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Using daily affirmations is the key in creating new thought habits. Changing our behavior is the only way to achieve our goals

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The Power of Daily Affirmations - Harnessing Positive Thinking

Using daily affirmations is the key in creating new thought habits. Changing our behavior is the only way to achieve our goals

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Use affirmations to climb out of a negative mindset and into the light.

"I'm never going to be able to do this job; I'm just not smart enough."

"Why does my boss want me to present at the event or trade show? I'm a terrible public
speaker, and I'll just embarrass both myself and the company."

"I wish I could stick up for myself at work. In every meeting, I let the others walk over
my ideas. I'm never going to get ahead."

Many of us have negative thoughts like these, sometimes frequently. When we


think like this, our confidence, mood and outlook can become negative, too.

The problem with negative thoughts is that they can become self-fulfilling
prophecies. We talk ourselves into believing that we're not good enough. And, as
a result, these thoughts drag down our personal lives, our relationships, and our
careers.

But, if we deliberately do the opposite and use positive thoughts about ourselves,
the effect can be just as powerful but far more helpful.

Affirmations are positive statements that can help you to challenge and
overcome self-sabotaging and negative thoughts. When you repeat them often,
and believe in them, you can start to make positive changes.
You might consider affirmations to be unrealistic "wishful thinking." But try
looking at positive affirmations this way: many of us do repetitive exercises to
improve our physical health, and affirmations are like exercises for our mind and
outlook. These positive mental repetitions can reprogram our thinking patterns
so that, over time, we begin to think – and act – differently.

Affirmations have been used to successfully treat people with low self-esteem,


depression, and other mental health conditions. And they have been shown to
stimulate the areas in our brains that make us more likely to effect positive
changes in regard to our health.

This study suggests that a stronger sense of self-worth makes you more likely to
improve your own well-being. So, for example, if you're worried that you eat too
much and don't get enough exercise , using affirmations to remind yourself of
your values can spur you on to change your behavior.

There is evidence that the higher your self-esteem, the more effective
affirmations can be. However, this research also found that if you have low self-
esteem, positive affirmations actually make you feel worse, because they set up a
conflict between the positive state you desire and the negative feelings you
currently experience. If this applies to you, work on Boosting Your Self-
Esteem  before you use affirmations.

How to Use Positive Affirmations

You can use affirmations in any situation where you'd like to see a positive
change take place in your life. These might include times when you want to:

·        Raise your confidence before presentations or important meetings.

·        Control negative feelings such as frustration, anger, or impatience.

·        Improve your self-esteem.


·        Finish projects you've started.

·        Improve your productivity.

·        Overcome a bad habit.

Affirmations may be more effective when you pair them with other positive
thinking and goal-setting techniques.

For instance, affirmations work particularly well alongside visualization. So,


instead of just picturing the change you'd like to see, you can also write it down
or say it aloud using a positive affirmation.

Affirmations are also useful when setting personal goals. Once you've identified
the goals you'd like to achieve, affirmative statements can help you to keep
yourself motivated in order to achieve them.

The power of affirmations lies in repeating them to yourself regularly. It's useful
to recite your affirmations several times a day (have them pop up in your
notifications!). You also need to repeat your affirmations as soon as you engage
in the negative thought or behavior that you want to overcome.

Here is a daily affirmation for YOU. Try it! Every morning when you first awake,
view this video. You can also consider viewing it as the last thing before retiring
for the night. TRY it for 2 weeks. Watch what happens when you set your
subconscious mind on a path of positivity!!!!

Click here for affirmation

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