What makes them effective and what makes them fall through
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We should begin by changing our beliefs about ourselves. It is good first to recognize that we are really worthy of having
or centuries, successful and
a better life, that we deserve a
influential people have been
better fate. You can say to yourself
using affirmations that have
for example, “I now know that life
brought them extraordinary
can bring me all that is good; I am
results. Step-by-step, with the help of
ready for better and better days.”
effective affirmations, many ordinary people have turned failures into success,
2. You don't have to repeat
illness into health, unhappiness into
affirmation thousands of times;
the joy of living. However, also many
several times of real-life proof will
people find out that the affirmations
make it effective and believable
they have used don’t work. What is the
for your subconscious mind.
problem? What has been missing in
Here is a simple trick: repeat the
their affirmation techniques?
affirmation at the moment that proves to the subconscious that
The purpose of an affirmation is to pass
what you are affirming is true.
a message to the subconscious mind
For example, when doing “money
and to make it believe the message
affirmations,” you can effectively
is true. Our subconscious will reject
use the time when you are going
anything that it perceives as nonsense.
shopping. When you take out your bills or credit card, it is an
Repeating affirmations such as “I am
excellent moment to say: "I have
healthy” when we are ill, or “I am rich”
more than enough to spend.”
when we barely can pay our bills are, in 3. What you are affirming needs
fact, ineffective.
to trigger your feelings. The There are simple steps to learn and
subconscious mind does not
practice successful affirming:
communicate with words, but with feelings and emotions. To
1. Take it to step by step. The
fully benefit from an affirmation,
affirmation must agree with what
you either need to become
is acceptable for our subconscious.
familiar with your emotions or
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