That said, if you really do want to change your life, some part of your life, or change yourself, your own self confidence or some unsavoury behaviour or bad habit, it’s your subconscious mind that you’re going to have to impress. It’s holding all the keys, has its hand on all the levers and its feet on all the pedals that either get your life moving forward or, more normally, grind to an absolute and juddering full stop.

In order to impress your subconscious mind, you’re going to have to become like a little child all over again – not childish but childlike. When you were young you paid full attention to the reality of the moment, using each of your five senses – that is how you absorbed your current set of beliefs about the world and who you think you are. As an adult, you now pay little or no attention to reality today – your subconscious mind kinda makes your reality up for you on the fly! – with all the usual consequences. You need to come back to your senses, to relearn how to pay more attention to what is before your very eyes, instead of paying attention to the subconscious baggage that’s dragging you down.

The normal subconscious mind is stuck in the past. And the key to your future is to be found in the present. You must understand that the present moment is the only place and time where life is truly lived. In other words, you’ve got to re-learn how to pay attention to what is really going on, not what your subconscious mind, peering out through its dirty lens of long-gone events, thinks is going on. This re-learning process involves training yourself how to pay attention to what you see, feel, hear, smell and taste. This training must be undertaken in a quiet place so that, when the going gets tough in the so-called real world, you’re fighting fit and ready to perform in a way that will lead you onwards and upwards towards the life that heart desires.

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In fact, of course, there are no boundaries between mind, body and spirit just as there are no limits between us individually and the universe of which each of us comprises an indispensable and intergal part. We are not just part of a whole, when it comes to us as individuals, there is just one – mind, body and spirit are simply artificially imagined aspects of the one. This is important because, when you look at the facts in this manner, it is obvious that our thoughts have an immediate effect on how we feel spiritually and physically. For example, when one dissects the apparent reality of stress and its very real physical effects, we realize that our thoughts directly cause changes in body temperature and heart rate, shifts in the production and distribution of a whole range of chemicals all of which, if unchecked, lead to serious illnesses – such as heart attack and stroke – and, if seriously out of control, can lead to early death.

This is my key point. Our mental state has a direct influence on the mental state of those around us – this has been proven many times by research in the field of psychology. How much more does our mental state affect us, ourselves? Your health, fitness and wellbeing are all directly related to your state of mind. Even your weight – your ability to put on too much of it or a whole range of dietary disorders from bulimia to anorexia – is a direct consequence of what is going on in your head.

And what is going on in your head is directly within your own control – or should be if you take the trouble to make the simplest and, ultimately, most powerful decision that any one of us can make as grown ups – choosing your own thoughts. The average mind is tortured by ineffective thoughts, most of which rise from the subconscious. Research confirms that the average subconscious is focused on the events of our childhood years and is predisposed to focus on the more negative events. This is our default state of mind. That is not to say that we cannot decide what we’ll pay attention to, however.

You are your own boss. Your life, every part of it, is created by what you’re paying attention to – whether you know it or not. That ultimate and powerful decision that I just mentioned can be taken, each day, each moment, by deciding to pay attention to the actual sensory experience of the here and now. This is the only cast-iron way of stopping your own subconscious wallowing in self-destructive thoughts. No other way is more effective, no other way gives you the power to completely transform your health, your fitness, your wellbeing, your personal effectiveness and, most importantly, your ability to live a life of happiness, peace and unbelievable success.

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Modern life pretty much demands that we should be constantly on the go. But there’s a world of difference between cramming your day with activity and doing the really important things. And one of the important things that you must have as an integral part of your life is time to chill. A New York Times piece a some years ago explained that native tribes in the Amazon basin have the lifestyle that every New Yorker wants – seven hours work each week, the balance spent at leisure. However, the average New Yorker simply wouldn’t know what to do with all that leisure. OK, there’d be lots of activity crammed into it – but what about totally chilling (like the Amazonians)?

You need to find yourself an easy chair, sit down and do nothing for half an hour – you’d be surprised where your mind might take you. Or find a shade tree, spread out a rug and just sit there. This is the quality space that we need in our lives – not to recharge our batteries, but to clear our minds, become inspired and focus on the crucial things that we need to do to move our lives forward. Sir Isaac Newton was resting under just such a tree when the apple fell for him – find your tree and you’ll realize that pennies will drop for you. A little relaxation will change your life.

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So, first things first, what does starting your day properly mean? Well, we make certain that we don’t leave the house physically unprepared for the day ahead. We shower and dress ourselves – shaving or applying the odd dab of make-up as required! However, we unwittingly set out in the morning mentally unprepared for the day ahead. Starting the day properly means ensuring that, before you leave the house, you’ve taken the appropriate step or steps to clear your mind and focus your energy. I recommend five to ten minutes mental preparation for the day ahead. Find somewhere quiet to sit and focus on your five senses – one sense at a time. This will enable you focus on what is really going on rather than on the subconscious programs that otherwise run your life – the latter being your default state of mind.

Right, let’s say that you’ve got your day off to the perfect start, you’re tuned in, fully focused, alert and primed for action. Insignificant things like a delayed train, like heavy traffic, like someone asking you for something unexpectedly – so many little things can upset us. And we haven’t even mentioned the big things! It can be so easy to wander effortlessly into mental oblivion as the day unfolds. What we need to do is ensure that, throughout our day, we pause to catch our breath – literally.

