Many people program themselves daily with negative thoughts without realising it. They may think “ I am stupid”, “I always get things wrong”, “ I’m such a klutz”, “people always let me down”, “I’ll never lose weight”, “I’m in so much debt I’ll never pay it off”. By constantly telling yourself these negative affirmations you strengthen your belief that these Bad things will happen and you’ll find they happen more often.

You need to break out of the habit of putting yourself down and start affirming in your subconscious what you actually want to happen in your reality. For example if you want to lose weight, keep in your mind all day long “ I am losing weight” or “ I am making healthy choices”. If you are worried that you are getting things wrong at work, affirm “ I am capable and good at my job”. If you constantly worry that you are to stressed, affirm “ I am calm and centred, I can handle anything”.

Positive affirmations are based in the present tense, “ I am”, “ I can”, “ I”. To help keep your affirmation in your thoughts all day you can use a variety of techniques… Start your day by repeating your affirmation 3 times, write your affirmation down on some cards and stick them all over your house/desk/car, repeat them as you watch TV/in the loo/in the bath/ walking to work/ exercising, record your affirmation on a tape and play it as you fall asleep, or in the car or as you do the housework.

You’ll be amazed how quickly you feel better about yourself and your situation, and you will have a more positive outlook as a result. You will find that the people and situations around you start to echo your new found positivity.

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