This is a most powerful phrase left to us by the father of
autosuggestion, Émile Coué. Used
properly, it really works. Not just to
heal disease, although there is much evidence that proper use of the phrase
does just that, but also to help us achieve whatever it is we want to
achieve. You could even say it is the
one phrase which draws together all the diverse strands of self-improvement
philosophies.
I did say “used properly” though, so let us look at this
phrase a little more carefully.
Every Day
Important words! What
this tells us is that any method of self-improvement we select has to be regular for it to work
properly.
How many times have I heard people say this or that method
doesn’t work? And when asked, the
complainer admits he or she only used it a few times and then gave up!
No matter what you may be trying to improve in yourself, and
no matter what method you may be using to do so, you must keep going. Almost
certainly when you start you will encounter resistance. Inner and outer resistance. Your own subconscious mind will start voicing
doubts. Crush them. You cannot afford to let them germinate. Family and friends will tell you that it will
not work, or that you are not strong enough to keep going. Ignore them.
Keep practicing every day and
you will achieve your goal.
In Every Way
Self-improvement is holistic. It should not centre on one narrow aspect but
should permeate your whole being, your whole life. If it does, it will start to reflect back on
itself, and that reflection will make the whole process more powerful and more
effective.
Take a good look at whatever you are doing now to improve
yourself. Have you interpreted it too
narrowly? Can you extend it into other
areas of your life in ways you had never considered before?
The more you can extend it into a complete system, touching all aspects of your being, the more effective you will find it. And probably the more enjoyable and compelling you will find it will become.
I Am Getting
I have studied many systems of self-improvement, some of
which are very obscure and little known.
In all my years of study I have never yet found one that provides
instant results. Why? Because there is no system of instant self-improvement.
Every system requires sustained effort. Put in that effort and you will find you
start, gradually, getting results. Not
suddenly reaching the goal. But slowly,
step by step, getting closer to where you want to be.
Better & Better
Note the positive statement here. This is vital. Never focus on the weakness you are trying to
remove, the problem you are trying to conquer.
If you do, then it is that weakness, that problem which will surface. Always focus on the positive result you wish
to achieve.
I Am Getting Better & Better
Having focused on it, visualise it and accept it into your
life, knowing you have now achieved it.
How does that make you feel? What
can you do now, given you have achieved what you wanted? Bask in that feeling. And at the same time express thanks to the
Universe (or God, or whatever you call “It”, “Her” or “Him”) for granting your
this gift.
That is a really key part of the phrase Coué left us. He did not tell us to say “I will get better
and better”, but “I am getting better
and better”.
Our subconscious mind is like a computer. Powerful but stupid. Able to calculate perfectly and make amazing
things happen around it, but believing everything it is told, no matter how
silly it might sound. By telling it you
have already achieved this you will make it believe you, and it will then act
to draw to you all that pertains to this state you have told it you have
achieved.
I hope you have found this little article helpful. Whatever path you are pursuing, try putting
what I have said here into effect and I know you will find you can achieve so
much more. And let me know how it goes
for you by commenting back here in this blog.
