MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Your own Mind ‘is ’ Your
business!
Your BrainYour Mind
Breaking it down
This is your Brain
This is your Brain
It is a complex Physical Organ
It can be touched.It can be weighed.
A Human Brain
The physical Brain
Some Facts• The adult human brain
weighs, on average, about 1.5 kg
• It functions as the Powerhouse (the centre of the Nervous System) in most animals.
Sponges, jellyfish and starfish have no brain. Possibly even some ‘humans’ we may know!
The physical BrainSome More Facts
• We are born with the same number of Brain Cells (Neurons) as adults have.
• We have around 100 billion Neurons ...
• that transmit electrical signals between each other and throughout the body.
• 10–23 Watts of Brain Power when awake.
NeuronNerve Cell
AxonsTentacles
Electrical Impulses
NeuronNerve Cell
GliaBrain Cell
ChemicalInteraction
The physical BrainSome More Facts
• 70% of the Brain is water.
• We actually use 100% of our Brain.
• Our Brain uses ⅕ of our daily energy.
• The living brain is ‘pale pink’ while a preserved brain is grey, hence the reference to ‘grey matter’.
Your BrainBreaking it down
Your Mind
This is your MindYour Mindis not physical;it’s a function,
similar to software
It is experienced through our
Conscious and Unconscious
Thoughts
Your Mind is Virtual
Thinks,Calculates,Reasons,
Deliberates …
Your Conscious Mind
Deals with all that is Automatic,
like your breathing, heartbeat,
balance, pain, growth …
Your Unconscious Mind
harbours your Dreams,
Memories,and Emotions
Your Unconscious Mind
and therefore also your
Sensations,Experiences,and Habits
Your Unconscious Mind
is the Universeinside us!
Our Unconscious Mind
also referred to as our Subconscious
Mind
is the Universeinside us!
Our Unconscious Mind
also referred to as our Subconscious
Mind
You take in everything by means of your
Senses
How do you Experience Life?
What your Senses perceive is ‘Filtered’
in your Mind
before you even make sense of it.
How do you Experience Reality?
Events are happening around us
Experiencing Your Personal Reality
taken in by our Physical Sensesprocessed through our many
Mental FiltersOur Meaning is
FormedThis is our Version of
Reality!
What our Senses perceive once this is
‘Filtered’ in our Mind
becomes ‘our’ personalReality.
Experiencing Your Personal Reality
They include ‘our’
• Past Experiences / Memories
• Opinions, Values and Beliefs
• Cultural backgrounds• Linguistic abilities • Character, Traits and
Attitude• Fears and Fancies . . .
What are our Mental Filters?
By what your Senses perceive after this is
‘Filtered’ in your Mind
thereby making it your own, personal
reality.
So how do you Experience Reality?
Emotions
are borninside us
not outside us
And What does this also Mean?
Emotions
are the resultsof how we interpretwhat we
understand
because . . .
depends on theEmotions it elicits,
the feelings it recalls
now what makes a Memory
Good or Bad
Our Memories
are ‘modified’ versions
of the original reality.
and let’s not forget that . . .
besides being incomplete!
Yes, we only recall parts of what will
have beenrecorded in our
Unconscious Mind
• We experience reality through our physical senses
• What we take in is ‘filtered’ before we decide what it means to us
So, let’s summarise:
• What we believe to be True is our ‘personal’ version of Reality
• No two people will perceive Reality (or Truth) in an identical manner
So, let’s summarise:
• Emotion is a result of how we interpret what is going on
• Emotions, therefore, are born inside us … not outside
• It is possible to alter our reaction (emotion)
So, let’s summarise:
• What we experience in our own minds creates Memories
• And Memories are perceived as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ depending on what Emotions they recall
So, let’s summarise:
• But Memory is itself a result of how we ‘filter’ events, and so it is a ‘modified’ version of reality
• Besides being selective and, therefore, incomplete.
So, let’s summarise:
• But whatever is felt and remembered is ‘True’ for us
• Even if the rest of the world says otherwise, even if it is only our interpretation
So, let’s summarise:
• These Memories ( loaded with Emotional content ) are often carried by us for many years
• They shape our bodies, affect our actions and often even our attitude towards life.
So, we may Conclude by saying that:
• As beautiful as it is to ‘recall’ the pleasant memories …
• It is essential to ‘release’ the bad ones, the heavy feelings, to free ourselves and our lives. Art is a good way to do this.
So, in Conclusion:
Do you need help to identify what you really (really) want?
Want to get assistance in overcoming whatever is blocking you?
Are you ready to bring about that change?
Steve Farrugia – Life/Confidence Coach Hypnotherapist
tel: 9999 8765 2 – [email protected]
Life Coaching / Hypnotherapy