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e.</p><p id="b0dd">Being aware of this is important.</p><figure id="f652"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*2BzOBj4XruqEgS45-xQu1w.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mylifejournal?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">My Life Journal</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/quote?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="9840">The subconscious mind</h1><blockquote id="946f"><p><a href="https://thriveglobal.com/stories/subconscious-mind-how-to-unlock-and-use-its-power/">The subconscious mind </a>is the powerful secondary system that runs everything in your life. Learning how to stimulate the communication between the conscious and the subconscious minds is a powerful tool for manifesting success, happiness, and riches.</p></blockquote><p id="328f">The subconscious mind stores your beliefs, emotions, habits, your past experiences, your memories from childhood, and your skills. The things you saw as a child are in your subconscious, even if you don’t remember them. The things you heard are there.</p><p id="a8f7">Do you have a habit of going to sleep with the TV or radio on?</p><p id="1bf4">Everything that is said on the TV/radio while you sleep is stored in your subconscious mind. If you sleep with disempowering music on, your subconscious mind stores them. If you go to sleep listening to guided meditations or binaural beats that empower you, your subconscious mind stores it.</p><h1 id="3b54">When affirmations don't work</h1><p id="12ab">John is 27 years old and lives in his mom’s basement with no job. He plays video games most of the day. John comes across my article online. I say affirmations work, so he goes home and starts saying to himself “I am a billionaire” “I am a billionaire” “I am a billionaire”.</p><p id="0058">Days go by and John is still broke. Years go by, John is still living in his mother's basement.</p><p id="05a6">Now John is disappointed in affirmations and thinks it’s just a bunch of bs. If you ask me, why didn't John become a billionaire, I’ll say it’s simple — John is delusional.</p><p id="343a">There is no way one will go from having nothing to being a billionaire in a matter of days because they repeated some words. Unless you win the lottery, then in that case good for you.</p><h1 id="4d22">For your affirmations to work, these things must happen</h1><h2 id="3c24">Believe in the thoughts and words coming out of your mouth</h2><p id="5dd8">When I say <i>I am powerful,</i> I’m thinking power thoughts. I say it with a powerful intention. I feel powerful because I believe the words I am sayi

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ng. Believe in whatever it is you are manifesting.</p><h2 id="93ec">Your affirmation must be realistic</h2><p id="8cd9">Be realistic! If you are struggling financially, don't say I am rich and expect to be rich tomorrow. Instead, say “I have a great job that will help me be financially stable”.</p><p id="9859">That is more realistic and could happen tomorrow if you go out and look for that job.</p><h2 id="5f27">You must take action.</h2><p id="5ac8">Don’t be like John. John should have gone out and looked for a job. If I say I want to be a successful writer, I have to write and be consistent. Why? Because successful writers write often. You must back your affirmations with action.</p><h2 id="30fc">Your affirmations need to be in the present tense</h2><p id="bb9c">Use I am — I am a successful writer. <b>I am (insert whatever it is you want to manifest)</b>. Not “I will be a successful writer”. The mind will ask when? In three years? In twenty years? When? Be as specific as possible.</p><h2 id="e4e5">Be consistent with your affirmations</h2><p id="2cc7">Say your affirmations often. Affirmations don’t work right away. Remember, the purpose of an affirmation is to reprogram your subconscious mind, which takes time.</p><h2 id="edc2">Feel the emotion of the thing you are affirming</h2><p id="4601">When you say<i> I am happy</i>, feel happiness even if you feel like crap. Your affirmations need not be true, but you need to feel it as if what you want is already here. Say it with passion and enthusiasm.</p><p id="9366" type="7">If your conscious mind rejects what you are saying, your subconscious mind will reject it.</p><p id="70aa">Affirmations are a powerful tool you can use to manifest the life you want. They can also put you in a higher vibration to attract happiness, joy, and love into your life. The Law of attraction also plays a part.</p><p id="c632">The Law of Attraction states whatever you focus on, you attract into your life. Whatever you give your attention and energy to will manifest into your life.</p><p id="f12b">If you focus on the good and positive things in your life, you will attract more good and positive into your life. If you focus on scarcity and negativity, you attract more of those into your life. That is the power of affirmations.</p><p id="d88d">Now I want to hear from you. You are aware your thoughts create your reality. What are you going to do from now on? Are you going to watch the words you constantly say to yourself? The thoughts you allow in your mind?</p><p id="420c">Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.</p><p id="7fb7"><b><i>Join my <a href="https://kimberlyfosu.substack.com/">email list</a> for general life tips.</i></b></p></article></body>

What are Affirmations and Do They Even work?

The power of affirmations

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Affirmations are words we constantly say to ourselves and the thoughts we think to ourselves.

