The Power of Affirmations for Success

Affirmations for success are a particular set of statements to be used for you to achieve your goals for success. There is no limiting factor to the type of success that you can use these for, however. Success is only defined as what YOU feel it is. You can use your affirmations to help you be as successful in your career, your finances, your family life, or your love life. Used correctly, affirmations for success can help you achieve the success goals that you have created and want to strive for.

So what exactly are affirmations for success? Affirmations are phrases that you say to yourself at different times during the day. By repeating them, you help reprogram your subconscious mind into seeing the things close to you as tools that will help you achieve your success. To put is another way, your mind will be trained so that it views you as a success already. Because of this, your mind will view the things and situations around you as examples of that success. This makes it possible for you to actually become that success.

What exactly will affirmations for success accomplish? They achieve many things, ultimately, but you can narrow some of their most important uses to just a few. Most importantly, they are motivational. If they can't motivate you, then they shouldn't be used. They won't be able to affirm the goals you have in mind. They also help keep your mind focused so that you are always moving toward your desired goals. In order to achieve this, they tap into your subconscious, helping to influence it. This power isn't tangible in and of itself, but it will help tap into the Law of Attraction, bringing people around you that are like-minded and better able to help you accomplish your goals. These affirmations, by tapping your subconscious and giving it a direction, will help buoy you and keep your spirits up.

Knowing when to repeat your affirmations for success can be almost as important as creating them in the first place. The two main times to say your affirmations to yourself are in the morning shortly after waking up and in the evening shortly before going to sleep. These are the times that your subconscious is most susceptible to influences. Your mind is clear and free from most of the extraneous thoughts that invade you in the busier parts of the day. However, you can also repeat your affirmations throughout the day, taking advantage of any break in the hustle and bustle. Riding a bus or subway to work is a great time to mentally picture your affirmations. You can use just about any break in the day to work on your affirmations for success.

If you have goals in life, you can use affirmations for success to help achieve them. As you can see, these need not be limited to your career or something similar. You can use your affirmations for anything that may be important to you. Repeating them at key moments during the day, you will also help reinforce the ideas behind your affirmations. Looking at them deeply, you will see that they can accomplish things that you wouldn't have even dreamed possible. Affirmations for success can be some of the most versatile tools in your self-improvement toolbox.

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Talk Back - Strengthen Your Spiritual Power

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. ~ Confucius

How do you respond when someone tells you something you know is not true? Don't you talk back? "Now, wait a minute; that is not right! Let me tell you..."

Or when a friend says something you disagree with, aren't you quick to voice your viewpoint?

Perhaps a conversation turns heated. Aren't you quick to talk back, defending your point of view?

And, of course when we were teens, we back-talked to our parents and those in authority, expressing our personal opinions as absolute fact!

So, why don't you talk back to yourself?

Your spiritual power is as strong and limitless as your Father, God's. All you have to do is agree with His Words to reap His results. That's what faith is all about.

God declared that we are made in His image after His likeness, and [we] have dominion (Gen. 1:26). The Bible teaches that faith comes by hearing - so what are you listening to? What are you telling yourself... that you shouldn't be? Listen to yourself.

Imagine these scenarios.

Your bills talk to you, telling you that you don't have enough. Sometimes they even scream. Talk back! My God supplies all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.  My cup runs over! I have all sufficiency in all things. (Phil. 4:19); Ps. 23:8; 2 Cor. 9:8)
 Your body is telling you where it hurts and you want to tell everyone how you feel. Talk back to yourself instead. God restores my health and heals me. By Jesus' stripes I was [already] healed (Jer. 30:17; 2 Peter 2:24).
 You're in the midst of a mess, and don't know what to do. Instead of listening to the merry-go-round of negative self-talk, talk back! Tell yourself, Jesus is made unto me wisdom... God gives me wisdom. I hear His voice. (I Cor. 1:30; Prov. 2:6; John 10:27).
 You're exhausted, but you still have a full To Do list. Don't listen to the litany in your head that's telling you, "I'm so tired. I just don't think I can do this." Instead, talk back! Claim Phil. 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
 Do you tell yourself, "I can't remember anything anymore"? Talk back! "I have the mind of Christ. My mind is full of life and peace. (Phil. 2:5; Rom. 8:6).
 You are doing stuff around the house and your spouse is watching TV/reading/having fun. Your brain short-circuits. "I worked all day! Surely he/she could pitch in. Why do I have to do everything?" Of course, you know - honestly - that you don't do EVERYTHING, but a pity party is a pity party. Talk back!. I will not be fretful or resentful. I am rooted and grounded in Love. (I Cor. 13:4-8; Eph. 3:17)
 Your kids (or grandkids) are sassy and full of attitude. Talk back! Affirm (to yourself) on their behalf: My kids are filled with peace. They are taught of the Lord. (Is. 54:3)

