Unlocking Success: How to do Positive Affirmations

This modern world has become so fast-paced that stress and problems have become the new normal. You wake up everyday and you do the daily grind with no sense of fulfilment, and you do it again the next day and the day after that. But are you achieving your dreams? Are you reaching your full potential? 

The term “the power of positive thinking” may sound cliche, but more and more scientific data reveal that positive thoughts provide concrete results. 

So how do you actually practice positive thinking in your life? One of the easiest and quickest ways is through affirmations. 

 

What are Affirmations?

Affirmations are sentences that utilize positive words to inspire, motivate, and energize your mind and body. 

The goal of saying the sentences out loud or thinking them is to affect both the conscious and the subconscious parts of the brain. The aim is to influence your behavior in accordance to these affirmations. 

For example, you start the day by saying, “This is going to be a good day.” From that point on, your subconscious will have a tendency to see things in a good light, manifesting your affirmation. 

Affirmations are closely tied with positive thinking because they create positive mental images of how you perceive your life and the world around you. 

Benefits of practicing affirmations include: 

• keeping the mind focused on one goal
• changing the way you think and behave
• making you feel more positive and energetic
• giving you more self-confidence
• helping you attract more positive things in your life through positive behavior
• giving you an overall positive well-being 

 

Negative Thinking: How to Overcome This Habit

Humans are wired to think negatively in certain situations because it helps them survive. During the hunting and gathering stage of human evolution, thinking negatively about a dangerous animal or plant helped them cheat death. 

If they saw a tiger in their midst, thinking that the tiger will lunge at them provided them with solutions to avoid it. In terms of survival, fearing the tiger as a form of negative thinking is an asset. 

In today’s world, however, negative thinking has become a major hindrance to success. When you’re always thinking about what could go wrong, instead of looking for solutions to overcome problems, then you’re doing yourself a major disservice. 

Here are some tips to eliminating negative thoughts from occurring: ​

1. Be aware of your thoughts.

When a negative thought comes to mind, realize that you have the power to control it and turn it into whatever you want it to be. Once you learn how to monitor your mind, then you can begin to transform a negative thought into a positive one. ​

2. Be aware of your negative vocabulary, such as

​Disaster, terrible, embarrassing, rejection, fear, unworthy, etc. Replace your vocabulary with more positive words such as worthy, overcome, resilient, and the like. ​

3. Transform your thoughts

If you consider more responsibilities at your job as exhausting, transform that into a more positive light and view it as a challenge that you know you can accomplish with ease. 

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4. Enjoy life​

Play upbeat music, watch a feel-good movie, or read a novel with a happy ending. Surround yourself with the good things in life and stay away from gloomy music that only make you sadder or tragic movies that leave you heartbroken. 

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Positive Thinking Tips to Get Started

 

2. Write your affirmations

You can write them on a notebook, on a post-it note on your computer at work, or you can hang a note of your affirmations on a wall. 

When you write them down, they become easier to remember. 

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3. Visualize

Saying affirmations are not enough. A mental image must accompany these thoughts so you can manifest them physically. When you say, “I am going to accomplish something today,” you must visualize yourself actually finishing a project or it could be as simple as cooking a special dish. 

You must pair your affirmations with mental images to make them stronger and more effective. 

Morning Affirmations for Daily Life, Self-Confidence, and Success

You can make your very own positive affirmations – there are no limits to the positive things that you want to happen to your life. The affirmations given here can be used to help you start with your positive thinking journey. 

Kick Start Your Day:

Affirmations for Daily Life

• I am happy and contented with my life.
• I am feeling healthy and strong today.
• I am grateful for another day to make a difference in the world.
• Today is going to be a great day.
• Everything will work in my favor today. 

Affirmations for Self-Confidence

• I am unique, valued, and respected.
• I love myself and accept every inch of me.
• I deserve all that is good in the world.
• I approve of myself, my thoughts, and my behavior.
• I have the power to achieve my goals (help yourself with Goal Setting Worksheet)
• I believe I deserve success. 

Affirmations for Success/Wealth

• I am good at what I do.
• Success flows freely into my life.
• Money is easy to make.
• A large flow of money is coming my way.
• Success loves me. 

 

Always remember to use positive words such as “good,” “love,” or “believe,” “happy,” and the like, and avoid the following as much as you can: “Never,” “Not,” or “Don’t.” 

Your thoughts have a frequency, according to quantum physics. When you think negatively, more negative energy will come to you. And if you think positively, more positive energy will come to you. 

Say this, “I will impress my bosses with my presentation,” instead of “I hope I won’t fail.” See the difference? Affirm the positive outcomes but don’t wish for a negative result to occur. 

Conclusion

Affirmations are a great and easy way to start practicing positive thinking and bringing more good things in your life. Each individual deserves success and happiness, but sometimes, it’s your own thoughts that’s blocking positive energy. 

Eliminate negative thoughts and know how to use affirmations to turn your life around for all the good reasons. Create the life you have always wanted.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the best daily affirmation?

The “best” affirmation can vary from person to person, as it depends on individual needs and goals. However, here are a few powerful affirmations you might consider:

• “I am enough.”
• “I am capable of handling whatever comes my way.”
• “I choose to focus on the positive.”
• “I am worthy of love and happiness.”

2. What is my positive affirmation for today?

Your personalized affirmation for today could be something like this:

• “I am resilient and adaptable.”
• “I attract positivity and abundance.”
• “I am deserving of success.”

3. What top 3 affirmations are you going to start using?

• “I am confident in my abilities.”
• “I embrace challenges as opportunities for growth.”
• “I am at peace with my past and excited about my future.”

4. What are 3 quotes of affirmation?

• “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
• “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
• “Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle

Remember, affirmations are most effective when personalized to resonate with your own experiences and aspirations. Choose the ones that feel right for you! 🌟