Start practicing self affirmations the right way!
October 13, 2008 by Ethan Beh
Filed under Motivation
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There’s a lot of talk by people claiming that practicing self affirmations is really effective. That it can really bring positive changes to many different areas of their lives. However, many others do not experience this. They claim that despite practicing self affirmations, they don’t see any results from it.
So why are there 2 opposing opinions? What creates the difference between the 2 groups?
Firstly, let’s understand what exactly is self affirmation. Practicing self affirmations is basically the act of repeatedly affirming to yourself, something that you desire to have. Self affirmations are practiced by chanting or reciting the affirmation repetitively. You can practice self affirmations for anything that you desire.
Have a look at this example of a positive self affirmation;
- “Everyday in every way I am getting healthier and healthier”
Just a simple statement like that is fine. Or lose the “everyday in every way”. Just go something like “I am becoming…….”.
Affirmations are made with statements ‘I am’, ‘I can’ and ‘I will’. Like “I am confident” or “I can be confident” etc.
How Does Affirmations Work?
Affirmations works because of the power of intention. When you practice affirmations, you are declaring your intention to the universe and everything in it. It is not just a mere verbal practice. The universe helps you in the background to achieve your goals when you do affirmations.
Our brains cannot differentiate between reality and something that is imagined vividly. Intellectually we know the difference, but the brain accepts both as reality. The more intense and real the imagination, the more the brain will accept it as real. This is the same when doing affirmations. The more intensity and emotion you put into it, the stronger the affirmation becomes. Then the brain will then accept that affirmation as reality.
The more you repeatedly chant the affirmations, the more ‘real’ it becomes to the brain.
So how comes affirmations doesn’t work for some people?
So why is it many people say that self affirmations are ineffective? Is it because the power of intention is not real? Or does the brain actually feel that what you’re affirming does not reflect the truth?
Well there are mainly 2 reasons why it does not work for some people.
Firstly, it is because they are doing affirmations the wrong way. What does doing the wrong way mean? It means they are doing the affirmations without passion, power, intensity and emotion. The power of intention will only be present when these qualities are present. When you affirm something meekly and with no confidence, the universe and your brain will completely reject it.
The second reason is due to lack of congruency after practicing the affirmation. After the doing the affirmation, you must also put in your effort to make it work. You must try your best to be congruent with it.
That is the mind-set to have when it comes to practicing affirmations. Affirmations should not be considered as the end all solution. We must work with it. Be determined to help the affirmation take effect by putting in the effort to change our lives to reflect the affirmation.
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