God told us to call those things that be not as though they were (Rom. 4:17). In other words, talk back to your situations. He told us to cast down imaginations (2 Cor. 10:5). Talk back. Tell them how you want them to be! Use your internal voice to change your external circumstances.

I know this isn't something that is taught very much, but what do you think those verses are in the Bible for? Did God put them there just to make us wonder? Or maybe He really wasn't telling us the Truth when He said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." (John 6:63)

The Bible says to renew your mind (Rom. 12:2). This is how it's done. Spoon-feed your faith by talking back to all those negative "I can't, I don't, I will never" thoughts. Replace them with His promises of health, wholeness, plenty, peace and blessing. Talk back!

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The Power Of Affirmations And Your Subconscious Mind

The power of affirmations has long been promoted by all the self-help gurus and masterminds the world over.

But what are affirmations, and how do they work?

Affirmations are simply statements that we say we say to our self that are either positive or negative in nature. We use affirmations every day. These affirmations basically come in the form of our self-talk or inner dialogue that constantly goes around in our heads.

To get a better grasp of how affirmations actually work and the theory behind them, it's important first to have a good understanding of how our mind works.

The Workings Of The Mind

When we come into this world, our brain is like one huge sponge soaking up all the information that it is fed. The source of this information comes from all the experiences and situations we encounter has we grow up towards adulthood.

Our parents, family, friends, teachers and colleagues generally shape our life experiences in the early years.

All this information that is being fed to us is channeled through what we call our conscious mind into our subconscious or unconscious mind.

The Subconscious- The Mind's Hard Drive.

Our subconscious is by far the most powerful part of our mind.

If you think of our mind as a computer then your subconscious is the hard drive of that computer. It's the part of your mind that stores every experience, situation, feeling and emotion, both positive and negative that we've encountered throughout our lives.

You have to admit that's a fair bit of information.

Now, one of the main benefits of all this stored information within our subconscious mind is to help keep us safe from any danger. A good example of this is when you were young, your curiosity led to you to check out your surroundings which often tested the boundaries of safety.

Perhaps you can remember a time when you may have approached a hot stove and through your curiosity you touched a red hot cooking ring and suffered a very nasty burn.

When you experience a situation such as this, your subconscious mind will relate pain and being burnt to the extreme heat from a hot stove, and therefore pre-warn, or guard you when you ever come across a hot stove again.

Our subconscious does in fact employ this very same method with every situation in our lives. As I've already mentioned, it's this part of our mind that stores all our experiences, situations, feelings and emotions.

All this information that we gather and store literally goes on to create our dominant habits, beliefs and behaviors, which in turn moulds and creates our life and destiny.

Your Life Is A Reflection Of Your Past Thoughts

Another very important thing to know is that your external environment is and always will be a reflection of your internal environment. Put another way, the life you're currently living is a mirror image of the thoughts and beliefs you hold deep in the recesses of your mind.

So can you see how important and powerful the mind is and in particular the subconscious mind?

Let me ask you a straight forward question.

Are you happy with how your life is at the moment?

If not, then it probably means you need to start reprogramming your mind.

Reprogramming Your Mind Through The Power Of Affirmations

You may think that it would really difficult to re-program your mind.

