{"id":345,"date":"2014-03-01T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.practicesolutionsinc.net\/?p=345"},"modified":"2014-03-01T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-01T09:00:42","slug":"the-power-of-affirmations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicesolutionsinc.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/the-power-of-affirmations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Affirmations!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Affirmations are powerful!\u00a0 They can either set us up to succeed or to fail.\u00a0 Yet very few of us consistently practice positive affirmations.\u00a0 The dictionary defines affirmation as:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed<\/li>\n<li>The assertion that something exists or is true<\/li>\n<li>Something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is declared to be true.<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This month is dedicated to learning how to practice daily positive affirmations to drive our future happiness and success!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Affirmations are like planting seeds in the ground. It takes time to go from a seed to a mature plant.\u00a0 It takes consistency and time from the first declaration to the final demonstration.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t just say something positive once and expect it to appear.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qR3rK0kZFkg\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here are five steps to help you succeed at practicing daily positive affirmations and live a life you choose!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step One &#8211; Just get over yourself!\u00a0 We are so afraid we may look silly or weird if we say positive things out loud to our self.\u00a0\u00a0 So what if someone hears us.\u00a0 We are all weird.\u00a0 LOL, for me it is normal to talk to myself&#8230;as I often work alone.\u00a0 The key is making sure that the conversations are always positive.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step Two &#8211; Start your day by defining how you want to feel or be today.\u00a0 Choose words or a phrase to describe that feeling or state of being.\u00a0 It could be words like happy, successful, healthy or awesome!\u00a0 When I am about ready to present I think of how I want to be with my audience.\u00a0 I practice words like connecting, loving, authentic and present.\u00a0 Stand in front of a mirror and make eye contact with yourself. Okay, I know this seems a little weird&#8230;but it&#8217;s a good weird!\u00a0 It is important to say it loud as if it already exists.\u00a0 I am&#8230;\u00a0 It must be I am not I want.\u00a0 It is more powerful when said out loud and your mind believes it already exists because you stated I am.\u00a0 For example, I am happy, I am awesome, I am going to make positive things happen today, I love my life, I love what I get to do, I am going to make good decisions today,\u00a0 I like how I look today, I am going to rock it today, I am going to have an awesome day!\u00a0 You can say as many things as you want.\u00a0 There is no limit to positive self-talk!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step Three &#8211; Say it with conviction and attitude!\u00a0 Just like little Jessica in the video above.\u00a0 Think about the level of happiness and success you want to attract. The more energy and emotion you put into it the more you attract!\u00a0 It&#8217;s the Law of Attraction in action.\u00a0 Like seeks like based on the frequency of energy emitted!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step Four &#8211; Replay the same message over and over throughout your day.\u00a0 Ask yourself; do my words and actions support those feelings or state of being.\u00a0 Reset if necessary to align your words, actions and state of being.\u00a0 Replaying and resetting will enable you to overcome the negative noise distractions from the world and instead focus on what you want.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Step Five &#8211; End your day by saying out loud how you felt or state of being for the day.\u00a0 I was happy today.\u00a0 I was awesome today!\u00a0 I made a difference today!\u00a0 I made others smile today.\u00a0 I helped someone today!\u00a0 I changed someone&#8217;s life today by giving them a new smile!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Contact Judy Kay today if you would like to learn more about how she can help you become a better leader, get your team to work together better and create an office culture you can&#8217;t wait to go to every day.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affirmations are powerful!\u00a0 They can either set us up to succeed or to fail.\u00a0 Yet very few of us consistently practice positive affirmations.\u00a0 The dictionary defines affirmation as:\u00a0 The act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed The assertion that something exists or is true Something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,17,18,19,22,23,24,25,27,30,33,34,36,37,38,39,40,43,44,46,49,50,51,53,1,55],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Power of Affirmations! 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