Ancient wisdom places great store on the opportunity that our breathing affords us to clear the mind of useless noise and distraction and, as a result, focus our energy. So, here’s an easy, quick and very practical tip – because, after all, you have to breathe anyway! Take a couple of moments – moments is all that’s required – throughout the day to turn your attention to the reality of your body as you breathe in and out. Focus your attention on what it feels like to breathe, how your body responds with each breath in and out, how the air passes through the right, left or both nostrils. Give thanks for the reality that you are alive and breathing. Attend to nothing else for these few moments. If the hassles or useless thoughts of the moment start crowding your mind, take three deeper breaths to focus your mind. With each breath, understand that whatever might be driving you crazy right now will be completely forgotten in months, weeks, days or even hours. Understand that, with an focused, alert and ready mind, all things are possible.

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You must alter the way you look at your world – this is at the very heart of personal development. However, I’m not suggesting that you look at life through rose-tinted spectacles – that would prevent you from noticing potential pitfalls or warning signs. This attitude prevents people from knowing when to quit something that isn’t working for them – for example, a toxic relationship or a floundering business. As such what is widely called positive thinking or a positive mental attitude is seriously dangerous and often leads to the excuse of all: “I’ll do nothing because I just know that things will improve!”

Something different, even innovative, is required. I am suggesting that you see life for what it is – the reality of the present moment. Only in the here and now can you see the potential upside of an opportunity that you might altogether otherwise fail to notice with those dark glasses on. Again, you will be fully tuned in to downside of what you’re doing or thinking about doing – something that you will not otherwise see if you’re looking through your rose-tinted glasses.

But, here’s the thing – the reality and potential of the present moment can only be experienced, appreciated and capitalized upon if you get around your hard-wiring – something that does not come naturally if you’re a normal adult. But it came naturally to all of us when we were children. In fact, it was that clarity of mind that enabled us to be programmed during our formative years. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to relearn how to fully be in the here and now without putting your own personal spin or preconceived notions into the mix. You need to stop making a nonsense of the present moment by relying on your conditioning.

This can be achieved by coming to your senses – I mean that quite literally. You’ve five of them – you need to start noticing what they’re actually telling you. Psychology tells us that, as adults, we don’t pay a blind bit of attention to what our senses are actually telling us. Instead, our conditioning has lulled us into the false sense of security that we know best. We don’t – we couldn’t, we don’t have a perspective on the bigger picture of what life might be like if we let it.

Coming to your senses requires that you spend some time each day, preferably early in the morning, training your mind to pay attention to what you actually see, feel, hear, smell and taste, without interpreting, without analysing, without jumping to your routine conclusions. Why not work one sense at a time and discover where it takes you.

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First off, now is the only place and time that actually exists – the past is what you learn from (although psychology confirms that most people don’t learn but subconsciously live there) and the future is something that will only happen the way you want if you’re ready to be effective and focused in the here and now. Also, quantum physics tells us that the universe only exists now – and it proves that universal energy is responsive to our energy – now. In other words, it is vital to be present. Being present gives you ‘presence’ – the hallmark of all successful people.

The big problem is that we’re not present. Our subconscious is focused in our so-called formative years, whilst our conscious mind is distracted by useless thought – thoughts drifting towards negative worry and self-doubt. As a result it’s little surprise that research suggests that the normal person is just one percent present. If that’s true you are hardly likely to elicit much response from an otherwise responsive universe.

In short, it is imperative that you develop your presence. But what does that mean? Being present means being focused on where you are and what you’re doing now. Most, according to lots of surveys, are not focused on what they’re doing, they prefer to do what they’re doing whilst thinking that they don’t like what they’re doing! In addition, most people haven’t understood the simplicity of what focus is. Focus means paying attention – nothing more. It means tuning into the reality of the moment, using the only mechanism that you have at your disposal to do this – your five senses. These are your only interface with the world. Yet we pay little attention to what our senses tell us, we’d prefer to let our subconscious put its own interpretation on reality. We all use our preconceived notions to make sense of now and, in the process, make utter nonsense of it.

You’ve got to relearn how to pay attention. We were all expert at this when we were young children. The easiest way to relearn is to set a little time aside to re-focus one sense at a time. I’d like to suggest that you find somewhere quiet to sit tomorrow morning. Close your eyes and notice how all the sounds around you become more defined. They’re not, of course, it’s just that you’re paying greater attention. Notice your body’s sensations – feelings that you wouldn’t notice when you’re normally unfocused. Another morning you might focus on how your body reacts each time you breathe. A few minutes each morning will considerably affect your ability to pay attention throughout the day – you’ll be more focused, more present, more in tune with what’s going on and the opportunities the moment offers.

Then you can measure your presence by reference to your results. You’ll be more responsive to people and siutations that they might otherwise fail to see or avoid completely, you’ll be more open to doing things that you wouldn’t otherwise do. And, on the basis that the one thing that has you stuck in a rut is the fact that you rarely do anything different, bold or brave, this can only be a good thing. Through your presence you will not just be open to new opportunity – you will actually create your own opportunities. The net result is that, at least, your life will move forward – for the better. At most, your life will never be the same – you will achieve effortless and measurable, success and happiness.

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