But in fact this can be done relatively easily and quickly

One of the most powerful and most effective ways of reprogramming the mind is through the power of affirmations.

I mentioned at the beginning of this article, affirmations are simply the positive and negative statements you say to yourself every day. These can come in the form

It is this self talk and inner dialogue that determines your consistent thoughts. What's more, it is those consistent thoughts that have brought you to where you are in your life today.

So by changing those consistent thoughts, the course of your life will automatically change.

Using affirmations is an extremely powerful technique to help you do this.

Before you use affirmations, you first have to become a persistent observer of your thoughts. When you notice yourself thinking self-defeating, negative thoughts you must change that thought to one that's positive in that very moment. Doing this immediately will neutralize the negative thought there and then and prevent it from taking hold and adding to the rest of the garbage you store within your subconscious.

The whole purpose of using affirmations is to convince your mind that what you're consistently affirming is the truth.

This may be difficult at first, but like everything, the more you do it the easier it becomes.

What is also vital is to add as much emotion as possible to your affirmations. Emotion is the driving force that powers your affirmations.

Your subconscious mind will not be able to turn your affirmations into reality unless you attach a high emotional energy to every statement. Your subconscious responds best when emotion is present.

So when you're saying your affirmations and it's worth noting, this can be done by reciting them out loud or in your head, get into the feeling that what you're saying is actually true. Visualize the scene; hear all the sounds, and create the feelings and emotions that what you desire is already yours.

Your mind holds the key to you achieving every desire possible. Once you take control of your mind, you will begin to take control of your life. Your destiny is before you. Create the life you've always dreamed of through the power of affirmations.

Affirmations help develop a positive attitude toward life, which is essential to becoming happier and more successful. A positive attitude is the key to achieving whatever you want. Discover the formula to manifest EVERYTHING you desire through the power of affirmations.

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Affirmations to Unleash Your Subconscious Power

"I hate cold calling" thinks the salesperson with a sinking feeling in his gut as he tries to book appointments for the day.

"I don't know why I bother. I'll never be good enough," thinks the young singer going to an audition.

"No matter how hard I try I just keep getting fatter."

It's almost heartbreaking to listen. We all have goals and dreams and ambitions. We all have a deep yearning to feel attractive and liked by other people.

The problem is most of our self talk reflects the opposite of what we really want.

Are you ready to take back the reins and regain control of your mind and your thoughts? Do you want to start moving toward the happiness, success and dreams you desire instead of away from them? You can when you teach your subconscious to work with you instead of against you.

You can get positive results quickly.

Just remember that energy follows thought. You always act and move in the direction of your dominant images and feelings. If your current mental pictures aren't taking you where you want to go, you can change them by using affirmations correctly.

An affirmation is a phrase you say to yourself over and over again in order to get into a desirable habit of self talk.

Imagine for a moment that you are a salesperson. Up until now, you've been telling yourself how much you hate cold calling. Since energy follows thought, you end up dreading the first hour of your day where you have to call on prospects. The rest of your day continues on a downward spiral.

You need to put the brakes on this pattern and get back to making sales again so you can pay your mortgage. You might try an affirmation like "I am a great salesperson. I believe in my products and I am proud to offer them."

To get the best results, follow these three guidelines when using your affirmations.

Use them when you are relaxed

Your mind is more open to suggestion when you are calm and free of stress.

Believe your affirmation

Your subconscious will reject a suggestion you don't believe in. That's why many people get the opposite of what they want. Choose a statement that is both empowering and believable and you will get far better results.

Follow up with action

Show your subconscious you mean business by taking immediate action toward your objective after doing affirmations.

Try using affirmations in this way for the next 30 days. You'll be astounded at how much more positive and effective you become.

