Positive affirmations may not be something you have given much thought to in the past. But, whenever you think, you are affirming! Whenever you listening to your inner self talk you are affirming!
On a daily, even hourly basis, you are continually affirming to your subconscious thoughts that will eventually become your beliefs. Your subconscious mind has taken these beliefs, ever since your childhood days, and developed them into the person you are today!
Working on autopilot, your subconscious will react to any given situation in accordance to how it has been programmed by your thoughts and beliefs. In other words your affirmations. This can of course be very usefull, you don't need to constantly stick your hand in a fire to know you will get burnt. You learnt this early on and your subconscious stored this information, so you don't have to keep re-learning it.
That's all very well and good! But, what about other bits of information your subconscious stored that are no longer in your best interest. You may have programmed your subconscious with information that is actually working against you now! Beliefs relating to money, health, your self esteem etc.
Is there a way to reprogramme your subconscious? In a word, yes! Positive affirmations is a simple process that can be quickly and easily learnt, in fact we probably all know at least one positive affirmation that has been around for decades.
"Every day in every way I am getting better and better."Remember that one? It's ages old but sums up what a positive affirmation is.
So what is a Positive Affirmation?
Affirmations are short positive statement used to rewrite, or reprogramme, your subconscious mind to overcome a negative area of your life.
For example, let's say you have make a presentation to some collegues at work. The more you think about it the more nervous you become. You can actually feel the palms of your hands getting hot and sweaty from just thinking of standing in front of your workmates. What you want, is to confidently make a fantastic presentation, getting your points over in a clear and professional manner.
But, all you can think about is how awkward you will feel, how flustered and confused you will be, and how you'll make a complete mess of the whole thing. And, if that's what you're thinking, and keep thinking it, that's exactly what will happen! But, to overcome this you can make an affirmation of how you want the presentation to be. Something like this!
"I am full of confidence, I speak clearly, my presentation is a huge success!"
Now you are affirming how you want the situation to be. For this to really take effect you have to repeat the affirmation over and over again as often as you can.
Repetition is the key to success where positive affirmations are concerned.
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