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The Power of Affirmations

from Woman Entrepreneur August 2018

from Woman Entrepreneur August 2018, page 32

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Have you ever heard the saying, “You are what you think”? Or “What you think is what you become”? These sayings are true for a number of reasons; including the fact that our brain and body are not separateour mind responds to what it is “told” to do, from a cellular level. A thought is an electrochemical event taking place in your nerve cells, producing a cascade of physiological changes. What this means, is that every time you have a thought, there is biochemical reaction in the brain- you make a chemical, which in turn is released to the body, and that in turn, results the initiation of a matching set of reactions within the body, in alignment with what the brain is thinking. The cycle is completed by the body then sending a message back to the brain, to confirm that it is feeling what the brain is thinking; then acting accordingly.

Mindset is so powerful; the power of the mind is like no other. This is where the journey begins. While we can’t rely entirely and purely on our thoughts (as our thoughts need to translate into words and then actions to manifest dreams and intentions), it is where we begin. Where our attention goes, our energy flows. Affirmations are a great place to start- they assist us in getting clear in how and what we wish to think and believe. The word affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, which means “to make steady, strengthen.” Therefore, when it comes to yourself and your business, it is essential to create awareness about the messages you want to send to your cells and have them act upon. What do you want you and your business to become?

Our experiences also play an important role. You can live in a predictable future, based on the memory of your known past. This is yet another way we can get stuck and keep ourselves from changing. We start worrying about future events based on experiences in the past, affecting our ability to be completely present in the “now”.

So, it goes to say the opposite is also true. When we begin to worry about or anticipated unwanted future experiences; or for some, even obsess about worst-case scenarios based on a memory from our past; we are still programming the body to experience this anticipated event before it occurs. In this instance, your body is definitely not in the present, but neither is it in the past. Instead, it is in the future, based on some construct from the past. The body can’t tell the difference between what is happening in reality or what you are thinking about mentally; the body is just in the event. Physiologically you will experience the event as though it was actually happening, causing your body to already be living in that stressful reality. Then, when the event actually happens, how can you possibly expect to have a different outcome?

With consciousness and awareness, we can condition our bodies to live in the future through making a conscious decision to focus on the desired outcome or new experience. We can focus on an intended or desired future and plan how we will behave and think. Through this clarity, the thoughts we are experiencing will begin to become the experience. From the thoughts come the emotion. We can start to experience the emotion of the possible occurrence of the future event, the body (as the unconscious mind), will begin to respond as though the event is actually unfolding.

Which would you prefer? There is so much power (and benefit) when creating consciousness from within and learning to stay present and sever your connections with the past. You have the ability to create wonderful, new outcomes and future! Rather than ruminating, worrying or obsessing about events of the past, obsess instead about a new, desired experience and future - now. Allow your body to accept or believe you are experiencing the elevated emotions. This practice has worked for so many people!

Affirmations are a great start to this practice; helping to strengthen us by changing and forming new patterns in our thinking. Through this, we can fully step into our full potential as an individual, as a business, of an action or outcome you desire.

Every thought and sound is energy. When you release thoughts and words of doubt and resistance, the energy of your words will repel the universal force against you. Have you ever heard the quote by Henry Ford: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are 100% correct”? Relinquish fears, doubts, and negativity; and through the pure power of belief and affirmation, create your future and bring your business to its full potential with daily affirmations and self-affirmations, to bring to you all that you desire. Take a moment and think of all you wish to create in your business…

1. I am successful and my business is flourishing

2. I am mindful and present, operating from a place of authenticity and integrity

3. I am filled with focus and commitment

4. I am brimming with energy and inspiration

5. I am confident and am connecting with like-minded people

What are some of your personal intentions and favourite affirmations? Write these on your mirror, on stickynotes or make notes on your phone, and say them out loud to yourself every day. Watch the power of your mind - of the affirmations - shine through your personal growth and the success of your business.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Daniella Princi is the health and wellness expert behind “Your Intrinsic Life”. She is a professional psychologist, coach and international speaker, assisting you to reconnect and transform your life, mind, body and soul.