Affirming Your Success

One of the keys to growing a successful professional practice is having a compelling vision - one that draws you towards success.

A strategy some people find of assistance is to use “affirmations” to “manifest their success” - you might have even hear this referred to as the “laws of attraction”.

Here are some tips on manifesting success through affirmations.
By definition, an affirmation is a statement repeated time and again either verbally or mentally - or written down.

The words of the affirmation statement - in themselves - when spoken, thought of, or written without visualisation or an emotional connection - make a very weak affirmation.

Affirmations, when worded correctly - and when emotionally charged - tap into the unlimited creative power of our subconscious mind, and manifest our desires.

For affirmations to be most effective they need to:

• be stated in the present tense.

An affirmation is more effective when stated in the present tense. For example; “I now have a wonderful job.” Avoid affirming something in the future tense, e.g. “I am going to have a wonderful job” or the results will always be waiting to happen.

• express a positive statement.

Affirmations need to be stated in the most positive terms possible. Avoid negative statements. Affirm what you do want, rather than what you don’t want. For example: “I am no longer sick.” This is a negative statement. Instead, affirm: “I am now perfectly healthy in body, mind and spirit.” This statement is much more powerful as it is positive and reinforces your desired goal and doesn’t confuse your subconscious mind with the mention of the undesirable condition.

• be short and specific.

Short affirmations are easy to say, and have a far greater impact at the subconscious level than those which are long and wordy. Keeping them specific and to the point adds power as the idea is uncluttered by extraneous elements.

The mechanics that make affirmations powerful are:

1. Repetition

The importance of repetition cannot be over emphasised. It embedds the affirmation into your subconscious mind.

2. Emotions

Get involved, be passionate, and use your emotions. Think carefully about the meaning of the words as you repeat them rather than just writing, typing or saying them.

3. Persistence

Practicing affirmations with persistence achieves results much sooner than practicing them periodically. Successive sessions will have a compounding effect.

4. Belief

You don’t necessarily have to believe your affirmation initially, in order for it to work. Belief will grow with your forthcoming successes. What you do need is the ability to “feel” what it would be like when the desire you’re affirming is fulfilled, or your need met.

Every time that you have a need - and that need is met - a certain “feeling” is produced in you. You need to evoke that same feeling when you state your affirmation. In other words, you need to feel that what you desire has already happened. Without this feeling, your affirmation is powerless.

Remember to personalise your affirmations. They need to resonate for you. The stronger your connection with the affirmation, the deeper the impression it makes on your mind, and the sooner you will experience positive results.

So there you have it - the simple formula for creating affirmations that work.
Based on the above, why not try creating your own affirmations and create your own success.