Comments on: The 3 Best Ways to Use Your Inner Experts http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Patrick Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:03:13 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2441 <p>Rico, the term "shadow" was defined by C.G. Jung. It refers to those parts of our personality that have been rejected out of fear, ignorance, shame, or lack of love. His basic notion of the shadow was simple: ‘the shadow is the person you would rather not be.’ He believed that integrating the shadow would have a profound impact, enabling us to rediscover a deeper source of our own spiritual life. ‘To do this,’ Jung said, ‘we are obliged to struggle with evil, confront the shadow, to integrate the devil. There is no other choice.’”</p><p>BTW I am 42.</p> Rico, the term “shadow” was defined by C.G. Jung. It refers to those parts of our personality that have been rejected out of fear, ignorance, shame, or lack of love. His basic notion of the shadow was simple: ‘the shadow is the person you would rather not be.’ He believed that integrating the shadow would have a profound impact, enabling us to rediscover a deeper source of our own spiritual life. ‘To do this,’ Jung said, ‘we are obliged to struggle with evil, confront the shadow, to integrate the devil. There is no other choice.’”

BTW I am 42.

]]> By: Ricohttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Rico Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:06:08 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2440 <p>Thanks, patrick. What is SHADOW? And how old are you</p> Thanks, patrick. What is SHADOW? And how old are you

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Patrick Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:49:23 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2439 <p>Rico, first don't think that persona is anything different than you. It's you and always you. Therefore of course moods can evoke different personas, but by changing consciously your focus on a persona you can also change your mood.</p><p>Let's say you feel sad, but you have anchored within you also an optimistic, courageous, fun persona. You might evoke this by standing the way you would stand if you would feel courageous, optimistic and fun, breathe the way you would do then and talk to yourself like you would talk to yourself when you were fun, courageous and optimistic. If you do this several times, your brain will build new neuro-connections which link this posture with that certain type of feeling and voila your mood changes.</p><p>So persona is not a different person or a strange entity that takes control of your mind and soul - persona is more like a macro program like the ones you do in office word or on a mac with automator (if you are familiar with programming these). There you define and record the steps, give it a name and then assign it to a certain trigger (like pressing a button). It's similar with personas - you trigger them by certain mental buttons (very often through the posture or your breathing pattern or a certain word or gesture you use) - and that trigger will run a mental program called "courageous guy".</p><p>I hope that made it a bit clearer for you.</p><p>P.S. I am familiar with the zodiac (in my early years I also studied astrology) and their might be a certain relation to some parts within a specific horoscope - but this would need a closer look at a specific horoscope. For now I would not focus on that. You should rather focus how you can use the programming metaphor and the given exercises in the article to connect with your inner experts - trust me, if you use them, they will tell you more about it than I could.</p> Rico, first don’t think that persona is anything different than you. It’s you and always you. Therefore of course moods can evoke different personas, but by changing consciously your focus on a persona you can also change your mood.

Let’s say you feel sad, but you have anchored within you also an optimistic, courageous, fun persona. You might evoke this by standing the way you would stand if you would feel courageous, optimistic and fun, breathe the way you would do then and talk to yourself like you would talk to yourself when you were fun, courageous and optimistic. If you do this several times, your brain will build new neuro-connections which link this posture with that certain type of feeling and voila your mood changes.

So persona is not a different person or a strange entity that takes control of your mind and soul – persona is more like a macro program like the ones you do in office word or on a mac with automator (if you are familiar with programming these). There you define and record the steps, give it a name and then assign it to a certain trigger (like pressing a button). It’s similar with personas – you trigger them by certain mental buttons (very often through the posture or your breathing pattern or a certain word or gesture you use) – and that trigger will run a mental program called “courageous guy”.

I hope that made it a bit clearer for you.

P.S. I am familiar with the zodiac (in my early years I also studied astrology) and their might be a certain relation to some parts within a specific horoscope – but this would need a closer look at a specific horoscope. For now I would not focus on that. You should rather focus how you can use the programming metaphor and the given exercises in the article to connect with your inner experts – trust me, if you use them, they will tell you more about it than I could.

]]> By: Ricohttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Rico Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:19:24 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2437 <p>thanks, patrick. I knew, mastering persona isn't an easy task. Is persona affected by mood? How cool, persona is. Mastering persona in other word releasing your full potential, right? I want to know my full potential. Sometimes, when i'm mad at my classmate, my hand punching him by its own, is it because my persona. And is persona connected to zodiac? That all, for now.</p> thanks, patrick. I knew, mastering persona isn’t an easy task. Is persona affected by mood? How cool, persona is. Mastering persona in other word releasing your full potential, right? I want to know my full potential. Sometimes, when i’m mad at my classmate, my hand punching him by its own, is it because my persona. And is persona connected to zodiac? That all, for now.

