This week we will be reviewing an article on creating your own affirmations. I prefer to focus on affirmations and other positive statements more than resolutions. Making yearly resolutions has never really worked for me. So, enjoy the review of this article. I hope that you will discover some new and powerful affirmations that you can put to use throughout the year~

Have a creative week!!

Whether you are preparing for a final interview, first performance, first gallery hanging or starting a regular day, affirmations can really be helpful. Usually people practice saying affirmations out loud. It’s very helpful to express your affirmations by verbalizing them, listening to them and watching yourself as you speak them in front of a mirror. Each time that you express them, you give yourself more time to absorb what they say about you.

However before you can verbalize your affirmations, you have to create them. You can find them in books, ask for some ideas from your friends, create them yourself or use a combination of techniques to write them.

FIRST: Start your affirmations with the phrase “I am________.” The idea is to keep your focus in the present and to keep them positive. When you use the phrase” I am__” you are starting the process of acting as if the affirmation is already part of your life…

(Continuing to Part 2 on Wednesday)

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