Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal says Earl Nightingale.
Many people associate success with materialistic things, but success to me, is truly achieved when you live life doing what you love.
What do you love? Affirmations help you clarify and define them clearly. It’s a self-instruction manual of what you truly want to achieve in life.
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Thoughts become actions or stay as dreams. It requires proactive steps toward whatever it is you need or want in life. It does not happen overnight. It takes 365 days to make a year.
Imagine your heart was only committed to beating 99.9% of the time. That would mean it would fail 32,000 times a year!
A life with Intentionality will fill you with abundance and happiness.
You are going to become someone.
That you are certain about.
The question is: Who are you going to be?
And how specific and intentional will you be in that creation process of your Future Dream Self?
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt
You can sow the seeds of anything you want if you put your heart and soul to take the action steps needed to achieve that satisfaction in life.
Make the decision to change who you are and what you do now.
Not tomorrow.
Now.
Do affirmations work?
Affirmations are great to kick-start your day. There is a scientific reason why. Our brains have a Reticular Activating System (RAS). Its function is to fill our awareness with things that we think about.
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
Our senses take in 11 million pieces of data in each moment, but we can only consciously process up to 40 pieces per second. The part of your brain working as a filter to manage sense perception is called the Reticular Activating System (RAS).
The reticular activating system (RAS) is a network of neurons located in the brain stem that project anteriorly to the hypothalamus to mediate behavior patterns.
The Reticular Activating System is responsible for our wakefulness, our ability to focus, our fight-flight response, and how we ultimately perceive the world. It can control what we perceive in our consciousness, essentially a gatekeeper of information. The RAS acts as this gatekeeper so that we can focus our attention on specific things and remember… these specific things can help us meet the goals that we’ve set for ourselves.
The RAS allows you to focus. It functions like an executive assistant, a kind of censor of what’s not important. It screens out the junk.
The RAS determines what information gets through to you.
What you Value, or what you think is a Threat.
References: (Handbook of Self and Identity, 2022), (The Reason You Need to Practice Daily Affirmations, 2022)
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime.
If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
To be truly effective with your affirmations, please construct them using the following guidelines says one of my favorite mentors & Coach Jack Canfield.
Here’s few tips on how to visualize what you want and achieve them by following the simple rules below:
Start with the words I am.
The words I am are the two most powerful words in the language.
The subconscious takes any sentence that starts with the words I am and interprets it as a command – a directive to make it happen.
Use the present tense.
Describe what you want as though you already have it, as though it’s already accomplished.
Wrong: I am going to get a new red BMW.
Right: I am enjoying driving my new red BMW 5 series.
State it in the positive. Affirm what you want, not what you don’t want. State your affirmations in the positive.
Our unconscious does not hear the words no, or not. This means that the statement “Don’t slam the door” is heard as “Slam the door.” The unconscious thinks in pictures, and the words “Don’t slam the door” evoke a picture of slamming the door.
Wrong: I am no longer afraid of swimming.
Right: I am enjoying the thrill of swimming.
Keep it brief.
Think of your affirmation as an advertising jingle. Act as if each word costs $1,000. It needs to be short enough and memorable enough to be easily remembered. Make it specific.
Vague affirmations produce vague results.
Review your affirmations one to three times a day.
The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
References: (Handbook of Self and Identity, 2022), (The Reason You Need to Practice Daily Affirmations, 2022)
Wrong: I am driving my new red sports car.
Right: I am driving my new red BMW 5 Series.
Include an action word ending with -ing.
The active verb adds power to the effect by evoking an image of doing it right now. Wrong: I communicate openly and genuinely.
Right: I am confidently expressing myself openly and honestly.
Include at least one emotion goal or feeling word.
Include the emotional state you would be feeling if you had already achieved the
goal. Some commonly used words are appreciating, happily, enthusiastically, celebrating, proudly, calmly, peacefully, delighted, enthusiastic, lovingly, secure, serenely, and triumphant.
Wrong: I am maintaining my perfect body weight of 128 pounds.
Right: I am feeling agile and great at 128!
Make affirmations for yourself, not others.
When you are constructing your affirmations, make them describe your behavior, not the behavior of others.
Wrong: I am watching Tina clean up his room.
Right: I am effectively communicating my needs and desires to Tina. Add or something better.
Review your affirmations one to three times a day.
The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud.
Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
When you are affirming getting a specific situation (job, opportunity, vacation), material object (house, car, boat), or relationship (husband, wife, child), always add the words “or something (someone) better.” Sometimes our criteria for what we want comes from our ego or from our limited experience. Sometimes there is someone or something better that is available for us, so let your affirmations include this phrase when it is appropriate.
Sample Affirmations
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
References: (Handbook of Self and Identity, 2022), (The Reason You Need to Practice Daily Affirmations, 2022)
Fill-In-The-Blank Affirmations
Simply fill in the blanks on these templates to create your own custom affirmations.
Example:
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
References: (Handbook of Self and Identity, 2022), (The Reason You Need to Practice Daily Affirmations, 2022)
The mind is very powerful, and what you tell yourself daily has the power to lift you up or bring you down.
This is an incredible secret power you have – To trust and believe in yourself and work towards living your life to the fullest potential you have.
Below are few steps to manifest anything you want;
Don’t wait to be on your death bed to give yourself the permission to do the things, you truly know, you are capable of: If you need help reach out to a mentor or a coach or a non judgmental friend who will support you even through failures.
Genuine Change requires hard work and self-understanding of your thoughts and actions that drive certain productive positive behaviors!
Manifesting takes time, patience and commitment, it does not happen overnight. Nevertheless it is so worth it when your dreams become reality. This means staying positive and prioritizing self-care and make huge changes and difference mentally and physically will be your trueself living life to the fullest..
Review your affirmations one to three times a day. The best times are first thing in the morning, in the middle of the day, and around bedtime. If appropriate, read each affirmation out loud. Repeat your affirmations every morning and night for a month and they will become an automatic part of your thinking… woven into the very fabric of your being.
References: (JackCanfiled Affirmations Guide, Handbook of Self and Identity, 2022), (The Reason You Need to Practice Daily Affirmations, 2022)