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Patrick Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2428 <p>Hi Rico, the persona is just a part of you, that has no control over you other than the one you give it. Persona is a psychological term for an inner person of yours, that might not be easily accessible to you normally. By using the concept of a persona it is far easier to access those inner qualities within you - e.g become the courageous, strong person you otherwise might not feel like so easily.</p><p>Therefore this persona is different than in some games - but the persona can be seen - through you acting differently than usually. That's the persona.</p> Hi Rico, the persona is just a part of you, that has no control over you other than the one you give it. Persona is a psychological term for an inner person of yours, that might not be easily accessible to you normally. By using the concept of a persona it is far easier to access those inner qualities within you – e.g become the courageous, strong person you otherwise might not feel like so easily.

Therefore this persona is different than in some games – but the persona can be seen – through you acting differently than usually. That’s the persona.

]]> By: Ricohttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Rico Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:29:52 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-2426 <p>if we're using our persona. It won't controlling us right? I'm an first grade middle school student. Can persona be a best friend to me? I was starting read this article, when i think, is there someone, that can use persona, but here you are. And 1 question, can persona called out, and being seen by other people? Like in the game, Persona</p> if we’re using our persona. It won’t controlling us right? I’m an first grade middle school student. Can persona be a best friend to me? I was starting read this article, when i think, is there someone, that can use persona, but here you are. And 1 question, can persona called out, and being seen by other people? Like in the game, Persona

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Patrick Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:13:50 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-20 <p>@Karlil: It is just the inner critique (another persona of fear trying to protect you from being harmed) that is calling you fake. <br/>Everything that you could express is a part of you.<br/><br/><strong> So I guess you cannot fake at all!</strong><br/> All you can do is stop yourself from expressing a quality by listening to the inner critique. <br/><br/>But I can relate to it - I called myself a fake when I learned to openly speak with women several years ago - now I am much more comfortable, and able to do what I thought I needed to fake some years ago. <br/><strong>I have just have expanded my own definition of myself.</strong></p> @Karlil: It is just the inner critique (another persona of fear trying to protect you from being harmed) that is calling you fake.
Everything that you could express is a part of you.

So I guess you cannot fake at all!
All you can do is stop yourself from expressing a quality by listening to the inner critique.

But I can relate to it – I called myself a fake when I learned to openly speak with women several years ago – now I am much more comfortable, and able to do what I thought I needed to fake some years ago.
I have just have expanded my own definition of myself.

]]> By: Karlilhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Karlil Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:39:31 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-18 <p>Now it all made sense. I have always come to know just how powerful human's mind are. You can be just about anything you want to be. Confident, extrovert, funny and etc. And i believe that with all my heart.</p><p>But here comes the problem, i never learn how to truly awaken my persona. I always come to think its just mimicking an image you have in mind.</p><p>What i have tried in the past is closing my eyes, breath slowly and sort of imagine how i should stand, walk or talk in front of the crowd to make the best impression. When i have the image in mind, i will then try to mimic it. Often time i will fail after a few minute because i believe it is nothing but faking and men see through fakers. This is the first time i actually heard of persona. Thanks for the great info Patrick!</p> Now it all made sense. I have always come to know just how powerful human’s mind are. You can be just about anything you want to be. Confident, extrovert, funny and etc. And i believe that with all my heart.

But here comes the problem, i never learn how to truly awaken my persona. I always come to think its just mimicking an image you have in mind.

What i have tried in the past is closing my eyes, breath slowly and sort of imagine how i should stand, walk or talk in front of the crowd to make the best impression. When i have the image in mind, i will then try to mimic it. Often time i will fail after a few minute because i believe it is nothing but faking and men see through fakers. This is the first time i actually heard of persona. Thanks for the great info Patrick!

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Patrick Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:04:41 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-17 <p>@Kaizan: Great example. Thanks. That is a great way for Beyonce as an artist (or any person) to disassociate herself from the own limitations that she associates with her "regular" persona. Actually the whole concept of choosing an artist name (beside the marketing effect) is another way of achieving this. That's why one of the steps to create such a Persona is to give it a name. It's not that the Persona needs it - You need it most of the time to allow yourself to overcome all the limits you connect with your everyday name.</p> @Kaizan: Great example. Thanks. That is a great way for Beyonce as an artist (or any person) to disassociate herself from the own limitations that she associates with her “regular” persona. Actually the whole concept of choosing an artist name (beside the marketing effect) is another way of achieving this. That’s why one of the steps to create such a Persona is to give it a name. It’s not that the Persona needs it – You need it most of the time to allow yourself to overcome all the limits you connect with your everyday name.

]]> By: Kaizanhttp://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Kaizan Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:06:07 +0000 http://www.unwrapyourmind.com/the-3-best-ways-to-use-your-inner-experts/#comment-16 <p>I was interested to read the other day that Beyonce has a stage persona called "Sasha Fierce". Because she doesn't feel that her normal persona is big enough for being on stage.</p> I was interested to read the other day that Beyonce has a stage persona called “Sasha Fierce”. Because she doesn’t feel that her normal persona is big enough for being on stage.

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