- Using Daily Affirmations
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- Affirmations are declarations of ones beliefs and
determines you view and interacts with the world. One of the foundations of self-confidence and the way one can deal with the
world.
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- Businessmen, civil servants, students,
politicians,,,; in fact people from all walks of life use affirmations to keep themselves motivated. Affirmations
are a useful way of way of reminding us about the choices we have made and the goals we aspire
to.
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Many t people go through life without setting goals. A US study found that
on 3% of college
students actively set goals. Interestingly, this 3% eventually
went on to realize their goals and earn
a higher income than the rest other 97%. This is a truly startling
finding, and it clearly demonstrates the association between setting goals and the attainment
of success.
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- People with goals have more confidence, largely because
they are able to measure themselves
against a benchmark. Over time, they are able to see the progress they have
made and know what they need to do next to achieve the nest milestone.
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- In the West, we are actively 'on the go' all the
time. It is easy for time to go by without conscious direction to the desired destination. Affirmations
are a way of keeping your goals and aspirations in view.
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When goals are forgotten, time is wasted and a person can look back at their
lack of achievement consequently lose their self-esteem and confidence. If
this continues for a protracted period of time they will eventually give up.
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Affirmation are autosuggestions. Autosuggestion is a declaration of an
intention or a goal, that's stated over and over again until someone
mentally accepts the statement as truth. The declarations mobilizes the
persons resources and effort towards the attainment of stated goals.
It involves the harnessing of the power of the subconscious; it is a form of
self-hypnosis.
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- Visualization is a type of auto suggestion, where someone
'sees' a desirable future event. It can involve all the senses, even taste
and smell. The objective is to create a compelling vision that the mind will
accept and begin working towards the fulfilment of it.
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Sports psychology has made use of autosuggestion and visualization. When
motivated, we can all mentally programming themselves to peruse and
achieve a specific goal.
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- The opposite is also true. A person can fall into a
negative thought pattern, which ultimately leads to failure. Our brains
cannot make a distinction between positive and negative suggestions.
Thus, the wording of the affirmation is very important; it is always better
to declare a statement in a positive rather than a negative light. e.g. if a
person wants to stop smoking, their statement should not be “I will not
smoke", as their mind will focus on “smoke.” It would always be better
to say, “I will look after my health and breath clean air”.
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The more positive the affirmation the more powerful the effect. Affirmations
must be stated daily, thus programming the mind for success.
