Episode 115 - Say 30 Positive Things About Yourself to Yourself Every Day
Saying positive affirmations about yourself is powerful. 3000 years ago King Solomon noted that as a man thinks, he becomes. How often do you affirm the best in yourself? I recommend to all business people, say 30 positive things about yourself to yourself everyday. You want to say things that reflect your deep inner truth. Most will start with “I am.” On my list I have: “I am a child of God. I am a good father. I am a doer. I am optimistic and enthusiastic. I am lucky. I am a risk taker so that I gain security. I am an internationally known motivational speaker.”
All that sounds very straight-forward, but I’ll tell you, it took me 3 months to make the list. When I first wrote down those things I didn’t totally believe them.
The acid test is this. Read your list every morning while standing in front of a mirror. The hard part will be not flinching. You see, there are 6 billion people on Earth and you have the ability to lie to every one except one. Who’s that? Yourself!
I want you to write out a list of 30 positive things about yourself that express the real you – both the way you are now and what you believe you are capable of becoming — and then every morning stand in front of a mirror and say those things to yourself. It’s an emotionally healthy and powerful way to affirm your personal truth that your business life may have buried deep under the layers. Bring it back up. Live it!
Copyright 2000 by Doug Smart. All rights reserved.
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