Positive affirmations seem like hocus pocus. Are they, or are they a tool you should be using?
I was just bumping around a blog written by Jennifer at My Power of Focus. She has a great post on this subject, which must mean I agree with her! I do, but she expressed it well.
Some people call "positive affirmations" something else. They call it "self talk." Since I have spent many years in working in the computer industry, I like another term…programming your own mind.
That's what you really do. Scientists have found physical evidence of something that many people have known all along. Self talk works! Your subconscious mind listens to your voice first. It believes everything you tell it. Over time, it will start guiding your actions to accomplish whatever it has come to believe.
Now, think about that…do you mutter "I can't…" or do you say strongly "I can…"? Someone is listening, that someone is you!
Your subconscious hears everything that hits your ears. You've probably heard "You can't…" thousands more times than "You can…"! Don't worry about what you've heard in the past, start telling yourself the truth…YOU CAN!
You can reach your goals; you can blast off to your dreams. Don't wait until you believe it to say it aloud; say it aloud and you will believe it!
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Dale Stuemke has learned that dreams and goals are achieved with a good plan, focused effort, good mentorship, and commitment. Humans are designed to be achievers. Visualizing the future and setting goals is uniquely human! Dale is still setting goals for his future. To receive Dale's FREE 29-page report, visit: 6 Letters to Launch Your Goals: CHANGE. Visit Launch Your Goals Blog.
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It's not sensible-or even practical-to give out all the time, to the detriment of your health, interests, energies, time, emotions. When it's time to 'give' to others, you have to have the resources, the spare time and energy to focus properly.
We are influenced by many things as we struggle to grow up and try to get through adulthood. Many people out there are positive and a joy to be around, so we enjoy their uplifting company. However, there are also many negative influences to be fought against; relatives, friends, organisations use 'guilt' to their advantage, perhaps not realising their well-meaning words hurt so much and for so long. Take the concept of 'sin' for example; can we ever do anything right in the eyes of those who claim they are qualified to define it? On the other hand, if we take back our lives through telling ourselves we are doing the best we can at every moment, we might learn to see life more clearly. Inevitably, we'll get the clever, eloquent person who says, 'if I were you, I would have done this...' They're not and they didn't, and they probably didn't have our problems to get over!! A short, 'get lost!' is appropriate.
We occasionally meet what I call an 'emotional vampire,' the sort of person who is quite likeable but every time you meet them you find yourself saying, 'how are you?' and you get a two hour monologue about all their problems, their falure of a son, their partner's stay in hospital, their mother's last gasp, the last few robberies in the district......... Sooner or later, you lose patience and, the next time you see them in the street, politely avoid them, even though you know they need help.
However, I DO think the affirmation technique is worth a try; it's harmless, doesn't cost anything (no animals or children are hurt in the process) and the benefits could be great! I will help to fight off all the rubbish we're fed, from all quarters!
Peace.
You're not tricking yourself, you are teaching yourself. You are directing your subconscious to go and find a way to make it happen. And, if you are direct enough, and emphatic enough, and persistent enough, it will just give up and do it!
And if no one else is listening, all the better! You are not talking to them, you are talking to YOU! God gave us the ability to reprogram our brain. I think we should use the gift!
Dale