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Research has shown that
most people have approximately 60,000 thoughts per day. What is interesting
is that most of these thoughts are negative. Most people’s thoughts have
been greatly influenced by their past programming from their education,
environment and experiences. In order for people to achieve better results,
they must replace their negative thoughts and beliefs with powerful,
positive and productive ones that move them in the direction they want to
go.
A powerful way to help you
achieve magical results is through the use of effective affirmations. The
word affirmation comes from the Latin word affirmae, meaning “to
testify to the truth of a thing,” “to assert a fact,” or “to make something
firm, solid, hard, real.” To declare a truth is to make it a fact in your
life. Most people are using affirmations every day; however they are
affirming negative beliefs about themselves.
Thoughts and speech have
the power to heal you or make you sick, make you wealthy or poor, and happy
or sad. Whether you are speaking silently or out loud to yourself, you are
attracting whatever is conveyed in your speech. Why not put great words of
power into your thoughts and speech to produce a good feeling and to attract
more of what you want.
The following is a guide to
create effective and powerful affirmations:
1. Identify a negative
belief or self-talk that you would like to replace (such as “I am
shy/insecure”)
2. Write down a new
affirmation that is:
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Passionate: It should excite your imagination to produce an image
of the new thought.
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Positive: Focus on what you want instead of what you don’t want
(confidence instead of not being shy).
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Personal: Focus on yourself and use “I am” statements instead of
focusing on other events and people. In order for things to change,
you must change.
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Present: Always state the desired result as an accomplished fact
now. Whether you focus on the past or on the future, you are doing it
now.
Example: If
someone wants to be more confident, then their effective and powerful
affirmation could be, “I am calm, confident and have a cheerful state of
mind” instead of “One day, I hope to be confident.”
Have fun creating your
affirmations by using alliterations (words that sound the same in
succession)… I am harmoniously happy and healthy. Alliterations hook your
mind into remembering them more easily.
Here are a few simple
affirmations that I use:
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I AM Wonderful, Wealthy
and Wise.
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I AM Strong, Successful
and Sensational.
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I AM Powerful, Passionate
and Persuasive.
3. Start using your
affirmation with the RAP Method:
Repetition:
Repeat your affirmation often; when you get up in the morning, throughout
the day, and before you go to bed. Set a specific goal of how many times
you will repeat your affirmation each day. At anytime you revert back to
your negative belief or self-talk, immediately repeat your affirmation.
Authority:
Say your affirmation with authority and conviction. The more you believe in
what you are saying, the greater the change will be. If you find this a
challenge, then act as if the change you want has already occurred.
For example, if you want to be confident, then act as if you are
already confident and then say your affirmation.
Peace: Take a
deep breath in and out, clear your mind, and then say your affirmation.
Having a clear and peaceful mind with little resistance will be more
effective in programming your subconscious mind.
My challenge to you is to
create three powerful affirmations that you use on a daily basis for the
next 21 days. Once you have done this, notice the new feelings and
behaviors that arise from yourself.
Everything starts in the
mind and your speech reflects your thoughts and beliefs. All the magic you
possess is based on your word. You can either live your life by chance or
choose to spell out the life you want.
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