Affirmations that don't work

At some point of time many people become stuck and maybe feel frustrated thinking the whole point of practicing affirmations just doesn't work.

If you don't practice affirmations, let me tell you some news: Want it or not we all practice affirmations.

In one way or another we are constantly talking to ourselves, some quietly, some in thoughts and even some of us out loud (making us the crazy person at the stoplight :P ), we tell ourselves what we have to do during the day, what we would like to become, and even sometimes we punish ourselves with words.

The action of talking to ourselves or self-messaging can be considered an affirmation: A statement or assertion of a desirable intention, spoken or thought, and directed to one's self.

Affirmations, when worded correctly, offer an unlimited creative power to manifest your goals and desires.

The problem of affirmations not working as expected comes when they are lacking some fundamental principles that make them extremely powerful.

Let's check out some sentences and figure out their weaknesses:
"I will have a sound sleep."

Problem: Future tense without resolution. Affirmations are more effective in the present tense. But if stated in the future they need to be explicit on when it will become true. This affirmation states that sometime in the future you will sleep good, but when? Maybe tomorrow or maybe never. So a simple addition can correct this:
"I will have a sound sleep tonight."

Better! If you must use future tense it is Ok but always stating a finite resolution date.

You can also rephrase to use the present tense, something like this:
"I sleep profoundly all through the night."

Now check this one:
"I don't like smoking."

Problem 1: It is a negative statement. Avoid using negatives like "don't","not","no". Problem 2: It focuses on what you don't want; it is more powerful to focus on what you DO want. A better choice would be:
"I enjoy being healthy and breathing fresh air."

Another one:
"I am losing weight."

Problem: Not specific enough. Try to be specific on your goal, like:
"I am losing 15 pounds by December 31st, this year."

Also consider the following elements that will make your affirmations more powerful:

Passion and emotion: Affirmations that evoke your emotions and that are goals you are passionate about will increase the effect tenfold.

Persistence and repetition: Your conscious mind is really stubborn; It is filled with previous beliefs that many times stop your current desired goals. That is why we need to repeat and persist.

Believe-Receive: Many times doubt is stronger than intent, so our goals are met half way or even stomped completely. Affirmations help us make those beliefs stronger, but remember to approach your goal with complete conscious belief. We want the subconscious command to meet with the conscious belief and bingo! there is when the magic happens!

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Sincerely,
Dino Ruales

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