Affirmations don’t work. That’s an affirmation that most people say if they have tried and not succeeded with affirmations. Negative beliefs, such as believing that affirmations never work, means that affirmations will never work. If you want change, you must change your thinking, your belief in affirmations, and your attitude.
You are what you think you are. So if you are not the way you want to be, you must firstly believe that you have the power to change. You can begin this transformation through affirmations. Affirmations are simply statements that you write to yourself. A way to reprogram your mind. These simple words can change the way you think.
A few years ago, I was very unhappy and I knew that I wanted to change, but how? I kept telling myself that I was happy, I made my passwords happy, I put a message on my phone wishing myself a happy day. Soon I started feeling truly happy.
Affirmations don’t have to be a scary thing; they need to be a direct statement that excites you. For instance, an affirmation for getting more money is “I am a magnet for money”. Isn’t that a lot better way to think than the doom and gloom statements we are telling ourselves each day. One of my personal favourites is “something wonderful is going to happen today”. I say this one FIRST thing when I awake and it gives me a wonderful feeling of anticipation, because I know that something wonderful will happen, and it usually does.
Affirmations work if you keep saying them to yourself over and over. You must begin to believe your affirmations. We often hear fake it till you make it. Change the way you think by reprogramming your mind with affirmations. Say it, read it, sing it or shout it. It really doesn’t matter how you get the message through to your brain, just do it. The next thing is you must start imagining what it will feel like to have that thing which you desire. Believe that this is true.
Affirmations should be written in the present. Don’t write “I will have” because that means that it is always out there. You want to write affirmations like they have already happened. If you want money, allow yourself to be the magnet, feel what it would be like to be drawn to opportunity for wealth. Believe it is possible.
Write affirmations for each part of your life that you want to change. Be brave, nothing comes from nothing. Do something. Write an affirmation for your relationships, for your health, and for your bankbook. Go crazy. Each time you feel lacking or negative, write a positive abundant affirmation.
Every night before retiring read your affirmations and feel each one of them and imagine your life that way. For some people mornings are better. Begin each day by reading your affirmations and get your mind going in the right direction. For others putting affirming statements around the house is a great way of keeping your thoughts focused. You could write them out and attach a few to the mirror in the bathroom, on the fridge, or at your workstation.
If you are really stuck and don’t want to write your own affirmations you may want to consider the pre-recorded affirmations that are available from ThinkRightNow. There is a link to these wonderful affirmation audio products through the Tools Page at www.womensgrowthnetwork.com
