7 key elements for successful claims

Positive affirmations are a wonderful tool for making changes in any area of ​​our lives. Affirmations work, but if you’re new to affirmations, you may not know where to start.

Here’s a quick guide to seven key elements that you can use to build good affirmations:

1. Style. There are different types of affirmations: “I am healthy”; “My aspiration is to be healthy”; “I intend to be healthy.” Different styles may make more sense than others depending on how close you think you are to achieving what you say: for example, if you feel like you are a long way from being rich, “My aspiration is to be rich” may work better than “I am rich.” , which is much more daring.

2. Positive. Make sure to express your affirmations in a positive way. If you don’t know how to find a positive way to express what you want, look for the opposite of what you don’t want: for example, if you don’t want back pain, say “My back is perfectly healthy and fully supports my body.”

3. Present. Express your affirmations in the present tense: “I have perfect vision.” If you use “will”, as in “I will enjoy total peace”, the peace you seek will remain in the future and out of your reach.

4. Meaningful words. Use words that mean something to you and are charged with emotion: feel the difference between “I am healthy” and “I am in incredibly good health.” Choose words that are uplifting to you. If you are bilingual, choose the language in which the statement “touches” you the most.

5. Belief. How much do you have to believe in your affirmations for them to come true? Just 51% is enough to flip it on the positive side. It is also easier to believe your affirmations if you choose words that appeal to you and that create a positive feeling in you.

6. Repetition. Repeat your affirmations several times a day. It works well for me to read them in the morning when I wake up, before I go to sleep, and in any spare moments that I may have during the day, such as when I wait in line. You can write your affirmations on a piece of paper so that you can read them anywhere.

7. Let go. While making affirmations because you want to create something in your life, the best attitude you can have is one of detachment from the actual results: once you have read your affirmation, let it go, rather than maintaining a feeling of “need”. which manifests the claim.

Play with different combinations of style, words, and repetition to find out what works best for you; it is very important that you adapt your affirmations to your preferences.

The “secret” to the rapid manifestation of what your claims claim is to repeat them as if what you claim has already come true. It is much more powerful to say an affirmation and feel that you have achieved what you say than to say it from a feeling of lack.

Learn more about building successful claims in Jennifer Shepherd’s e-book review Why Most Claims Fail: The Definitive Guide to Claims.