Life With Gene

Guest Article – by Dalia Ashraf Mounir Ibrahim

How do you perceive yourself?

Are you brimming with self confidence; mentally and emotionally strong; feeling adequate with your intellectual capacity?

Do you speak your mind freely without fearing what others might think or say about you? Do you settle for less than respect?

How much on a scale from one to ten do you believe in yourself?

“A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her.” ~David Brinkley~

Many get emotionally devastated when someone rejects them or disagrees.

They let go of what they believe in and start believing what others say. They dig a deep hole and get stuck in it. They’re stuck because they allowed seeds of negativity planted by others to grow and begin to agree with what others have said.

This type of thinking can only lead you down a path of self-judgment and self-criticism; creating unwanted feelings that you’re just not good enough – inadequate. Read more…

Will power

If you are discouraged with your apparent lack of will power, this may be the most important information you could possibly get your hands on.

Previously, the medical community believed the human brain consisted of the conscious and subconscious. More recently, scientific human brain research has proven this to be inaccurate.

Tests done on human subjects actually prove we think in six areas of our brains simultaneously. While asleep our mind still functions in five of these areas.

This means our conscious thinking is actually only 1/6th of our brain power and the non-conscious portion is actually 5/6th.

This is like having a tug of war with your habits. One of you is pulling for self improvement, change and positive outcomes. On the other end of the rope there are 5 of you with hidden, pre-programmed subconscious beliefs keeping you stuck right where you are now.

No matter how strong someone’s will power, consciously trying to change is more than likely than to fail. Read more…