Practicing affirmations is a very simple yet effective personal development method. When doing affirmations, there are a number of guidelines to follow. It is these guidelines that will determine the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the affirmation.

STATED IN THE PRESENT When doing affirmations, we should state it in the present tense. To our brains tomorrow never comes, there is only the present. If you affirm for something to happen ’someday’, you are just implying a vague time in the future. That is why it is so important to use the present tense.

SHORT AND SPECIFIC It is a good idea to keep your affirmations short and to the point. This way it is easier to say, the power of the affirmation is concentrated and the sub-conscious mind picks up short sentences much easier than long wordy sentences.

REPETITION Make sure that you do sufficient repetitions of the affirmation. The more you repeat an affirmation, the stronger the impact on the subconscious mind and the stronger the neurological imprint on the brain.

EMOTIONS Showing emotion is a signal that you believe in what you’re doing and that you genuinely want it. When doing affirmations, put more of yourself into it. Don’t just say it blandly. Show that you care, that you want it, that it is important and that you believe in it. Your subconscious mind will pick that up and act on it. If you say it like you don’t believe it is possible then it won’t happen. Say it like you don’t really care and it won’t happen.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS State your affirmations in the positive. As much as you can, do not use negative statements or words in your affirmations. For example, don’t say ‘I will not fail’ instead say ‘I will succeed’. You should affirm for what you want.

PERSISTENCE Practicing affirmations will not bring immediate results. It will require some time for it’s effect to materialize. That is why it is very important to be persistent and not give up. Often times people get discouraged when they see a lack of results. Remember that the only way to reap the rewards of doing affirmations is by being diligent and keeping your belief in it.

DO VISUALIZATIONS While doing affirmations, visualize it in your mind as well. Doing visualization while practicing the affirmation can greatly enhance it’s effectiveness because it adds the visual element to the affirmation. This way you will be utilizing all 3 elements of visual, auditory and kinesthetic while doing affirmations and this will increase the energy of the affirmation.

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