Simple Steps to Writing Affirmations
Our beliefs create thoughts, our thoughts create feelings, our feelings create actions, and our actions create results. If you are not getting the results you want then you need to change your beliefs. When you change your beliefs, the actions change, the feelings change and then the results change. Affirmations are like declarations of new beliefs you are adopting.
Beliefs >> Thoughts >> Feelings >> Actions >> Results
Affirmations Are New Enlightened Beliefs
Verbally stating your new beliefs using positive words strung together in a sentences helps rewire your brain. Tony Robins calls it incantations and T. Harv Eker calls it declarations. Many people call it affirmations. However you call it, we are using words to intentionally make up our mind and deliberately choose a new and different belief from which to operate from.
Basically, think of it like building a strong root system of faith. Our faith is a combination of our beliefs and thoughts. It is when our heart, gut, and mind align. We don’t know what the results will be but we are hoping that it will be great because we’ve are anchored ourselves in something good, divine, and powerful.
We have mind-chatter and self-talk all the time whether we are aware of it or not. That mind chatter is often automatic thanks to the Reticular Activating System (RAS). The Reticular Activating System (RAS) can be reprogramed because we have power to choose. In the past, you might have thought and told yourself, “I am dumb, no body likes me, I am not enough…” and it stuck.
Now we can intentionally choose to think and speak positive beliefs and thoughts to rewire the brain and RAS.
Step 1. Identify a concern or issue to be changed
Write about anything, health, relationships, business, personal growth etc.
Step 2. Choose a new positive belief to adopt.
Write down your affirmations sentences.
Tips for writing affirmations:
- Use present tense
- Use action words (-ing words)
- Use your own words
- Be specific
- Keep it short and simple
- Be positive
- Use ‘I am’ statements
- Evoke emotions (use verbs & adverbs)
- Make it about you, not about others
If you need help coming up with positive words for your negative issues, refer to the book Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman book to find positive words for the negative emotions and feelings.
Effective examples
- I am filled with self love and acceptance
- I am growing my business quickly and easily
- My body is filled with energy and vitality
- My body enjoys wholesome foods
Less effective examples
- I won’t say bad things about myself
- My business will grow
- I’m going to have lots of energy
- I won’t eat bad foods any more
Limit yourself to a few affirmation at a time
Step 3. Choose an essential oil to create new positive associated feelings.
Choose essential oils and other tools to create new positive associated feelings with something physical. The positive power of the essential oils make it easier for you to be positive and confident. If you can’t muscle test well yet, you can do the smell test to find the oil that you are attracted to and use that essential oil as you speak your affirmations daily.
- Use Emotions & Essential Oil book to find the right oil for you
- Do the smell test to find the oil that you are attracted to and use that oil along with the affirmation
- Write down your affirmations and read it daily
- Limit yourself to a few affirmation at a time
- Believe that you can heal and change easily. Pray for help changing.
- If you can, record your voice saying those affirmations and listen to it often.
- Look for evidence of change. Do not look for the failure.
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For those who are sharing doTERRA as a business, here is a ShareSuccess.com handout to help you build effective affirmations for your business.
