Creating Affirmations

It's our attitude, beliefs and self talk that influences whether we accomplish our goals or not.  In severalcases we unintentionally set ourselves up to fail because before we even make a start we've decided on the result. You're more than likely familiar with that tiny pessimistic voice in your the back of your mind that pops up from time to time. However, as soon as you modify the way you think about something, you are setting yourself up to succeed.

If you want to change your way of thinking, start to be aware of any negativity. The first step to dealing with negative thoughts is to make yourself consciously aware of them.  Then just insert a positive statement right next to a negative one. Then let it go.

You don’t have to totallyremove all unproductive or negative thoughts. It’s an exercise in futility that , will justmake you annoyedand ultimatelymore negativein the long run. All you need to do is get into the habitof thinking positively and, after a while, you'll find that you think more positively automatically.

Using affirmations is another method of changing your self talk. However, many people don’t use them appropriately. The typeof the affirmation that you use is veryimperative. There are some forms of affirmations that are very successful. while others don't work as well and some may even be detrimental. Here are a number of tips to take into account whiledeveloping your affirmations.


Use on;y positive words.
Always frame what you are going to say in a positive way. Instead of saying, “I won’t eat junk food today” say, “I eat healthy and nutritious food that tastes great” Bear in mind that positive words strengthen your thoughts and ideas. On the other hand, negative words will strengthen the belief and idea that you can't be successful.

Affirm in the present tense
If you affirm that you are “going to” achieve your goal in the future, then your mind will work on keeping it there. You don’t want to be perpetually “going to” achieve something. You want to frame it in the now, as if you’ve already achieved it. For example, if you want to lose weight, don’t say “I will lose weight” instead, say something like “I’m at my goal weight”

Make it believable
Add something to establish that you have already completed all or at least a part of your objective. It makes it more believable to the subconscious mind. Therefore it’s more likely to integrate into your current beliefs and less likely to dismiss it. For example, if your goal is to be more confident, say “Each day I grow more confident”.