For more solid personal development training and a wide range of resources in the personal improvement arena be sure to visit the author's site now.
Daily affirmations can totally reprogram your thinking and behavior in a way that produces amazing new results. This article gives you the proven formula for creating your own killer set of affirmations.
Do positive daily affirmations work? Absolutely!
The people who make fun of this practice and claim it's not worthwhile are just unhappy, bitter individuals who resent the idea of people they know getting happy and successful. Look more closely at the skeptics you know and see if I'm telling the truth.
The technology behind affirmations is very simple and rock-solid:
Through repetition you can reprogram your subconscious mind to believe pretty much anything you want to be believe. And once your deep, automatic beliefs have been altered in the desirable direction your habitual thinking and automatic actions will be working for you instead of against you.
The forces of belief and habit wield awesome power over a human being's life. Most of the ruin and despair in the world are caused by negative beliefs and bad habits; and every amazing success story is built on positive beliefs and good habits.
The first and foremost rule in doing affirmations is to be consistent. Do your affirmations at least once a day and preferably twice daily. Get totally religious about this and let nothing (nothing!) stand in your way of stating your affirmations; this is the only way to produce the desired results.
Remember your goal here is to literally reprogram your mind. This takes a lot of repetition.
Here are my other rules in creating affirmations that will make you absolutely unstoppable:
Get Organized
Write your daily affirmations down on standard sized index cards. The simple act of writing them will help cement them into your mind.
But the main reason to do this is to help you remember the exact phrase. It's important to use the winning format when stating your affirmations and if you write them down you're guaranteed to say them right every time.
Affirm With Absolute Clarity
Write your affirmations with absolute clarity. Leave no room for doubt as to what you are trying to achieve with each statement, and capture any necessary details for proper reprogramming of the mind.
For example, don't say things like "more money" or "weigh less". Be extremely accurate in your statements, i.e. "$50,000" and "{exact target weight}".
Affirm With Present Tense Confidence
Always write/state your daily affirmations in the present tense, as if you have already accomplished the specific goal. And always put real authority and confidence into each affirmation.
For instance if you want to make $50,000 extra this year, you would state:
"I have easily created an additional $50,000 this year."
Did you notice I threw in the word "easily"? Be sure to use adjectives freely when creating your daily affirmations. Say things like "happily" "joyously", and so forth to really emphasize the appropriate emotion for the affirmation at hand.
Add Emotion And Sensory To Your Affirmations
Writing adjectives into your daily affirmation statements is good, but you need to take this one step further by really feeling these emotions. Put yourself in the state of bliss, victory, joy, health, or whatever is needed to fit the affirmation.
Really feel great about what you are stating as if is already achieved. The fact that you are affirming in the present tense makes this easier to do.
Also when reading your affirmations, be sure to engage your five senses as much as possible. By this, I mean you should really visualize/experience your state of being, having, or doing whatever you are affirming; see, hear, taste, feel, and deeply embody everything about your specific victory while stating the related daily affirmation.
Most Of All: Have Fun!
It's great to have goals, especially big ones. But under no circumstances should you ever turn the process of setting goals and stating your affirmations into a J-O-B!
Don't get all tenses and stressed out over this stuff. If it's not really fun, hang it up and set new goals that you can actually enjoy.
The bottom line is if you can't enjoy this process your results will not be optimal. So be in the moment, get thrilled by your impending victory, and have fun with your daily affirmations!
- Related Videos
- Related Articles
- Ask / Related Q&A
- Positive thinking techniques
- Self-help Secrets Revealed - Part 2
- On Self Help Books: Self-help Secrets Revealed - Part 2
- The Role of Brain Fitness in Self Help Programs
- Call Of The Hour Positive Thinking To Manage Pressure And Positively Thrive On It
- Positive Thinking And Self discipline - How They Are Connected
- Positive Thinking CDs - Understanding The 3 Types Of Positive Thinking CDs
- Becoming Aware With Self Talk and Positive Thinking




Teat your personality
By: Tinny | 28/11/2009Do you really understand yourself well? When I ask what your inner traits are, can you tell out loudly? You know, everyone is hard to understand oneself. It is said that our sleeping positions reflect our inner traits. So go ahead.
