How to Create Positive Affirmations Using daily positive affirmations is an excellent way of programming your mind to focus on what you want to achieve. Sometimes called 'self-talk′, positive affirmations can be very powerful and effective.
Every thought you think and every word you say to yourself is either a positive or a negative affirmation of how you see yourself. Your subconscious mind doesn't qualify what you say or think about yourself, it just accepts it as 'true'. It doesn't differentiate between positive and negative self-talk, and negative thoughts can easily become 'false truths'. This is why positive self-talk and positive affirmations are so important.
One way you can create effective affirmation statements is to use the following seven golden guidelines:
Always use the present tense. Begin your affirmation statement with the word "I" followed by "am" or a verb such as "have", "eat", "attract" or "believe". Follow this with a positive description of what you want to be - making sure you affirm what you want, rather than what you don't want. Include at least one positive emotion or feeling word. Make sure your affirmation statement is specific and unambiguous. If appropriate, include a dynamic action word (one ending in 'ing'). Only make affirmations for what you want, not for what others want for you. Two examples of positive affirmations written this way are "I am full of confidence and enjoy overcoming everything life throws at me" and "I enjoy exercising daily and keeping my body vibrant and healthy".
If you are able to add words such as 'or even better' or 'or even more' to the end of your affirmation you open up the possibility of achieving even more than your stated affirmation.
Once you've created your affirmation statements, write them down on pieces of card or stiff paper. Every morning and every evening pick up the cards and read the words. Say each affirmation out loud and really listen to the words as you say them. Feel the card as you hold it and sense the power of the affirmation flowing from the card into your body. Then visualise the effects of your affirmation, feel the emotions they create and tell yourself that your affirmation is already true. It's a good idea to write your affirmation statements down on Post-it notes as well as on cards and then stick the Post-it notes up in key places where you can touch them and read them throughout the day.
When first doing affirmations it is not unusual to become aware of negative thoughts or objections such as 'Who are you kidding? or 'That's not really true, is it'. If this happens just write those negative thoughts and objections down on a piece of paper, screw it up and literally throw them away. Then close your eyes and replace the negative thoughts with the positive words "It's true, ..." followed by your positive affirmation statement.
Constantly filling your mind with positive images, sounds and feelings of what you want and picturing it as if it already exists will convince your subconscious that it really is true. And very soon it will be!
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