Have you ever really wanted something badly, and sat there saying something like "I really wish I had .....!"? The gap might be filled with "loads of money", " a great boyfriend", "a big mansion in the country", "more confidence" - you name it!
Or how about "I wish I wasn't .....!"? This might be "so fat", "so poor", "so lonely", "so nervous" etc.
Well if you have done that, at least it shows something within you understands the need for affirmations. But unfortunately the first of these formats is so weak it is more likely to give you the opposite of what you want, and the second is far worse and is almost CERTAIN to give you the opposite!
An affirmation is a positive statement that focuses your mind on something you want to achieve, but does so in such a way that you begin to believe subconsciously that you already have it, and that also (ideally) is associated with positive energy and feelings about what you "have achieved already". It works by aligning you with whatever it is you want, and sending a message to the Universe to attract that to you. If you do it properly it is just like the law of gravity - it cannot fail. But note carefully - I did say "if you do it properly"!
The problem with most attempts at affirmation is that they are in the wrong tense, not associated with great feelings, and very often stated negatively.
Here are the three rules on creating affirmations that really work:
- Always frame your affirmations as a positive statement, not a wish or want and NEVER a negative statement.
- Always frame your affirmations in the present tense, not the future.
- Always associate strong positive emotions with each affirmation.
Here is an example of what I mean:
"I wish I didn't live in this awful house in this terrible town!"
This statement is guaranteed to keep you trapped in exactly what you don't want. Even if you move it will just be to another awful house in another terrible town! Why? Because your subconscious mind is a bit like a rather stupid giant (or sometimes a badly programmed computer). It hears the words "awful house" and "terrible town" and responds by attracting these things to you. Your fault - you have written the program badly!
But now listen to this:
"I live in a wonderful house in a really great neighbourhood!"
See the difference? Now you will start attracting whatever it is that will get you set up in that wonderful house in a really great neighbourhood! Especially if you start visualizing it, imagining yourself living there, and start recognizing how great it makes you feel.
Take a look at whatever it is you want to achieve and start working out the right affirmation for it, following the three rules I have given you. Then make sure you USE your new affirmation, repeating it when you wake, during the day, and before you go to sleep. See just what a difference that begins to make in your life!
If you want to get a great series of positive affirmations to help you achieve your goals, try these here:
If you want to take rule 3 even further I suggest you make what is called a "Mind Movie" which will really instill those positive emotions and make your affirmation so much more effective. You can find out more about "Mind Movies" by going here:
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