Affirmation

Affirmations are short sentences that we repeat to ourselves over and over again, both in our minds and speaking out loud. Through continuous repetition, you start to believe it, and you – and your life – start to adapt to the affirmation. Choose affirmations that have to do with yourself, your perception of yourself and your life – not affirmations that run completely counter to hard facts. As an example, when you feel you need to attract wealth, do not choose something like “I win the lottery, I am a millionaire” as affirmation, but rather something like “My life is full of riches. I am wealthy.” Of course, it is quite possible that one effect of this affirmation might be that you become more aware of the wealth you already have instead of amassing new piles of money :-).

Some basic rules for choosing affirmations:
Tell them in the present form as if they were already true.
Do not use negations, use positive wording. As a rule of thumb, avoid the word “not”.
Make your affirmations short. You have to memorize them, and repeat them, so choose one or two sentences, not more.

Affirmations are a basic tool of positive thinking and many self-help concepts. If you are interested in more details, I recommend books by Shakti Gawain, Dale Carnegie or Joseph Murphy.