Examples of affirmations are “I am strong”, “I am smart”, “I am powerful” “The universe has my back” I am so stupid’’, “I feel like crap”, “Fuck my life”, “I can do anything”. Yes, you read that right.

Affirmations can be positive or negative. Whatever words we repeatedly say or think to ourselves is an affirmation and a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The person who is physically weak but is constantly saying and thinking they are strong will manifest realities where they show profound inner strength.

Affirmations — both positive or negative — reprogram the subconscious mind. They create and give empowering or disempowering messages to the brain.

The person who always says to themselves “I am stupid” sends a message to the subconscious mind that they are indeed stupid. They then go about their life manifesting situations that make them feel stupid.

Be careful of the things you say to yourself. Control your negative thoughts so they don't manifest into your reality.

So answering the question, yes and no. Affirmations work. And they don't.

Affirmations are a huge part of my life. I've had situations where I completely felt lost and scared. With affirmations, I have been able to get through the toughest times. I look back now and think, how did I get through that?

Affirmations got me through. Affirmations work for me because they calm my nerves. They calm my ego. When things are falling apart in my life instead of me saying “OMG this is so bad” “what am I going to do”, “fuck my life”, I say things like “Everything is ok” even when in reality I've wrecked my Lexus with no collision coverage and I’m freaking out.

I don't say or think negative things about myself and my life because I understand my words and my thoughts have power and create my reality.

Your life doesn't create your thoughts. Your thoughts create your life.

Being aware of this is important.

The subconscious mind

The subconscious mind is the powerful secondary system that runs everything in your life. Learning how to stimulate the communication between the conscious and the subconscious minds is a powerful tool for manifesting success, happiness, and riches.

The subconscious mind stores your beliefs, emotions, habits, your past experiences, your memories from childhood, and your skills. The things you saw as a child are in your subconscious, even if you don’t remember them. The things you heard are there.

Do you have a habit of going to sleep with the TV or radio on?

Everything that is said on the TV/radio while you sleep is stored in your subconscious mind. If you sleep with disempowering music on, your subconscious mind stores them. If you go to sleep listening to guided meditations or binaural beats that empower you, your subconscious mind stores it.

When affirmations don't work

John is 27 years old and lives in his mom’s basement with no job. He plays video games most of the day. John comes across my article online. I say affirmations work, so he goes home and starts saying to himself “I am a billionaire” “I am a billionaire” “I am a billionaire”.

Days go by and John is still broke. Years go by, John is still living in his mother's basement.

Now John is disappointed in affirmations and thinks it’s just a bunch of bs. If you ask me, why didn't John become a billionaire, I’ll say it’s simple — John is delusional.

There is no way one will go from having nothing to being a billionaire in a matter of days because they repeated some words. Unless you win the lottery, then in that case good for you.

For your affirmations to work, these things must happen

Believe in the thoughts and words coming out of your mouth

When I say I am powerful, I’m thinking power thoughts. I say it with a powerful intention. I feel powerful because I believe the words I am saying. Believe in whatever it is you are manifesting.

Your affirmation must be realistic

Be realistic! If you are struggling financially, don't say I am rich and expect to be rich tomorrow. Instead, say “I have a great job that will help me be financially stable”.

That is more realistic and could happen tomorrow if you go out and look for that job.

You must take action.

Don’t be like John. John should have gone out and looked for a job. If I say I want to be a successful writer, I have to write and be consistent. Why? Because successful writers write often. You must back your affirmations with action.

Your affirmations need to be in the present tense

Use I am — I am a successful writer. I am (insert whatever it is you want to manifest). Not “I will be a successful writer”. The mind will ask when? In three years? In twenty years? When? Be as specific as possible.

Be consistent with your affirmations

Say your affirmations often. Affirmations don’t work right away. Remember, the purpose of an affirmation is to reprogram your subconscious mind, which takes time.

Feel the emotion of the thing you are affirming

When you say I am happy, feel happiness even if you feel like crap. Your affirmations need not be true, but you need to feel it as if what you want is already here. Say it with passion and enthusiasm.

If your conscious mind rejects what you are saying, your subconscious mind will reject it.

Affirmations are a powerful tool you can use to manifest the life you want. They can also put you in a higher vibration to attract happiness, joy, and love into your life. The Law of attraction also plays a part.

The Law of Attraction states whatever you focus on, you attract into your life. Whatever you give your attention and energy to will manifest into your life.

If you focus on the good and positive things in your life, you will attract more good and positive into your life. If you focus on scarcity and negativity, you attract more of those into your life. That is the power of affirmations.

Now I want to hear from you. You are aware your thoughts create your reality. What are you going to do from now on? Are you going to watch the words you constantly say to yourself? The thoughts you allow in your mind?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

Join my email list for general life tips.