Personal Development - How Your Mind is Like a Rider Atop an Elephant

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[eugenegurevich]

Today I was travelling by train and was talking to a stranger (a girl). I started sharing ideas about self-development because I'm so excited about it. Eventually I got, that she isn't ready (doesn't want to) grasp ideas like importance of not only know consciously stuff, but more importantly work on your subconscious to get more consistant results. Interesting thing that in this video you're talking about the same thing :) So, anyway, she didn't understand my message and perceived it as if I was "showing off". It was my bad in the first place, that I didn't know level of consciousness of this person and was too open willing to help to improve. And so I got a bit upset, because my intentions were twisted up but then I started thinking - it's just a typical reaction of my elephant when things go differently from what he (elephant) expects them to. And there is no benefit of being upset, especially in such a subtle misunderstanding. So I made my rider to reprogram my elephant's mind - and it really helps :) I notice that I'm more aware than I was before your watching your videos.
Once again, thank you Leo for sharing your wisdom and knowledge!

[jarjitopuria]

Useful analogy, helps me get conscious about priorities and ability to not force myself too roughly rather "negotiate" with myself, hard to put in words but really useful analogy, thank you!

[flyinglife]

hi, leo when i watch this video i remember something about the movie "ERAGON" the rider and the dragon, ...! if u are one with your conscious and unconscious mind you are powerful and unstoppable and you can do everything whatever you wanted in your life...!

[charlotterose]

Everyone needs to see this video. The lesson is so simple but life changing

[rtsukamoto]

I think a very simple example of when my rider and elephant were not aligned is when Im coming home from my 9-5 job. When Im tired and hungry and my willpower is depleted, my rider knows that I want to go home and focus on my personal goals and projects. But the problem is that my elephant just wants some delicious fast food like wendys or chinese take out and a lot of times my elephant wins out. So I go and get some fast food to satisfy my elephant and I end up getting even more tired and can't do the things I want to do after work. So I think the best and easiest way to prevent this from happening is ensure that Im not hungry after work and when Im not hungry I dont crave fast food and all that junk. So to do that I just need to ensure I bring enough good clean food with me to work to last me till the end of the day when I go home. Sort of manipulate the elephant in a way, is this the kind of manipulation and training of the elephant you are referring to? I seem to think so but I could be wrong.. :/

Also, this was a great video, I've been listening to the audiobook of the happiness hypothesis on my ride to and from work last week coincidently. I found it difficult to understand the principals he was talking about there was just so much information and the narrator wasn't very engaging. Leo you really explained this analogy very well. Thanks so much for the video.

[TheSuperColonel]

According to Dr. Lipton our subconscious mind controls 95-99% of our life, when I started to train my subc. like 1 year ago I made more progress than as 12 years normal learning.Being a human is so amusing.

[lesternicaragua]

I understand that we need to train the elephant and notice our monkey thoughts. I am currently am trying to think of ways to be less reactional, to first observe(aware pay attention) then think about it and make a definite decisions what I want to do with it and use it however I please or say I don’t need that thought. I get that but what things can I do, say, read, hear that will help be less defensive more of let go of your feelings type of thing. Please lmk if you know of what something.

[nadamrakovic]

My elephant just wants to sleep most of the time 😂

[mohammadelabbadi]

Hello Leo, there is something really make me stuck, and it is over-thinking. can you do video on it? ;)
Thanks in advance. :)

[zinqtable]

With this analogy I wonder if IQ has something to do with how analytical the sub-conscious mind is in each person.

[daxon]

Before watching this vid i think i killed my elephant .But seriously your stuff is motivating to the extreme Thank you