How to Affirm Yourself - a podcast by Jessica Sun

A quick rundown on how to craft affirmations that work, and when it’s best to use them. Thoughts have a measurable impact on our brains and bodies, so let’s use it to our benefit. 

Quotes to remember: 

“A thought isn’t just some kind of imaginary idea; it literally has a physical presence in our brains and in our bodies.” 

“Just because there’s no clear scientific reason why it works doesn’t mean you can’t use it to your benefit.” 

Takeaways:

• Self-affirmation has immediate results in the moment
• The mind defaults to the negative because it is looking for threats
• Thoughts become things
• The subconscious mind follows different rules than the conscious mind, and interprets things symbolically
• Affirmations don’t need to be complicated
• Affirmations, like mantras, gain power over time and use
• It’s not so much the words themselves that work--it is the images that the words create
• Affirmation produces a subtle shift in the body

What you’ll learn:

• How to craft a good affirmation that works
• The major way that people go wrong in creating an affirmation
• When to use self-affirmation

THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Find 2 affirmations that resonate with you. Take 1 minute (time it!) and repeat these affirmations to yourself. 

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