How to Create Affirmations

"Whatever You're Going to Tell Yourself, Make Sure That You Do It the Right Way"

Affirmations can help you to succeed.  But you must design them in the right way to be effective.  Here's how to do it.

Affirmations, AFFIRMATIONS, AFFIRMATIONS!!.  Isn't that what you been told you need to succeed?  Create them and then recite them over and over again until the message reaches your inner mind?

It's not quite that simple.  You need to know more about affirmations and how to write them so that that they can trigger the change you seek.  And there is a difference between a bad affirmation and a great affirmation.

An affirmation is a statement that you are making to yourself that describes the situation you want to become real.  It doesn't matter if you can't see or feel or touch it right now.

Affirmations are not the same as complaints, wants, needs or desires and need to be worded in the right way or they won't have any effect on your success.

Affirmation Characteristics

Each affirmation that you design must have the following characteristics.

1. It describes in detail WHAT it is that you desire

2. It does not explain HOW you will have your desire fulfilled

3. It is phrased in the present as if you had it NOW

4. It contains no negative words of any kind

5. It is worded as simply and as clearly as possible

6. It includes a statement of gratitude at the end

1 - Describe WHAT You Desire

You must be able to describe as best you can what it is that you desire whether it be with words, pictures, sound, video or your imagination.  This does NOT mean that you have to list pages of details, one page or less is usually enough.

2 - Do NOT Try To Explain HOW You Will Receive It

Even though it may matter to you how you get what you want, you MUST let that go.  If you ask for something, isn't it more important that you get it instead of how?  Do not include any statements about HOW you should receive what you are asking for.

3 - Write Your Affirmation As If It Was ALREADY True

If you have a list of goals that suggest "I want more money to pay my bills" or "I want a happy and loving marriage" then rewrite them so that they are in the present.  Rewritten properly, these become: "I always have more than enough money to pay my bills" or "I have a wonderful and loving marriage".

4 - Keep Your Affirmation Statement Positive

Do not use any negative words or phrases in you affirmation statement.  Instead of "I don't have any problems with my job", write "I am very happy with the job that I do".  Another example is replacing "I don't have any problems with money" with "I always have money to do anything I want at anytime"

5 - Simple Affirmations are Better

Your affirmation is a message to yourself, so keep it simple .  It's also easer to recite it to yourself.

6 - Include a Statement of Gratitude

You must give something if you desire to receive something.  This does NOT mean that you have to invest money or time.  You have only to give thanks and you can do this by adding one more affirmation to your list.  Here it is and when you say it think or feel it also:

"I am grateful for all that I have and all that I receive.  Thank You. THANK YOU. THANK YOU!!"

If you want to make it even easier to set goals and create affirmations then look at Success Studios' GoalPro, a goal-setting computer program designed to guide you through all the steps required to define, maintain, track, and achieve your goals.

One Final Affirmation

Your affirmation statements will be incredibly more powerful if you follow these guidelines.  Six simple guidelines and all of them easy to follow and which can only help you.  One last thing...

thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!!

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