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How to Use Affirmations Effectively

Remez Sasson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:11:25 +0000

Do you use affirmations, and do you use them effectively?

People use affirmations to inspire, motivate and energize themselves, and to keep their minds thinking positively. The process of repeating affirmations is similar to creative visualization, but words are used, instead of mental images.

Here are a few lines from a short post in the forum on how to use affirmations effectively:

How to Use Affirmations Effectively

“Affirmations can be very useful to counteract negative attitude, to motivate and inspire, to change your attitude toward situations, and consequently change and improve them.

In order to use affirmations effectively you need to:

1. Identify what attitude you wish to change, or where you need motivation.

2. Choose affirmations appropriate for the attitude or situation you wish to change.

3. Use the present tense in the affirmations.”

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What do you think about affirmations, do you use them, how do you use them, and do you get results? You are invited to add your comments here, at the blog and also join the discussion at:
www.successconsciousness.com/forums/thread-how-to-use-affirmations-effectively

Can Affirmations Lead to Pure Awareness?

Remez Sasson — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:00:46 +0000

A visitor to the website has asked:
“Could you tell me if there are any direct affirmations pertaining to pure awareness?”

Pure awareness is a state of inner peace and happiness, without, or almost without any thoughts. In this state one is fully aware and conscious, but at the same time free from the compulsion of thinking thoughts.

Since this is a state without thoughts and beyond the “ordinary” mind, and affirmations are mental in nature, they are not adequate tools to promote pure awareness.

To experience pure awareness and to live in this state, other means are required, such as concentration exercises and meditation, or in some cases, the help of a spiritual teacher, who himself/herself lives in this state of pure awareness.

When Affirmations Work and When They Don’t

Remez Sasson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:23:21 +0000

When a person repeats an affirmation, with which he is not in agreement, there is often a greater or smaller subconscious resistance, which defeats the affirmation. In cases of low self-esteem, difficult situations, failure or depression, the person’s mind is focused on his current situation, and finds it difficult, or almost impossible to think of a different, positive situation.

In such cases, which are quite common, while repeating a positive affirmation, a person says the words, but his mind is focused on his current negative situation. Furthermore, repeating the affirmations makes him more aware of his problems and the distance between his life situation and the words of his affirmation. Since the mind is focused on the problem, and not on the positive affirmation, this aggravates the situation.

This does not mean that affirmations do not work; on the contrary, this shows that they do work. The person focuses the mind on the problem, not on the solution, and keeps thinking on the problem or negative situation, repeating it like an affirmation, and therefore attracting more problems and a negative state of mind.

For people who are in a deeply negative mental situation, affirmations might not be the right thing. They need first other means to help themselves, such as psychological help or a method that would divert their mind form negative thoughts. They also need to gain more self-esteem and to strengthen their desire to help themselves.

For people who are naturally more positive, or when using affirmations in regard to a goal one is positive about, affirmations would more easily work, and they will also strengthen the desire and motivation to succeed.

In order to use affirmations you must have no doubts about your ability to achieve what you are affirming. If it were possible to see what is going in the mind of people who do and achieve things, we would see that they consciously or unconsciously tell themselves they are going to succeed. They use positive affirmations, often without knowing anything about affirmations.

Affirmations Word of Power

Detailed information, advice and instructions on how to use affirmations, as well as many inspiring and motivating affirmations, especially created for almost every situation, purpose and goal, and arranged according to subject.

Affirmations Words of Power

Affirmations, Tennis and Other Sports

Remez Sasson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:56:53 +0000

Someone has asked me how to use affirmations for winning tennis matches.

“I have a question about power of affirmations. I play tennis, and try to apply it while, and even before I start playing the game, telling myself that “I will win this match” repetitively.

I have a moderate success with that, but I lose many times than I expect. I know my opponent is not a better player than I am. I practice a lot too. What do you think I should do? What kind of affirmations I should have?

Please also advise on how to phrase my affirmation. Should I say, “I will win all my matches”, or should I say, “opponent, you are losing this game”? Which is better?”

Here is my reply:

You can use both visualization and affirmations. Before starting the game, find a place where you can be alone for a few minutes, close your eyes, and visualize yourself playing tennis like a pro. Feel how good you are and that you are a winner. See yourself winning the game and feeling good and happy.

When starting the tennis match, and during the game, repeat one or more of the following
affirmations:

- I am winning this game.
- I am a great tennis player.
- It is so easy to win this game.
- I am giving my best in this game.
- I am playing tennis like a pro.
- I get all shots, anywhere on the tennis court.
- I am hitting back all balls and winning the game.

Doing so will help you play better and improve your chances of winning the game, but this doesn’t mean that you will always win, because your opponent might be in a better shape, play better, or use the same tactics of visualization and affirmations.

As to your other question, it is useless to phrase the affirmation in the words, “opponent – you are loosing this game”. These words will not help you, and most probably would not affect your opponent. You are not an hypnotist trying to hypnotize your opponent neither are you a magician. Better repeat affirmations that can affect you, your subconscious mind and your playing skills.

Visualization and affirmations are more and more used in sports nowadays, and what has been said about tennis, also applies to all other sports.

Detailed information and guidance on affirmations

Affirmations for Being More Creative and Open Minded

Remez Sasson — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:18:31 +0000

Here are a few affirmations on being more creative and willing to try new things and new approaches.

- My mind is open to creative ideas.

- I have always new ideas to do things in a new way.

- I can see every situation from various perspectives.

- The creative powers of the Universe are manifesting through me.

- It is always so easy and fun to do things in a better and different way.

- I have the courage to try new things.

- I have the courage to try new approaches.

- I am the creator of my life.

Find more affirmations on many topics, and full explanations on how to use them in the book Affirmations Words of Power.