| A positive mindset is one of the greatest assets a | | | | the underlying principle of washing way negative |
| person can have. Too many people find themselves | | | | beliefs and reinforcing positive ones in their place, is |
| fearful and anxious which naturally has a negative | | | | common to all self help courses. You can use positive |
| effect on their performance, either in the work place | | | | affirmations successfully to change your thinking and |
| or at home. The techniques of positive affirmation | | | | the way you feel about yourself. This will take a lot |
| and positive thought are hugely beneficial to those | | | | of practice initially, but once it has become a habit for |
| who have not been able to live the life they want | | | | your thought process, you will begin to fill your life |
| due to negativity and fear. | | | | with energy and enthusiasm. You will be able to live |
| What are Positive Affirmations? | | | | the life that you have always wanted instead of |
| Positive affirmations are positive statements that we | | | | envying others and their successes. Positive |
| tell ourselves, in order to be able to change our | | | | affirmations can be used to bring about changes in |
| negative beliefs and thoughts into positive, affirming | | | | your health, personal life, and career as well as your |
| ones. According to studies, an overwhelming | | | | mental, emotional, and spiritual states of mind. |
| majority, close to 90%, of our thoughts are negative | | | | Make Positive Affirmations Work for You |
| ones. Negative affirmations are easier to believe | | | | To make your positive affirmations more effective, |
| especially if you have had a childhood where you | | | | try saying them while looking in the mirror. Looking |
| were not positively validated enough. Negative | | | | yourself in the eye can be a powerful way to |
| affirmations can feed on all our insecurities and the | | | | reaffirm these positive beliefs. Leave little notes |
| negative perceptions of ourselves. Through positive | | | | stating your affirmations lying around in the home or |
| affirmations, these dangerous negative beliefs can be | | | | office, where you can easily find them. These serve |
| washed away, in identically the same way that an | | | | as reminders, so the process becomes ongoing, |
| individual can be brainwashed into doing something. | | | | rather than a once-a-week session. Practice these |
| This is not always easy because negative thoughts | | | | positive affirmations with enthusiasm and passion. |
| that have collected over the years are hard to | | | | Alternately, you could even try stringing them into a |
| remove. Fortunately, a number of tools and training | | | | tune! Our subconscious mind tends to be more |
| programs are available in the market for those who | | | | receptive to these messages when they are sung or |
| want to use the highly successful method of positive | | | | chanted. There are a number of training DVDs |
| affirmations to make a difference in their lives. | | | | available for those who want to begin the process of |
| Do Positive Affirmations Actually Work? | | | | positive affirmation. Choose one and enjoy the |
| Absolutely! Most self improvement programs use | | | | benefits of enhanced self-esteem and increased |
| positive affirmations in one form or another. The | | | | energy that positive affirmations can bring in to your |
| names they are referred to may be different, but | | | | life. |