It is very amusing to me upon meeting new prospective clients or people in general at social events, when topics such as the power of transformation, self improvement or just plain positive mind-setting enter into the conversation, how few people actually fully understand what an affirmation is. I did not know that affirmations were not commonly known, so with that being said

Quite simply, an affirmation is a positive thought or statement in which you repeat to yourself and implant in your inner consciousness as a source of inspiration for your present and future actions. Once entrenched in your subconscious mind, it guides your thoughts and actions in a cherished direction. You can use the power of affirmations to overcome certain undesirable traits and negative and habitual thought patterns in your mind or deal with some weakness in your personality affirmatively.

Why Use Affirmations?

Using positive affirmations, you can inculcate (drill into) your mind and body how to operate in an absolutely definite way. You can overcome the obstructions that stand in between you and the true person you are destined to be. You can send subtle thought forces into your consciousness and powerfully alter your thinking and behavior. Using positive affirmations, you can heal yourself and build a new self in astonishing ways. You can stay motivated and focused on your path to success. You can truly transform your personality and make yourself more acceptable and at peace with yourself. You can overcome many problems in your life, problems that exist because of some inherent deficiency or debility with your attitude, behavior or thinking processes.

Positive affirmations may not get you every thing you want in your life, very few of us get everything we want, but they can help you establish an environment in which you have greater opportunities to shape your life and modify the course of your actions. They can help you overcome the feelings of frustration and vulnerability and make you feel confident, self reliant and responsible for your actions and thoughts. You can face the challenges of your life more confidently and with the conviction that you're not a mere puppet in the hands of some unknown providential destiny. You can virtually do anything that's humanly possible and within the field of your reality. You can substantially change the way you think and act and relate to yourself, with others and the world around you. Following are some suggestions on how to make your affirmations work for you and bring happiness, health, success and prosperity to your daily life.

1. Make your affirmations appropriate and specific to the issue, quandary or crisis at hand. Use words that are specific to the end result (fat-loss).

2. Begin your day with positive affirmations. Remember, recite and contemplate them before you go to bed, in the morning, throughout the day - just use them on as many instances as you can and definitely when you need them most - when there is a need to reinforce a desired behavior or state of mind or counter a problem or situation you are facing (fat-loss).

3. Use them frequently and consistently. Firmly plant your affirmations (deeply root them in you brain) so they become integrated with your consciousness and develop into part of your natural response to the intended issues. To achieve this, associate your affirmations consciously and persistently with the problem you want to resolve (fat-loss). Balance your negative thoughts and fears with positive affirmations so that your resolve to succeed is not dissipated.

4. Store your list of affirmations accessible. Whatever they are comprised of, (fat-loss) write them down on a paper, on your computer or in a journal and keep them readily available.

5. Make your affirmations straight and simple. Employ action words that invoke positive imagery and appeal to your mind and senses directly (fat-loss). Use tangible words that touch your senses, avoid vague and abstract words.

6. Use positive words only. Avoid negative expressions. Say, "I will achieve this state of mind, body or reality," (fat-loss) or I am or I have, instead of "I don't want to be like this or that or I don't want to do this or that."

7. Your affirmations must be personal and in first person. Feel the need for them strongly (fat-loss). Experience the sense of responsibility as you think of them.

8. Merge strong, powerful, potent and positive emotions with your affirmations. Feel the elation of achievement (fat-loss) and success as you repeat them to yourself.

9. Use affirmations that are reminiscent you, of your goals, objectives and the specific desired end result (fat-loss). 10. Operate as if your affirmations are already working and yielding positive results. Express your gratitude to the people and forces at work to ensure that your affirmations come true (fat-loss).

11. Attach the omniscient, positive energy of God or your Higher Self to your affirmations. Request the intervention of God to make your affirmations come true (fat-loss). Articulate gratitude each and every moment for the help you are receiving.

12. Affix the power of visualization to the strength and potency of your affirmations. Visualize how your affirmations can and will change your life, (fat-loss) your physique and your personality.

Give this application of affirmations serious consideration, put them into practice and they will work for you, I promise They do for me.

Good luck and God Bless!

"Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it."

-Col. Michael Friedsam