Using Positive Affirmations

Written By Colēgia

Finding ways to integrate happiness into your life is good as it can make your daily routine that much more enjoyable. Positive affirmations are an easy way to apply this sort of happiness in a fun and satisfying manner. Today we want to talk about these and how they help.

Increasing Confidence

One of the most common forms of positive affirmations are ones that specifically seek to improve your confidence. A great example of this would be telling yourself that you're capable. This is important because it gives you a nudge in the right direction to try new things by reminding yourself that you can do the things you want to. In our minds, we may build up some activities to be more difficult than they actually are such as doing a presentation. Rather than letting our anxieties get the better of us, we need to use our minds to empower us during these situations. Being honest with yourself about a situation is good because it can keep us level-headed and rational. A presentation can't hurt us and looking at it as an opportunity to improve our public speaking skills can shift our mindset in a manner that is constructive.

“One of the most common forms of positive affirmations are ones that specifically seek to improve your confidence.”

Managing Stress

Experiencing stress can be difficult but through the use of positive affirmations, we can mitigate those unwanted feelings. A great affirmation to use is reflecting and telling yourself that you've made it this far and can do this. This specific affirmation keeps us mindful of our past which can help us see many of the hurdles we've had to overcome. This can put things into perspective and make it much easier to work on new challenges. Instead of letting stress get to you, take it as an opportunity to practice love and self-care. Something as simple as telling yourself that your health is important can keep your mind focused on the good. Stress is something we do have to manage but taking the active steps to treat yourself well along with keeping a positive mindset can make a world of difference.

“Experiencing stress can be difficult but through the use of positive affirmations, we can mitigate those unwanted feelings.”

Believing And Action

Positive affirmations can go a long way but to truly get the most out of them, we need to put our thoughts into action. A good example of this would be telling yourself that you want to focus on your health. Rather than simply waiting for this to happen, taking the active steps to do this helps bring us into a state of cognitive consonance. Another example of this is believing you will do well on a test and simultaneously putting in the effort for studying. Both of these serve a similar purpose in that they are helping you work toward the goal that you want to achieve. This is good because it allows our thoughts and actions to work in harmony with one another to focus on being true to ourselves. Our thoughts can empower us to make the right decisions and consciously choosing to focus on the positive can give us the courage needed to take action.

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