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The Power Of Subconscious Mind: We Can Overcome Early Limiting Beliefs and Have What We Desire

Middle class families and the school systems still program children that you must get strong grades and those grades will determine your outcome in the real world. This is programming that hurts our kids, and that makes these children believe that success is not possible for them. We are still ignoring that wealth is being created by the strongest entrepreneurs, who almost always dropped out of high school. Bill Gates and Paul Allen are just a few of these names. They are both billionaires. Albert Einstein was one of the smartest men who ever lived. He did not do well in school. He received all C and C- grades. Did it really matter to him either? These are men that have given so much to our society. The power of their minds, beliefs, and actions were unstoppable. They created positive pictures in their mind, and did not let the negativity in society around them guide their outcomes. They took responsibility for their outcomes, and did not let outside factors negatively shape them. They would not let anything deter their dreams.

People subconscious minds' can be shaped early on before we really know the difference. If you watch the news, the negative stories and programming can happen daily. The news is a negative medium that can penetrate the human mind consistently and negatively. I am not sure why people still watch the news when you can catch the major days stories online in a few seconds. People have to realize that they can reshape their mind, or retrain themselves in a positive way. Many people just accept their current circumstances, instead of changing them. There are so many self-help gurus that can help you reshape your mind. People have to stop letting themselves be beat down by negative programming everyday. Your subconscious mind is your most valuable asset in improving your situation in life.

Wealthy people teach the next generation how to have a prosperity mindset and create abundance. The middle class teach their kids negativity and therefore they have a poverty mindset. Changes happen everyday in our lives. Your subconscious mind can also be reprogrammed. Your subconscious mind will allow you to become wealthy, by believing you can. I suggest if you have a poverty mindset and are in a tough financial or life situation, to look into these self-help teachers. Joe Vitale, Rhonda Byrne, Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield and Tony Robbins.

There are so many others I did not mention that can help you to think positively about your life. The power of your subconscious mind has led you to create your current circumstances and beliefs. You can change them, but you must believe you can.

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What Are You Saying and Why Are You Saying It? How To Put Power In Your Words

You're about to discover the real power of affirmations...

Affirmations work...all the time. Why do they sometimes seem like they're not working? Because most of us don't understand the dynamics. There's nothing supernatural about them. Affirmations work according to natural law. When they are understood, like any natural process, they can be used simply and easily.

Here is the secret: You are continually affirming. Your life is a direct result of these continual affirmations. Check out what you're constantly saying to yourself. As you begin to listen to that conversation, you'll notice patterns. Those patterns, repeated over and over in word and practice, produce your life experiences. They are your beliefs. You respond to your surroundings and incoming data according to your beliefs. And I'm not just talking religious beliefs, although they play a major role. I'm also talking about what you believe about the world around you, the people in it, and most of all, about your own ability to cope with what you think you see. Years of feeling like the victim make everything--and everyone--appear to be the victimizer. Believing you're not smart keeps you from being smarter. Unlovable mindsets produced unlovable actions. And the world responds accordingly.

It may be cliche' but it remains true: Change your thinking, change your life. Begin by committing to the practice of listening to what you tell yourself over and over again:

1. What do you say to yourself as you begin your day? (This can set a positive or negative tone.)

2. What are you saying, throughout the day, about those you interact with? (Remember: feeling superior to others is a good sign of an inferiority complex.)

3. When you know you're telling yourself something that goes against your physical, emotional and spiritual health, how often do you rationalize and continue on in the same direction? (This could be the key you've been looking for. We often know a truth but talk ourselves out of it. Listen carefully to your "Oh, well...")

You have talked yourself into the world in which you currently reside. You can talk yourself out of it, if you are not happy with it. But chances are, it's comfortable, habitual, and easy, even if it hurts. Even what you've just read may go onto the trash heap--even if it seems to make sense to you.

So, begin the affirmation process by first listening to your own voice. Just listen. Don't try to force change. As you listen, change will occur on its own. As you become more aware of your script, the new awareness will begin to change the script... automatically. Then, you can add the new words, the new script.

Your work is cut out for you because habits of mind and body can be difficult to break. Now you know how to do it. And you're up for it, right?

You are on a wonderful path. Keep it strong, keep it bright, keep it positive. Join me at http://spiritfeast.blogspot.com/ for powerful articles, videos, links, and more. Spirituality at its best. Richard Kent Matthews - Executive Coach, Speaker, Minister, Counselor, Writer, Musician.

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