#2 How to Escape the Matrix of Your Mind

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Who do you think you are? What's the essence that creates the idea of you? Are you a philosophical zombie whose eyes show that the lights are on, but there seems to be no one home? Or are you a thinker who after a prolonged cogito came to the conclusion that therefore I am? Or are you an individual enmeshed in a much larger hive mind that we call society?

That's what we're going to be talking about in today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. How to find some of the true aspects of yourself and how to escape the matrix of your mind. If you want to support this podcast, then make sure you leave us a five-star review on Itunes and other social media platforms. You can also share it with a friend because word to mouth is the source of energy that's going to ascend this podcast into the stratosphere. And it will also support the purpose of this show, which is to educate high-performing individuals to function and feel that Body Mind Empowerment is about human life enhancement.

So it's definitely something you can apply into every area of your existence. Without further ado, let's get on with today's show, starting with the tip of the iceberg.

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The tip of the iceberg. The human mind is very much a mystery to us. It has been used as a model for the iceberg. The iceberg model is a tool for systems where you're thinking that's designed for understanding individual and group behavior.

If you've never seen a real iceberg or a picture of it, then imagine a huge block of ice floating at sea with about 10-20% of it on the surface and the remaining 80% of it underneath water. The tip of the iceberg is your conscious self, your thoughts, your actions, your self-awareness. The sub-surface part of the iceberg is the sub-conscious mind that comprises your beliefs, your blind spots, your cultural background, values and everything you don't see right away. When you look at our individuality, let's say, from the perspective of this iceberg, then you will discover that what we see is what is happening. Events, tangible phenomenon, incidents and so on. What we don't see are the patterns of previous behavior, the structures and previous events that have influenced those patterns and the mental models, the values, beliefs and ideas that have built those structures. In order for the iceberg to remain afloat, it needs the majority of its mass to be underwater. The same is with our brain. We need to allocate most of our mental processes to the subconscious mind and autonomic nervous system. Constantly controlling your heartbeat and regulating hormones would be very strenuous and energy consuming. You don't think about digesting food or following your habits. You just do them because it's more efficient. The subconscious mind is referred to as the part of our brain where most of our unconscious and automatic decisions are made. It's the iceberg. Our subconscious mind is one of our greatest tools, but it can be also used as a weapon against us. It's a source of creativity, feelings, inspiration, emotions and deep intuitive wisdom that can be very useful in making quick movements, dodging bullets, following your instinct and having light bulb ideas of genius. Simultaneously, it can be a source of hidden detriment in the form of negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, cognitive dissonance, addictions and so many other things that will harm your empowerment. I don't know if you've seen the movie Titanic, but spoiler alert, the iceberg can be very dangerous for sinking ships, ruining personal relationships and creating toxic habits that will lead to, if not death, then disease and misery nonetheless.

Most importantly, because of the way it's constructed, we more often than not fail to see how it affects us.

That's why we want to become more conscious in our everyday lives, to be aware of what goes on inside us, our thoughts, and to be more aware about the things we do, our actions.

What is the key component to making rapid progress in anything? Whether that be your fitness, knowledge, learning a language, relationships or business. How can you get the results you're after faster? I'm not going to tell you some secret productivity hack or magic supplement to take. Instead, I want you to focus on what really needs to happen to you as a person. Fact of the matter is that you can't stay the same. You have to change. The person who would be fit, the person who would be a millionaire and fluent in some language like Suahili, would be different from the person you are right now.