What is Affirmation? The Power of Affirmation. How to make affirmation effective?

Affirmations are the thing that you keep telling yourself. Like if you look at yourself in the mirror and say that you are not beautiful, you are not beautiful. Slowly it becomes a fact and you really don't look beautiful. So instead of saying that you are not beautiful, tell yourself that I am very beautiful.

Whatever you say to yourself for a whole day is an affirmation.

Do you know the power of affirmation. Affirmation is that statement which we either speak out loud or speak silently to ourselves. You confirm whatever you want, as if you have an interview, then you will confirm that your interview will be good.

When you speak something to yourself or repeat it, it affects your thinking. By using affirmations, you focus on what you want.

3 rules of affirmation

1) Always affirm the positive-

Always use positive words in your affirmations.

Avoid negative affirmation because if your affirmation is negative, then your statement becomes opposite to what you want.

Like if you think – you are not afraid to speak in front of the public on stage.

Instead of this, you have to think that you can easily speak in front of the public on the stage.

2) Make Your Affirmation Short and Simple-

Your affirmation should be simple, which you can repeat again and again without thinking. You have to use a simple and short sentence.

Example – I am the best.

I am beautiful

I am a millionaire

3) Don't Force Yourself To Believe It, Just Say It -

You do not need to force yourself to believe your affirmation, you just have to repeat it again and again, it will start working naturally. Like - I am strong.

It is necessary to repeat affirmations for success because it reprograms your unconscious mind, it forces you to think positive away from negative thoughts.

It changes your I can't do it into I can do it. It breaks your comfort zone and makes you come out of it, which makes you believe that everything is possible in this world. It changes your doubt and fear into trust and confidence.

Affirmations convince your unconscious mind that you need to focus on your goal and find a solution to the problem.

In Affirmation, you attract resources, opportunities towards you with the Law of Attraction which help you to fulfill your goal.

Ways to make Affirmation effective-

1) Start the affirmation with the word I. I am the most powerful word.

2) Use present tense.

3) Think positive. Affirm what you want and not what you don't want.

4) Always keep the affirmation short so that it can easily repeat again and again.

5) Make it specific.

6) End the activity with ing word like – doing, making etc. Which means the work has started.

7) Affirmation should be done for yourself and not for others.

Do affirmations in a day for 5 – 10 minutes by speaking loudly or enthusiastically. The best time is early morning or just before bedtime.

Affirmation is very simple & powerful. Many athletes use affirmations to perform better. Successful businessmen also use affirmations to make their deals successful. You can also use it in your life.