Why Positive Affirmations Really Work

I’m very happy to be able to bring this guest blog post written by my friend and business partner, Laureen Falco:

I got introduced to using “positive affirmations” many years ago when I read Louise Hay’s book “Heal Your Life”.  This book has positive affirmations for healing.  I bought this book in the early 80’s, and I’ve read it many times since.  I truly believe that we can totally change our outlook on life, by affirming ourselves.  I listened to meditation tapes and I also wrote out affirmations.

I grew up with a very traumatic family situation, and I had a lot of pain.  In order to “survive”, I had to shut down a lot of my feelings, and carry a large burden of pain and anger inside.  By listening to positive affirmation audios, and reading positive literature, I began to realize that by changing our thoughts, we can change our reality. I realized that I had no control over situations that happened with my family as a child, but as an adult, I realized that I had control over my “thoughts.”

There are a lot of spiritual philosophy’s that believe that we are 100% responsible for everything that happens in our life. It took me years to realize that this was true. I had the opportunity work with both a licensed counselor and a Unity – Course in Miracles teacher.  I took a “six month program” with these teachers, in which we delved into every single area of our lives – whether it was family, health, prosperity, integrity, etc.  This was a very intense program, in which we explored every area of lives where we were feeling both pain and limitations.  One of the homework assignments was to write out hundreds of positive affirmations.  We wrote out affirmations in three tenses – “I am”, “you are”, and third person “(name) is.”

At first, I thought – what?  I can’t write out a couple of hundred positive affirmations each week.  I complained that my hand hurt from writing!  But, deep down, I knew that they were trying to get me to “retrain” my thoughts.  If I spent years in a negative family environment, or negative work environment, it was going to take years for me to reprogram these thoughts.  Using positive affirmations gave me the confidence to believe that I really did deserve a great life.  The other thing that became apparent was that I had the power (finally) to create my own reality.  I could create anything I want, and I was putting the power back into my own hands.  No longer, was I feeling a victim of circumstances, or anger with my higher power.

By using positive affirmations, I began to feel powerful.  I began to feel for the first time in my life, that I was in the driver’s seat of my own life.  It was a freedom that I hadn’t felt in my life!

I’ve kept up the practice of writing, speaking and listening to positive affirmations for years.  I find that this method works for me.  Louise Hay promotes looking into a mirror and saying the affirmations to yourself.  When you think about it, who else is going to love yourself as much as you do?  Who else is going to tell you that you deserve love, great health, or prosperity?  Yes, it’s you!

I had the opportunity to work with the talented Claus D. Jensen in creating a positive affirmation audio.  We talked about the subjects of self-esteem, health, love and prosperity.  I meditated on it, and came to the decision that our first audio would be on “prosperity.”  In the current financial conditions (I live in Houston, TX), people are going through financial difficulties.  People are getting laid off from their jobs and with the current situation with the Gulf Oil Spill, local businesses are suffering greatly.

Claus and I have never met, or even talked together on Skype.  We literally put this prosperity affirmations audio entitled “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” via Internet!  In order to prepare for this audio, I read and re-read a lot of my prosperity books by the greatest teachers.  I picked out the most powerful affirmations that I loved, and ones that I thought that listeners would find powerful too.

I recorded my voice track at the famous “Sugar Hill Studios” in Houston, TX.  I recorded my voice in the same studio that Janis Joplin, Destiny’s Child, and many other great musicians recorded in.  There was an excitement for me – just being there!  In fact, the sound engineers didn’t know what an affirmations audio was, and I had to explain it to them.  They really enjoyed listening to the tracks and editing everything.

Then, I sent the audio track to Claus, and he loved it!  Then, he proceeded to write the most beautiful music and produce the final audio.  So, creatively, we both inspired each other.  Then, because Claus was so moved by “The Prosperity Prayer” by Lynn Robinson, he created a beautiful video and bonus track for our audio.  It was like the creativity was pouring out of Claus – and from my perspective, it was a beautiful process to be involved with.

So, we are both so happy with the final “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” audio.  As soon as we completed the audio, I had an opportunity to talk with the “Law of Attraction” guru Dr. Joe Vitale last March.  We know each other from my attendance at various workshops in Texas. Joe and he came up to me and gave me a big hug.  I told him that I was reading one of his books, and I had something I think he might be interested in.

