Thursday, January 14, 2021

Affirm & Visualize a Better Future

 

Are you ready to create a vision for a better future? Let’s envision great success and unprecedented joys in 2021!

If you’re wondering how to do this, read on!

In previous blogs, I’ve written about using affirmations and visualization to achieve your desired future, and both of these are powerful processes. But, did you know they are even more powerful when used together?

As a reminder, an affirmation is a positive statement that declares what you desire. Examples include: I appreciate my great health; I’m enjoying my beautiful beach home in the Outer Banks; and I’m gratefully celebrating the birth of my baby girl. 

Affirmations allow us to consciously choose thoughts that will deliver positive future results. These statements plant seeds and direct your subconscious mind to begin working toward achieving your goals.

Tips to make your affirmations more powerful:

  • Create affirmations using the present tense (Use “I am enjoying…” and not, “I am going to enjoy…”)
  • Affirm in the positive (Use, “I am enjoying great health,” not, “I don’t want to be sick.”)
  • Use images to strengthen your affirmations.

Using images (visualization) is also an easy and effective process. You can use guided visualizations to identify and fully imagine what you want or simply close your eyes and think about your goals and desires in minute detail.

Research has shown that using affirmations and visualization together makes them even more powerful. There are many ways you can combine these tools.

 

You can state your affirmation and at the same time visualize it coming to life. For example, if your affirmation is “I appreciate my work promotion,” you would envision how you would feel, who you would be working with, and what kind of work you would be doing. 

Another great way to combine affirmations with visualization is by creating a vision board. When you look at your vision board, your mind naturally starts to imagine the outcomes you desire. You can use a vision board workbook or kit to aid in this process.

My favorite is the Vision Board Workbook (https://bit.ly/2JpqOdi) which provides a tutorial on how to design a vision board, tools to make it easy for you to create one, and a worksheet to identify your deepest desires, which is a critical first step of creating a vision board. There is also a “Tools of the Trade” section with page after page of phrases, affirmations, and pictures you can cut out to design your own unique vision board.

Affirmations and visualization are both powerful processes to help you achieve your goals and desires. Combined, the two processes become super-charged! So what are you waiting for? Create affirmations, visualizations, and a vision board that outlines the future of your dreams!

This blog was written by Sedona Hutton, author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction blended with new age spirituality. 

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Recommended Reading & Tools:

 The Vision Board Workbook by Chris Clifford: https://bit.ly/2JpqOdi

 The Success Principles by Jack Canfield: https://amzn.to/39SgKSt

 Disclosure: The above links to recommended books are affiliate links. If you buy the book through these links, I receive a small commission on the sale. I’ve recommended these books because they’ve been meaningful to me personally and not because of the affiliate program. However, from a legal perspective, I need to identify these as affiliate links.

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