Mindful Monday - Sustainable Thinking

About This Talk

Chris defines sustainable thinking as keeping thought patterns that consistently produce the best outcomes, in line with a person’s goals and vision. He describes the subconscious mind as a program running in the background that works on feelings rather than logic, and he asks listeners to look honestly, without judgment, at where their old patterns came from so they can begin to rewrite them.

Key Ideas

• Your subconscious mind runs most of your day on autopilot, and because it runs on feelings, you can’t negotiate with it.
• Precision affirmations state a goal as if it has already happened, and they only work when you can feel it.
• Visualize in full detail: don’t just see yourself on the beach, smell the suntan lotion and the salt air.
• Meditation isn’t a competition; even one quiet minute in a ten-minute sit helps, and so does doing chores in silence.
• When a thought doesn’t match your vision, replace it right away, even if that means correcting yourself out loud in public.

“There’s no such thing as not being good at meditating.”