He asked me, “Well, can I see it?”  I said of course.  I went to my purse, and pulled out a CD of our “Everyday Prosperity Affirmations” audio, and explained that I worked with Claus, and what a beautiful and effective audio this was.  He looked down at the CD for a moment, and then looked up at me, and said that he wanted to promote our audio on one of his “Clearing to Attract Money” calls.  I was confused for a minute, thinking he was going to help us find people would help us sell the audio.  He said that he wanted his audience to purchase the audio.  I literally had to stand in my shoes, and say “thank you”.  I told him that he was very generous and how much we appreciated it.

He said that he wanted to promote this audio, because Claus always writes the most positive comments on his blog!  So, I had Joe record a video just for Claus – saying just that.  Again, Joe has never met Claus, or talked with him, or even chatted with him Online at that point.  Amazing!

So, here is an example of how being positive, affirming others can benefit yourself.

Joe is now selling those “Clearing to Attract Money” audios – which includes promoting our audio on one of the recorded teleseminars.  I feel so grateful!!

So, now you know the whole story of how immersing yourself with prosperity affirmations can bring prosperity into your life.  So, what inspired action are you going to do today?

Ressources:
Download F.R.E.E. Prosperity Affirmations Ebook
Laureen Falcos F.R.E.E. report: “History & Benefits of Soy Wax”

Also read:
Powerful Affirmations
Affirmations for Reprogramming Your Mind

Powerful Affirmations

In this blogpost I just want to share with you a video I have created with powerful affirmations and relaxing music.

Enjoy!

You can download free Powerful Affirmations Audio at:
www.powerful-affirmations.com

Thank You!

Related post: The Prosperity Prayer Video

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The Prosperity Prayer

The Prosperity Prayer is written by Lynn Robinson and the audio from this video is a part of the audio Everyday Prosperity Affirmations created by Laureen Falco and me. It is to be launched soon.

I have created the Video using iMovie ’09. The audio is produced using Logic Pro.

I hope you will enjoy the video!

Also read: Powerful Affirmations – Video

Change is good!

- Or is it?

Researcher and psychologists say that 96% – 98% of all of our actions are controlled by our habits! Conscious as well as unconscious habits. From the restaurant visits, clothing style, ways to react in different situations, etc.

It can be both good and less good.

If you have a lot of constructive habits all is good, but the truth is that a lot of people have acquired limiting beliefs, such as.

• “I’m not good enough”
• “If I show who I really am others won’t like me”
• “I may not show my feelings to others”

Beliefs, we have been taught our childhood by parents, teachers etc.

If we try to change, there is a mechanism inside of us that will make us feel insecure and uncomfortable, and we often fall back to what is familiar and comfortable. No matter if, seen from the outside, it is deeply inappropriate.

Someone says we are afraid of failure, others argue that we often even have fear of success, but perhaps the truth is that we are afraid of the change in itself. And therefore we choose the good old, familiar patterns. We stay in our comfortzone.

So have patience and be forgiving with yourself if you are working to create change in your life! You can also choose to use powerful, positive affirmations to reprogram your mind, so that you can create some new habits of thought and action.

Thank you.

PS: You can download a free powerful affirmations audio here:
www.powerful-affirmations.com

Is good enough good enough?

These days I’m working on a new Prosperity Affirmations Audio with a friend of mine, Laureen Falco.

It has been an amazing creative process.

I love working with professional people, and Laureen is one!

As a part of the process I’m working on a video to put on YouTube. I have made several versions and sent them to Laureen, and she has given feed back and then I adjust the video.

Two days ago I thought that now I had made the final version. But Laureen had three things that needed to be adjusted. I shortly had the thought: “Is it really necessary to edit it again? Isn’t it good enough?”

But as soon as I “heard” myself thinking the words “good enough” I knew that I had to edit it again!!

Because I don’t believe in “good enough is good enough”! To me good enough is NOT good enough!! I have learned that from years of work in the recording studio. Every time we said that something was good enough, we knew that it was time to take a break. Maybe one hour, maybe one day, and then come back.

