InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

January 28, 2025

This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com wishing you a day of consciously choosing your thoughts (today and every day).

Stopping our thoughts is a challenging task as any person who has meditated can tell you. The thoughts pop right back up as soon as you get distracted from your meditative focus. Yet, it's not just in meditation that thoughts can be a nuisance. In our daily life, they pepper us with opinions such as "you're not good enough", or "you're a failure", or "not pretty enough" or "this will never work".. So paying attention to your thoughts and replacing them with positive esteem-building thoughts is your superpower, and this superpower is free for us to access and use, and thus change our life.

The focus for today is:

My conscious thoughts can shape
my unconscious responses over time.

Today's inspiration is written by Margo Boster, author of the book: Mindfully Successful.

Consider this: your conscious thoughts can shape your unconscious responses over time. For example, if you consciously practice reframing a fear of failure into a mindset of learning and growth, you can begin to shift your automatic reactions in high-stakes situations. This interplay demonstrates the profound potential for conscious thought to rewire unconscious patterns.

In mindfulness meditation, when you consciously direct your attention to the present moment, you engage the prefrontal cortex, strengthening its connections to the amygdala and other brain regions. Over time, this practice can reduce stress, enhance emotional regulation, and promote a greater sense of well-being.

Similarly, affirmations and visualization techniques can activate neural pathways associated with positive change, gradually shifting unconscious patterns.

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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:

Conscious vs. Unconscious Learning: Why It Matters

by Margo Boster.

Read the complete article here.

The focus for today: My conscious thoughts can shape my unconscious responses over time. 

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RELATED BOOK: Mindfully Successful

Mindfully Successful: Unlock the Power of Your Brain, Body, and Breath to Elevate Your Leadership
by Margo Boster.

Mindfully Successful is an illuminating, evidence-based, and counterintuitive guide to learning how to embrace and harness the natural functions of your brain, body, and breath to elevate your life and leadership. The wisdom in this book offers solid, practical ways to get off the high-speed leadership treadmill that can impair relationships and leave you feeling physically, mentally, and emotionally spent.

Executive coach Margo Boster’s rich framework draws from decades of research on cutting-edge neuroscience, experience as a tech executive, and deep study of yoga and mindfulness practices. Hundreds of her clients have successfully employed these science-informed techniques.

For more info and/or to order this hardcover book, click here.  Also available as a Kindle edition and as an Audiobook. 

About the Author:

Margo Boster is a leadership coach and yoga teacher with over twenty-five years of diverse roles in information technology across private sector companies and governmental organizations. She has spent the last fifteen years working with CEOs, US military generals, and other senior executives to reach their peak potential.

Drawing on extensive studies of psychology, anatomy, philosophy, neuropsychology, and adult development, Margo has crafted a coaching philosophy that integrates the latest insights from these fields with her decades of leadership experience. She shares her insights in MINDFULLY SUCCESSFUL: Unlock the Power of Your BRAIN, BODY, and BREATH to Elevate Your Leadership (Amplify Publishing). Learn more at margoboster.com. 

Article Recap:

Your mind is a powerful tool, but it can also run unchecked, clouded by emotions. This Daily Inspiration focuses on the healing power of silence and the transformative practice of feeding yourself joy and positivity. Learn how adjusting your expectations, practicing gratitude, and seeking uplifting experiences can create a paradigm of hope and resilience to navigate life’s challenges.

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