The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Review: The Book That Quietly Changed My Thinking
Welcome to the very first review in my Calm Book Corner, a little corner of CalmDone where I’ll be sharing honest thoughts on books that genuinely impacted my life, mindset, habits, and the way I see the world.
My goal is simple: I’ll be doing my best to share one new book review every week. Not just summaries, but honest reflections on books I personally read and whether they truly helped me.
If you enjoy self-help books, mindset shifts, manifestation, productivity, and intentional living, you’ll probably love exploring my full Calm Book Corner where I share meaningful reads that genuinely made an impact on me.
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And honestly, there was no better book to start with than The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy.
This wasn’t just another self-help book for me.
It became the beginning of something much bigger.
The beginning of changing the way I think, how I approach stress, and how I started seeing everyday life a little differently.
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Review: What Is This Book About?
If you’ve never heard of it, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind explores one powerful idea:
The thoughts you repeat daily shape your beliefs, emotions, decisions, and ultimately your life.
At first, I’ll be honest, I was skeptical.
Like many people, I wondered whether changing thoughts could really make such a difference.
But something about this book stayed with me.
Not in a dramatic, overnight-transformation kind of way.
Quietly.
Naturally.
It made me stop and pay attention to something I had never really questioned before:
The way my mind reacted to pressure.
And if you’re someone who constantly feels mentally overloaded, overwhelmed, or emotionally exhausted, this might quietly become one of those books that change your life too.
The Moment Something Clicked For Me
Like many adults, especially busy moms balancing work, home, responsibilities, mental load, and everything in between, I constantly lived with a running to-do list in my head.
Things I had to do.
Things I forgot.
Things waiting for tomorrow.
Things still unfinished.
And the truth?
It felt heavy.
Even on productive days, my mind still focused on what hadn’t been done yet.
There was always something else waiting.
More responsibility.
More pressure.
More unfinished tasks.
I slowly started noticing something in myself.
The more I focused on everything I needed to do, the more overwhelmed and stressed I felt.
It almost felt like my brain never allowed itself to feel finished.
That’s when something clicked.
I started thinking about how the brain actually works.
If we constantly tell ourselves:
“I still need to do this.”
“Don’t forget that.”
“I haven’t done enough today.”
Of course our minds stay in pressure mode.
It suddenly made sense to me why traditional to-do lists sometimes made me feel even more overwhelmed.
Instead of helping me feel accomplished, they often reminded me of everything still unfinished.
And then, one day, I had a simple thought:
What if I started writing things as if they had already happened?
Not because I was pretending.
Not because I expected magic.
But because I genuinely wanted to see what would happen if my brain focused more on completion instead of constant pressure.
The Small Shift That Changed Everything
Instead of writing tasks like obligations, I started writing some things in the past tense.
Instead of:
Clean the kitchen
Finish work tasks
Prepare dinner
I started writing:
I prepared dinner for my family.
I finished my work calmly and successfully.
I organized my priorities with ease.
And something surprising happened.
I felt calmer.
Less mentally overwhelmed.
Less stressed.
Instead of constantly focusing on everything waiting for me, my mind slowly started focusing on progress.
On capability.
On the feeling of things already being handled.
As I reflected more on this shift, I realized something important:
Traditional to-do lists can be helpful for organization, but mentally they can sometimes keep us stuck in pressure mode.
That realization slowly inspired the way I personally think about planning today.
Less pressure.
More intentional progress.
Less guilt.
More calm.
Instead of constantly chasing unfinished tasks, I became more interested in creating systems that help us feel capable, grounded, and supported.
That mindset eventually inspired the philosophy behind the way I now approach intentional planning.
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And then another piece naturally followed:
Gratitude Changed Something Too
Whenever I actually completed something, I would pause for a moment and simply feel grateful.
Not in a perfect, unrealistic way.
Just honestly.
Thank you. I managed to do it.
Today was hard, but I handled it.
I showed up.
That tiny shift changed something in me.
Life started feeling lighter.
Not perfect.
Just lighter.
And honestly?
That combination of intentional thinking and gratitude mindset changed the way I approach stress more than I expected.
Did This Book Manifest My Life?
I want to be very honest here.
I don’t believe books magically change your life overnight.
And I don’t think writing things down instantly makes everything happen.
But I do believe this:
The way we think changes the way we act.
And the way we act changes outcomes.
For me, this book planted the first seed.
It made me think differently.
It made me question stress.
It made me notice how much pressure my mind carried every single day.
And in many ways, this book quietly inspired the way I now think about planning, intentional living, gratitude, and focusing on what has already been done instead of constantly chasing what still isn’t.
If you love mindset books for women, manifestation books, or simply books that help you see life differently, this one is absolutely worth considering.
What I Loved About This Book
One of the things I appreciated most about this book is that it made me reflect on how my own mind works.
Instead of blindly living in stress mode, I became more aware of the thoughts I repeated daily.
It also changed the way I think about productivity.
Being productive doesn’t always mean feeling peaceful.
Sometimes mindset matters just as much as action.
This book also opened the door to many others that came after it and started my curiosity around mindset, habits, manifestation, gratitude, and intentional living.
Some books are helpful while you read them and then disappear from memory.
This one quietly followed me into everyday life.
Is The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Worth Reading?
In my opinion, yes.
Especially if you feel mentally overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or stuck in constant survival mode.
Will every chapter resonate with everyone?
Probably not.
But if even one idea shifts the way you think, that alone can make a book worth reading.
And for me, this book became the beginning of a completely different way of looking at life.
My Rating
⭐ 9/10
Not because it solved everything.
But because it made me pause, reflect, and think differently.
And sometimes, that’s exactly where change begins.
Ready to Read The Power of Your Subconscious Mind?
If you’re feeling mentally overwhelmed, constantly stressed, or curious about how mindset affects everyday life, this book is absolutely worth reading.
It may not change your life overnight.
But it might quietly change the way you think.
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