The
Power of Affirmations
Recently I've had
a lot of questions about affirmations and they're real power. I've studied
and worked with affirmations for quite some time. For those of you not
familiar with affirmations - they're statements that you repeat to yourself
until the affirmations reach your subconscious mind - which then acts
on those affirmations by creating situations that mirror those affirmations.
Affirmations are
thoughts that you repeat over and over again until they become beliefs
to the point where the subconscious acts on the affirmations. Some people
even have affirmation tapes that they play throughout the night as they
go to sleep.
Affirmations have
been around for centuries and I can't think of a single self-help course
or book that doesn't discuss affirmations in one form or another.
I'm
going to talk about the power of affirmations, why you need to incorporate
positive affirmations into your life and why you should recite positive
affirmations regularly.
Affirmations are
a great tool when it comes to creating change and I can't understand
why so many people don't use affirmations. The power of affirmations
is not only in their ability to create situations and circumstances
for you to achieve your goals - but positive affirmations also help
you eliminate negative thinking.
Let's clear up some
misconceptions about affirmations before we go any further. You cannot
use affirmations to affect somebody else's behavior - that is you cannot
use affirmations to get somebody else to do something. For example:
you cannot say an affirmation to make someone behave a certain way or
to make someone love you. You cannot say an affirmation to get somebody
to do something that they do not want to do. You cannot say affirmations
to control somebody else - otherwise ruthless leaders all over the world
would have their cronies reciting affirmations to get people to behave
a certain way. It's just not that simple. You cannot say affirmations
to change something that has already happened or fix something that
is already broken.
Affirmations work
best when they are positive and are connected to you and your behavior
and your goals.
The affirmations
should reflect what you can do and what actions you can take to create
the outcome you want. A lot of people want to make more money. Simply
saying I'm making more money is a good start - but you can also create
the affirmation that reflects action - thus saying: I know what to do
to make more money and I'm now doing the right things to make more money.
These are powerful, positive affirmations.
Affirmations should
be positive, short and simple - and reflect what you want to happen
and what you can do to make that situation happen. Affirmations don't
have to be long and complicated because if they are - you'll never remember
the affirmations - and that's one of the main reasons why people forget
to say their affirmations.
To create affirmations
- focus on what you want - not on what you don't want. You should only
be focusing on the outcome that you want.
Try to say your
affirmations in your head to yourself. I know a lot of people like to
record affirmations and then play them back when they're driving or
going to bed. This does help - but what happens when you stop playing
the the recorded affirmations? Chances are you'll go back to your old
patterns of thinking and erase all the positive work those recorded
affirmations created. Why? Because you didn't train your mind to focus
on what you want and create corresponding affirmations - you didn't
train your mind to get used to saying affirmations. When you recite
the affirmation in your head - you train your mind to stay positive,
think positive and more importantly it stops being negative. You also
get used to saying the affirmations and the affirmations become part
of your daily life.
Track your results
- see if there have been improvements in certain areas of your life
for which you've been saying affirmations. Even small improvements are
positive signs.
Do you need to believe
the affirmations? No you don't need to believe the affirmations. In
fact some would argue that it's probably better not to believe the affirmations
because when they manifest it's just further evidence to your mind that
they do work. Keep your affirmations fresh and have fun with them.
Affirmations are
powerful tools that can help you create the life you want. But you have
to use them properly and you have to continue working with them regularly
- to the point where they become such a habit that you want to say them
all of the time. Hey - it's better than keeping all that junk inside
your head - you know the stuff you keep thinking about but doesn't really
help you accomplish anything - and in many cases may actually push you
backwards.
Now over the years
I've had a few people say to me: "Affirmations don't work - they
help for a little bit but after a while they just don't work."
Funny thing is that when I ask them why they don't work after a while
they always say they don't know. Then I ask them if they stopped saying
the affirmations after a while - and most of the time the answer is
yes - they did stop saying the affirmations. In other cases I try to
take a look at the affirmations and see if they are correct - or if
the affirmations are not in line with what I've been talking about.
Hey if you say the wrong thing in the wrong way all of the time you're
not going to get the results you want. It's like working out the wrong
way - it just doesn't help.
Also understand
that some affirmations take longer to have an impact. It really depends
on where you are and what you want to accomplish. For example: if you're
unemployed and want to be a millionaire or be making a large six figure
income with your own office - it's going to take some time. You have
to get a job and get into the right place to start making the big money
and earn the millions you want. It's not going to happen overnight.
So the first step is to focus on getting work that will put you on a
track to make that kind of money. It will happen - but it really depends
on where you are and what you want to accomplish. Also remember nothing
is going to fall from the sky - you have to do the work, and be open
to new possibilities.
Now affirmations
are just one of many techniques you could use to create the life you
want.
I've worked with
affirmations for a long time - I know they work - but they have to be
worded correctly and they have to be in your own voice. Sure affirmations
from a book will help - but the most powerful affirmations are those
that you create because they are in your own voice and reflect what
you want.
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