Mind Your Mind

Three Secrets to Effective Affirmations:

1 Drive your Physiology - by this I mean get yourself into adynamic state of mine by moving your body energetically. I findwalking quickly, cycling or jumping around the house whilelistening to loud music, all very effective for me. When you feelenergized you will put more enthusiasm and emotion into youraffirmations and you will make a bigger impression on your mind.

Then say your short positive statement out loud if it isappropriate, otherwise shout it out inside your head where onlyyou can hear it.

2 Create short statements

These statements will describe how you want to be and it is bestto state these attributes in the present tense as if it isalready true.

For example, *I am confident and appreciated byall* Instead of... *I want to have more confidence someday onlyI do not know when that is likely to be because I have a fewproblems to deal with right now.*

When you say your affirmation, assume it is already true andexpress this feeling as you repeat the phrase. This way you areprogramming your brain to find a way for you to achieve yourgoal.

3 Use the Ultimate Affirmation:

The ultimate affirmation is ideal for anyone who wants tocommunicate at their best under pressure. Here it is...

*I love myself*

I know this seems a bit far out. Let me explain. Let us pretend,just for a moment, that you completely love yourself 100 per cent.So this would mean you fully accept all aspects of yourself,your body, your bad habits, your personal limitations etc.

If this was the case, the opinion of other people would betotally irrelevant. You would then have no barriers to speakingat your best.

At first repeating * I love myself* is likely to cause you tofeel awkward, embarrassed or just plain silly. If that happensyou will know that you are on the right track because that isevidence that you are challenging limiting beliefs you alreadyhave about your value as a person.

For the more adventurous, try this in front of a mirror. Itfreaked me out the first time I did it. Although I soon got thehang of it.

Play with this approach to managing your mind and you will soondiscover that the secret is to use affirmations with intensity.Enjoy your journey!

Peter Murphy is a freelance business writer. He publishes a freeweekly ezine full of practical tips for communicating at yourbest under pressure. All new subscribers receive a free e-bookwith powerful strategies for being at your best.

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