Do Positive Affirmations Work?
If you are a confirmed skeptic, do not read this. Skip on over to the next post.
Okay, for the non-skeptics: For the past year, Dan Robey, author of The Power of Positive Habits, has been sending e-mails to me – after I subscribed on his website. At first the emails seemed a little too cheerful and positive, but then his words began to sink in and I noticed a difference in my day after I read his emails. So, yes – positive affirmations do work.
An example of one of Dan’s emails:
“I am what I choose to be.”
“All my needs are met instantaneously.”
“I love and accept myself exactly as I am.”
“___________ comes to me easily and effortlessly.” (Fill in the blank with what you desire.)
“I am now perfectly healthy in body, mind and spirit.”
“I now create my wonderful, ideal life.”
What do the above power affirmations have in common?
1) They’re stated in the present tense. An affirmation is more effective when stated in the present tense. For example; “I now have a wonderful job.”
Avoid affirming something in the future tense, e.g. “I am going to have a wonderful job” or the results will always be waiting to happen.
2) They express a positive statement. Affirmations need to be stated in the most positive terms possible.
Avoid negative statements. Affirm what you do want, rather than what you don’t want. For example: “I am no longer sick.” This is a negative statement.
Instead, affirm: “I am now perfectly healthy in body, mind and spirit.” This statement is much more powerful as it is positive and reinforces your desired goal and doesn’t confuse your subconscious mind with the mention of the undesirable condition.
3) They’re short and specific. Short affirmations are easy to say, and have a far greater impact at the subconscious level than those which are long and wordy. Keeping them specific and to the point adds power as the idea is uncluttered by extraneous elements.
The mechanics that make affirmations powerful are:
Repetition – The importance of repetition cannot be overemphasized. It imprints the affirmation into your subconscious mind.
Emotions – Get involved, be passionate, and use your emotions. Think carefully about the meaning of the words as you repeat them rather than just writing, typing or saying them.
Persistence – Practicing affirmations with persistence achieves results much sooner than practicing them periodically. Successive sessions will have a compounding effect.
Belief – You don’t necessarily have to believe your affirmation initially in order for it to work. Belief will grow with your forthcoming successes. What you do need is the ability to *feel* what it would be like when the desire you’re affirming is fulfilled, or your need met. Every time that you have a need — and that need is met — a certain “feeling” is produced in you.
You need to evoke that same feeling when you state your affirmation. In other words, you need to feel with every fiber of your being that what you desire has already happened. Without this feeling, your affirmation is powerless.
Impress Yourself – Personalize your affirmations. They must *resonate* with you –feel right for you. The stronger your connection with the affirmation, the deeper the impression it makes on your mind, and the sooner you will experience positive results.
So there you have it – the simple formula for creating affirmations that work. Based on the above, you can easily create your own affirmations to manifest any desire or need you have in life.
Although the practice of affirmations is easy, some people find it challenging to repeat the affirmations continuously while maintaining the highly charged emotional state necessary in making affirmations work.
That has all changed!!
You can now supercharge the power of affirmations and see amazing results in your life in a short period of time.
Take a look at Dan Robey’s e-book The Power of Positive Habits. I believe you will be glad you did. If you have read his book, please post a comment below. I would love to hear from you!
About The Author
Ann Barr is a telesales marketing success coach with a passion for teaching. She loves helping people who are starting out in new telesales careers and working with experienced sales reps who are looking for new ideas and tips. In addition to presenting monthly e-classes, she writes and edits direct-mail marketing letters and emails for clients. Sign up today for Ann’s free Weekly Sales Tips and get marketing tips and ideas to increase your sales!
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Couldn?t be written any better. Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!
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