I believe you should always go for “perfect”, or at least as good as possible. Of course for some people, who never finish anything because they are too perfectionistic, the good enough is good enough would work, but not to me!

Remember, every time you deliver something or publish something, it’s a visiting card. And the best recommendation you can get is doing your absolute best, always!!

Don’t bother that there are people that might think they could do it better that you, there certainly are such people.. But if you always go for the sublime, you will have the chance to improve your skills.

Here is the Prosperity Prayer video:

Thank you!

Powerful Affirmations.

Post 28 in Connie Ragen’s 30 Days Blog Challenge.

In my blog post My Portable Empire I write about how I used affirmations as a part of my recovering from a serious stress attack.

During this process I had an inspirational idea to create a series of Powerful Affirmations audios. Audios with positive powerful affirmations including specially designed music and sounds to speed up the process of reprogramming your mind. Also I did research on brain science, and included binaural beats and technical effects to activate centres in the brain for optimal results.

How to create powerful affirmations?

Here are some guidelines to the creation of effective, powerful affirmations.

1. Start with the words I am. These words are very powerful, and the subconscious mind will interpret an affirmation starting with I am as a command.
2. Use the present tense. A powerful affirmation should describe what you want as if you already have it.
3. State the affirmations in the positive. Affirm what you want, and not what you don’t want. Our unconscious mind do not understand the word no or not. If you say: “ I no longer have sleepless nights”, your mind will hear: “I have sleepless nights”!
4. Keep it brief. A powerful affirmation should be brief and precise, so that it’s easy to remember.
5. Make it specific. It is more powerful to add details to the affirmations. “I am enjoying driving my new black Mercedes Benz CLS 63 AMG” instead of: “I’m driving in my new car”.
6. Include an -ing word. An active action verb adds power to the affirmations by creating an image of doing it right now.
7. Include dynamic emotion or feeling word. These words should indicate your mood if you already had achieved what you are affirming. Examples: Enjoying, happily, lovingly etc.
8. Make the powerful affirmations for yourself. Make the affirmations describe your own behaviour or situation, not others.
9. Add this or something better. In my powerful affirmations audios I add this affirmation as the last one: “This or something even better is real for me now!” By doing that you avoid limiting yourself and your mind to “just” achieve what you affirm. (Something better might be waiting for you!)

Remember, powerful affirmations will mostly not work without taking action. More about that in posts to follow!

The guideline list is inspired by Jack Canfield.

Thank you!

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Affirmations for reprogramming your mind

Post 27 in Connie Ragens 30 Days Blog Challenge.

If you want changes in your life you will need to get out of your comfort zone, by thinking and acting in new ways. We humans are habitual, so in the beginning it will take some persistance and determination. Not until your brain, by repetition after repetition has created new neurological pathways, you have got yourself a new habit that feels natural and comfortable.

Affirmations for streching your comfort zone

One way of challenging your comfort zone is by using affirmations. Your way of acting and thinking is controled by your conscious as well as unconscious beliefs. Often a lot of these beliefs are limiting! You can use affirmations for reprogramming these beliefs.

What is an affirmation?

An affirmations is a statement that describes a goal in its already completed state such as: “I am happy right here right now”. For the affirmations to work, it is important to state it in the positive, so that the affirmations is for what you want, and not what you don’t want. If you say: “I am no longer sad” your mind will hear: “I am sad”. So the affirmation for a joyful life could be: “I now live a life full of joy and happiness”.

Affirmations for yourself.

Make the affirmations for yourself. “My husband is now kind to me” is not as powerful as: “I now live in a loving marriage”.

When you start bombarding your subconscious mind with affirmations and thereby new images and thoughts like a big bank account, a trim body, a perfect relationship etc. your chances for making changes in your life will increase. When your focus shifts, new doors and opportunities will appear, and your job is then to act on these!

You can download a free Powerful Affirmations Audio from this link:
Free Powerful Affirmations Audio

Law of Attraction in Action…

This is my blogpost for day 3 in Connie Ragen’s 30 days blog challenge.

When I created my site, Powerful-Affirmations.com I did a Google picture search to find pictures for my header. I found a very beautiful picture with the word Success written in sand at the beach. I just had to use that picture!

