April 30, 2025

When Positive Self-Talk Isn’t Enough


Part One

You’ve read the books. You’ve stood in front of the mirror and repeated affirmations. You’ve told yourself to believe in your potential, to stop procrastinating, to be more confident—and you meant it.

So why does the inner critic still pipe up so loudly? Why do old habits keep showing up, even when you know better?

Here’s the hard truth that most self-help advice forgets to mention: Just because you consciously want to change your self-talk doesn’t mean your subconscious is on board.

The Tug-of-War Inside You

The conscious mind is where your intentions live. It’s where you set goals, make decisions, and speak those powerful affirmations.

But your subconscious? That’s the storage room of everything you’ve ever heard, felt, and believed—especially the messages you absorbed in childhood or during difficult moments. It runs about 95% of your mental programming.

So when you say, “I’m successful and capable,” but your subconscious is still looping “You’re not good enough” from a decades-old script? Guess who wins?

It’s not that positive self-talk doesn’t work—it just doesn’t work alone.

The Missing Link: Accessing the Subconscious

Here’s where InnerTalk comes in. Backed by independent double-blind studies and years of proven results, InnerTalk programs are designed to gently and effectively shift the beliefs held below your conscious awareness.

Using patented dual-message technology, InnerTalk embeds empowering affirmations beneath a layer of music or nature sounds—so your subconscious hears them, even while your conscious mind is at rest.

No effort. No resistance. Just you, going about your day while your mind gets rewired for confidence, calm, success—whatever your goal may be.

Why This Matters Now More Than Ever

We’re living in a time of massive stress and constant self-comparison. Never before have so many people known what to do to improve their lives… yet struggled to actually do it.
That’s not a failure. It’s a reflection of how deep our internal conditioning runs.
But it’s also an invitation—to go deeper, and to finally work with your subconscious rather than against it.

Let’s Change the Conversation in Your Head

If you’ve ever felt like you should be further along…
If you’ve ever said, “I know better, but I still sabotage myself”…
If you’ve ever wondered why your self-talk sounds more like a courtroom than a cheer squad…
Then it’s time to change the conversation—quietly, gently, and powerfully.
Try InnerTalk. Because when positive self-talk isn’t enough, this is the technology that is.

To your success, and thanks for the read,

Eldon Taylor

Eldon Taylor, PhD
NY Time Bestselling Author of Choices and Illusion