Breaking Free from Subconscious Programming

You can work hard for years and still feel stuck on repeat. That loop is not laziness or lack of talent. It is an old program you did not choose. In Who Do You Want to Be? Alina Shahnazari explains that about 95 percent of our actions are driven by the subconscious mind, which acts like an operating system formed in early life and reinforced by our environment. The powerful truth is this: you can upgrade that system and live in a way that matches who you truly want to be.

The Invisible Program That Runs Your Life

Before age seven, the analytical mind is not developed. Messages soak in without question. Later, the world keeps “hypnotizing” us about what success means and what we are capable of. This is how limiting beliefs form, like I am not good enough or I am too old to start. These beliefs quietly stall our actions and results. Inner growth comes first, because without removing the weeds inside, the seeds of our desires cannot grow.

Shahnazari writes for people who want more than surface change. She left NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to study how joyful, successful people think and live. She offers a clear map so you can unlearn heavy beliefs, design your environment and move from confusion to clarity through daily intention and integrity.

The Core Shift: Decide, Imagine, Become

Here is the book’s golden line, the one to carry with you: “Decide what kind of life you truly want, use the power of your imagination and start becoming the person that matches your vision… beginning today!” Decision and imagination work together. When you decide and then emotionally imagine your future self, your subconscious starts searching for the shortest path to get there.

Two truths make this work practical, not wishful:

• “Your subconscious mind does not know the difference between reality and imagination.”
• “Until you change your thinking, you will always recycle your experience.”

Thoughts create feelings, feelings drive actions and actions create results. When you think with emotion, the body treats it as real. This is why repeated, vivid imagination changes behavior over time.

How Limiting Beliefs Stop Progress

• If your subconscious program conflicts with your goal, you will stall, no matter how hard you push.
• You might be chasing what others want, not your true desire. In that case, even success feels empty.
• The mind and body work as one system. Negative thoughts tighten your breath, posture and mood, and that changes what you do next.

The invitation is simple and brave. Be honest about the beliefs that say you are undeserving, too young, too old or unlucky. They are not truth, they are old thoughts you absorbed. You can replace them with thoughts that enable action.

Practical Steps to Reprogram Your Mind

1) Use Self-Hypnosis to Remove Limiting Beliefs

For at least 30 days, set aside 15 minutes a day. Lie down in a calm place. Breathe deeply and relax your face, neck, shoulders, chest, back, heart, stomach, hips and legs. Then imagine the person you want to become. See yourself walking, speaking, closing deals, laughing and showing the qualities you choose. Hold the image for a few minutes, then open your eyes. This is how you hypnotize yourself to be what you desire instead of what others hypnotized you to believe.

2) Choose Better Thoughts, On Purpose

Think thoughts that serve your future and feel them. Your body will act on them. When you catch a negative thought, remember, you decide what to think. Choose the thought that fits your vision. Repeat it with emotion so your body treats it as real.

3) Design Your Attitude and Set Daily Intentions

Attitude is how you think, feel and act. You can cultivate it. People who live joyfully protect their inner peace, have an attitude of gratitude and clear boundaries. In the morning, set intentions that match your identity. How do you want to feel today, and how do you want to show up with others. Our days are mini versions of our lives, so live your vision today.

4) Connect With Your Vision Each Morning

Before the world floods in, look at your vision with excitement. Set simple intentions. Keep it easy. If something requires constant pushing, it might not be for you. Save hard sprints for the final stretch when you are almost there. You protect joy and let your subconscious handle the how.

5) Take New Steps Daily, Even Tiny Ones

If you repeat the same actions, you replay the same life. Take small new risks. Ask what the worst outcome is. If you can recover and learn, go for it. This builds the identity you want now, not someday.

6) Clear Your Environment and Your Mind

If your environment drags you backward, clear it. If you still feel blocked, it is likely limiting beliefs. Return to the deep work. When you remove inner blockers, results can start to feel almost effortless.

7) Strengthen Your Roots With Self-Respect and Boundaries

Self-love is not selfish. It means releasing what makes you feel small, setting healthy boundaries and resetting your mind between activities so stress does not spill over. Strong roots nourish steady growth.

Why This Works Again and Again

Your brain can change throughout life. When you relax, imagine and feel the future you want, you begin shaping new pathways. Decide with the conscious mind, then hand the how to the subconscious, which is a goal-seeking system that works day and night to find the right people, places and opportunities. This becomes a lighter path, because your inner program now supports your outer steps.

A Short Story You Can Step Into

Imagine waking tomorrow with a simple promise. You put a hand on your heart and whisper, I choose the thoughts that serve who I am becoming. You breathe deeply, relax your shoulders and picture your future self. You feel calm, clear, a little excited. That feeling moves your body into one small action. An email sent. A boundary set. A tiny risk taken. By night, you feel proud and a little lighter. You repeat this the next day. Roots grow. The path opens.

Your Next Right Step

• Repeat the self-hypnosis practice for 30 days.
• Write one thought that matches your desired self. Feel it for one minute.
• Set one boundary that protects your peace today.
• Take one tiny new step toward your vision.

You do not need permission to upgrade your operating system. You need a decision, a daily intention and a few minutes of heartfelt imagination. The world will try to feed you ideas, words and images that pull you off course, but the final choice is yours. What will you decide to think, feel and do today to become who you truly want to be.