Drawing, to test you
By: Tinny | 28/11/2009To see yourself and understand yourself! Sketch the picture below as you see it onto a piece of paper and then complete the drawing.
How to Use Your Subconscious Mind For Massive Life Success
By: Gregory Frost | 28/11/2009In this question that has been asked over and over again, a little while ago, this would have had no answer at all, simply due to the fact because of the fact that when thinking about this matter, we would not have any way or tools that we can use...
Mind Power Techniques You Can Use
By: Gregory Frost | 28/11/2009This article will talk about some mind power techniques that you can use from the very comfort of your home to be able to ramp up the power of the mind, and these are some really basic but undiscovered techniques that have been around for a long time. In fact,...
Codependent Relationships
By: Alfred | 28/11/2009Codependence is a term that has been used extensively to describe some of the common character traits found in the partners of addicts. These tendencies can also be found in partners who are involved in relationships with an unhealthy relationship dynamic, such as emotionally abusive relationships.
Anger Management- 10 Action Steps to Safely Process Anger
By: Bill Urell | 27/11/2009Managing anger is actually not as complex as it may first seem. The following are anger management tips to keep you and those around you emotionally and physically safe.
The Benefits Of Visualization
By: Todd Allen | 27/11/2009Good visualization ability and skills will help a person to ultimately succeed in life. It is something that has to be developed continuously to enhance personal development and self growth and for consistent successes.
Managing Your Shyness - Tips to Get Over Being Shy
By: Clay Vincent | 27/11/2009Is your shyness keeping you from developing meaningful relationships? Being shy can be a very frustrating personality trait to deal with. As much as you want to develop strong friendships with new people, you still become nervous around other people and have difficulty having meaningful conversations.
Success Tip: Become Part of Your Favorite Success Stories
By: Aaron Whiston | 24/08/2009 | Self HelpFor a variety of reasons it's difficult for most people to imagine themselves enjoying spectacular success. The majority of individuals tend to assume that amazing stories of personal success are reserved for other people. This is pretty bizarre and unreasonable when you think about it. We're all "other people" from someone's...
Oneness With All Things: The Physical World is an Extension of Your Body
By: Aaron Whiston | 14/08/2009 | Self HelpIn discovering the great oneness and exploring your role within this reality it may help to envision the physical world as an extension of your physical body. From this vantage your natural inclinations to love others and manifest your dreams are greatly amplified. The one reality, as many spiritual teachers call...
Spiritual Laws Of Success: Laws Of Vibration, Attraction, And Observation
By: Aaron Whiston | 10/08/2009 | SpiritualityMany people are aware of and actively practicing the law of attraction. However this principle is actually a secondary law, and it is far more powerful when you understand some of the primary laws that support it.
Finding Your Life Purpose In Three Easy Steps
By: Aaron Whiston | 07/08/2009 | Self HelpEach day is a rewarding, exciting journey when you are living from a center of purpose and meaning, and the following article makes finding your life purpose simple and fun.
Life Purpose And Spirituality: Knowing Yourself
By: Aaron Whiston | 15/03/2009 | SpiritualityIf the Purpose of our Time on This Earth is not Largely About Discovering Who We are and What Matters to Us, Then We are Living Without Meaning. Sadly, Most of the People You Meet on Your Journey Will Neither Know Themselves Nor Care to Learn Who They Truly Are.
Daily Affirmations - the Power of Reprogramming Your Mind
By: Aaron Whiston | 23/12/2008 | Self HelpDaily affirmations can totally reprogram your thinking and behavior in a way that produces amazing new results. This article gives you the proven formula for creating your own killer set of affirmations.
Expect Miracles: What Do You Have to Lose?
By: Aaron Whiston | 17/12/2008 | Self ImprovementHow would your life improve if you chose to expect not only the best outcome, but absolute miracles to flow from every endeavor?