Powerful Affirmations

“You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which ”clicks” – Florence Scovel Shinn

The purpose of positive affirmations is to change your thinking and your beliefs so they go along with what you want to bring into your life.  Unless you have already begun to consciously create new mind and behavioral patterns, many of your repetitive thought, beliefs about yourself and your situations are a result of what you accept as the truth. These accepted truths have been nurtured by your mind and your experiences without question. For instance, if you believe that bad luck causes unfortunate circumstances, you are right as your reality mirrors your thoughts and beliefs.

You need powerful affirmations to change these thoughts and beliefs. There are two keys to making positive affirmations work in your life. The first is to practice repetition. The second is to create affirmations that are achievable. The two steps go hand in hand and make the effect of your affirmations even stronger.

Practice repetition. Repetition is writing and speaking your powerful affirmations several times each day, days or weeks at a time until you see the results coming and your subconscious has accepted those affirmations as the truth. Consider writing your affirmations on small cards and pace them on different places throughout your home. Every time you see them you will be reminded of the thought you should be thinking.

Another way to easily use repetition is to add affirmations to your daily routine.  Maybe you can repeat them as you shower or say them silently while you brush your teeth.  You can also put your written affirmations on the controls of your treadmill and use your workout time to practice affirmations. And if you ever drive a car then please try a Reflectaffirmâ Card on the dashboard of your car. That way you have the positive affirmation in front of you permanently. This is working on a conscious as well as unconscious level. Now that’s powerful!

Right down affirmations that are achievable. Write affirmations that are not too hard to reach. Find a way to state your goals and aspirations in a fairly realistic manner. This doesn’t mean that you should limit yourself but simply take it one step at a time. When you say your affirmations, you will need to believe that attaining them is possible.  Which of them works for you: “I look great in my bikini on the beaches of Cancun,”  “ I feel my body transforming as I work with the weights,” or “I have found great ways to eat healthy everyday.”  Pick one that you believe is achievable. Once you have comfortably achieved one goal, you can re-state your affirmation to make more progress.

Knowing which of those affirmation works for you will help your mind accept your daily actions more easily. For instance, you have found great ways to eat healthy, your conscious mind will accept that you are eating well thus getting the right nutrition would not be hard anymore. This belief will become stronger everyday and you find yourself automatically turning away from unhealthy foods. Indeed, positive affirmations can open your conscious and subconscious mind to all of the wonderful possibilities that are waiting for you.

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