Success

I wanted to find out who had made it, but didn’t really know how to.. So, I downloaded it and put it in the header of my site.

This week I recieved a comment on my blog from Suzie Cheel from the Gold Cost in Australia. She told me, that it was her photo! She had joined Connie Ragen’s 30 days blog challenge, exactly as I had, and she saw my name and clicked my link to my Powerful Affirmations site!

I apologized for using her photo without permission, but she has now given me the permission to use it. Thank you Suzie Cheel.

I love it when I have these kind of experiences!

I entcourage you to visit Suzie Cheels site:
whatamigratefulfortoday.com

There are lot’s of beautiful pictures!

Thank you!

What is your RAS set for?

I’m not into whoo-whoo and hairy fairy stuff!!

I like facts!

And a huge part of creating changes in your life and to get from where you are to where you want to be, is pure science! And a lot of this science is related to brain science!

The RAS, Reticular Activating System, is a function in our brain you might call the “Search Engine” of the brain!

Let me share two stories to illustrate how it works.

My first car ever was a Daihatsu Charade. When I bought it, I had never heard of Daihatsu before, neither had I ever seen this model! I thought it would be cool to be the only one driving around in a Charade! From the very day I bought it, I began to see Daihatsu Charades everywhere!! Like someone had thrown hundreds of thousands of them down from the sky!

When my wife was pregnant with our daughter, I realized, that almost every single woman I saw was pregnant, too! I thought: Wow, this is a serious baby boom!! I had never seen so many pregnant women in my life before. When our daughter was born, all the pregnant women dissappeared, and suddenly every woman I saw was driving around with a baby carriage! Just like us!

Now how come?

If you see the RAS as the search engine of the brain, you should see your thoughts and inner pictures as the text you write in the Search Engine Field. The function of RAS is to filter all the impressions from the outside world, and just let in what you are focused on.
To make your inner world harmonize with the outher world!

Now, this is interesting. Take a look at your life! It is the search engine result from what you have put in the search field! Perhaps a bit scary!!??

One thing is cars and baby carriages. More important: If you have beliefs like: “I never succeed in anything”, “I can never afford this”, “I’ll never find the love of my life” etc., then your RAS will affirm this for you in your life!

The good news is, that if you don’t like what you see, you can change what you are searching for! By changing habits of thought and action!

A powerful way of doing this is reprogramming your conscious and unconscious mind using Powerful Affirmations. If you use Powerful Affirmations, and you add visualization and the feeling of how it would be if it was already true for you, you have started the process of making changes in your inner world, and as a result of this, your outher world will change, too!

Your RAS will start to show you new “search engine” results!!

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview
of life’s coming attractions.”
- Albert Einstein.

Reprogramming your subconscious mind In 30 Days!

To reprogram your subconscious mind with powerful affirmations, you must listen to the affirmations at least once a day for at least 30 days!

Why 30 days?

We humans are habitual, and science claim that 96-98% of all we think and do is out of habit! If you want to make changes in your life, you must develope new habits. And to create new habits, your brain has to create new neurological pathways. and to do so you must repeat a new way of acting or thinking in a certain amount of time before the pathway is created, and it feels natural to do or think in the new way.

Through teacher Jack Canfield, I heard about a very interesting research done by neuro- scientists that work in NASA. The research showed that if you want to do a belief change or some kind of paradigm shift you have to do the process like visualization or repeting affirmations every single day for 30 days without one day missed!

It takes 30 days to reprogram your subconscious mind!

In the research they made astronauts wear some glasses with special lenses that made the world appear upside down. What they found was that 25 – 30 days into the experiment every single astronaut, even if they had these lenses on 24 hours a day, in their brains created new neural pathways so that they were now able to see the world right side up! Even if the image still came in through the eye upside down!

In a subsequent experiment they had half of the astronauts take off the glasses on day 15, keep them off for 24 hours, and put them on on day 16. It took another 25-30 days before their brains created those new neurological pathways!

This means you can’t skip a day!!

The same with changing a belief system or habit of action.

So be persistant when listening to your powerful affirmations!

Thank you!

PS: You can get a free Powerful Affirmations Audio by visiting:
powerful-affirmations.com