to interact with other humans. . . we received punishments or rewards. And as we learned, so did our other-than-conscious minds. These early learnings mapped out our futures and what we could expect out of life.

Of its many roles, the subconscious is a powerful persuader--self-persuader--and when you understand this, you are naturally able to engage its help.

The main function of the other-than-conscious is to keep us alive. Another is to keep us doing exactly what we've always been doing. This is, at times, problematic, especially when you're trying to make big changes in your life.

It's possible that your other-than-conscious has been sabotaged by negative conditioning. It runs on a 'I can't do that' program. This part of the brain is responsible for turning something into a habit by helping you know something on 'auto pilot' instead of having to 'remember' it. This works both positively and negatively for us.

You're going to experience an enormous difference in your life as we reframe the power of your other-than-conscious and engage it to aide us in exploring how far we can go.

How do we befriend our other-than-conscious? It sounds silly. It's weird. . . Well, there goes that negative conditioning again. How about gaining rapport, as you would with any other friend, a simple act that takes very little time or effort. Have a little talk with yourself.

I thought this was silly at first too. I thought, 'Why do I have to make friends with a part of myself?' Take that leap of faith and you're going to find a huge difference in your life.

And this is how to do it: Give yourself a little pep talk. Ask for what you need help with. 'Dear Gentle Giant. . . I'd love to double our income. I think we're absolutely worth it.' Or maybe, 'Hi. I know we've had some rocky relationships and there has been a bad pattern created and now, I'd like to end that and have a great connection. What do you think? Let's do it together.'

You could also ask for help with things you're learning, as in, 'Gentle giant, I would absolutely love to have my persuasion skills increase exponentially. You are really the one I can count on for help.'

Everything that you are, everything that you do, and everything that you have began with your intention to have it in one way or another is controlled by your other-than-conscious mind. All you have to do is tap into your persuasive power and your persuasion skills will naturally develop.

By: Kenrick Cleveland

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Kenrick Cleveland teaches strategies to earn the business of affluent clients using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion strategies.

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