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What Follows “I Am” Follows You

  • Writer: stephloveslife44
    stephloveslife44
  • Aug 25
  • 3 min read
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Here’s the part most people miss: it’s not just a cute affirmation slogan, it’s a subconscious command. Every time you say, “I am” your mind takes it as truth and builds your identity around it, whether you mean it or not.


Why “I Am” Is the Most Powerful Statement You’ll Ever Use

Your subconscious mind doesn’t argue with you.It doesn’t say, “Oh, she didn’t mean it that way.”It simply hears “I am…” and treats it like a permanent setting.

Say “I am anxious,” and your subconscious goes to work reinforcing anxiety — storing the thought, building triggers, and making sure your behaviors match that identity.Say “I am confident,” and your subconscious does the same thing — only this time, it builds habits and emotions that support confidence.

Your words are instructions. And the most dangerous ones are the ones you repeat without even realizing.


How Your “I Am” Became Programmed

Here’s the kicker — most of your “I am” statements aren’t even yours. They were planted when you were young, often before you could challenge them.

  • A parent said, “You’re so shy,” and your subconscious filed it as truth: I am shy.

  • A teacher said, “You’re not good at math,” and now you say, “I am bad with numbers” decades later.

  • You made a mistake, and instead of thinking, “I messed up,” you decided, I am a failure.

The subconscious doesn’t care where the statement came from. It just repeats it like a song stuck on loop until you tell it otherwise.


The Subconscious Effect: Why It Feels So Hard to Change

If you’ve ever tried to “fake it till you make it” and felt like a fraud, this is why: Your conscious mind might say, I am successful, but your subconscious is still running on I am not enough — and it wins every time.

Until you reprogram the subconscious, you’ll feel resistance, sabotage, or doubt, no matter how many affirmations you tape to your mirror.


How to Rewrite Your “I Am” Statements (For Good)

Changing your “I am” is not about repeating positive words until they magically stick — it’s about getting into the subconscious, finding the old programming, and replacing it with an identity that actually serves you.

Here’s how I do it with my clients:

  1. Identify the hidden “I am” statements running the show.

  2. Trace them to their root — the exact moments they were installed.

  3. Reframe the memory and emotion, so the old identity loses its power.

  4. Reprogram with new, empowering “I am” statements your subconscious believes and acts on automatically.

With this process, you stop managing anxiety, fear, or self-doubt  and start becoming the version of you who doesn’t even identify with them anymore.


The Truth You Need to Hear

Every “I am” is a choice. When you change what follows those two words, you change what follows you in life.

So ask yourself today — what have you been unconsciously telling your mind to make true?And what would happen if you chose something better… starting now?


If you’re ready to drop the old identity that’s been holding you back and step into the real you — the confident, free, unstoppable you — I can help you get there in weeks, not years. My unique subconscious reprogramming process has helped countless clients rewrite their “I am” and transform their lives.


Let’s create a future worth following.



 
 
 

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