The power of positive affirmations
The power of positive affirmations truely is an amazing thing. I have been using them myself for years.
Some communication systems, like those used by the armed forces, use the word “affirmative” instead of “yes.” And that is what an affirmation is: saying “yes” to something. In a formal debate, the side that upholds the truth of the proposition is called the “affirmative side.” So when you make an affirmation, you are saying, “Yes, I believe in the truth of this.”
Affirmations, combined with visualisations or mental images, are a highly effective way of moving into new situations without anxiety. They can also help you achieve goals of every conceivable kind.
Many professional athletes use affirmation and visualisation along with practice to help them play at peak form more often. I remember a javelin thrower some time ago who had just surpassed his personal best record. He said, “It feels like deja vu. I have seen myself do this so many times before in my mind.”
You see, his subconscious didn’t know the difference between a vividly imagined throw and the real thing. So he was training his body to throw perfectly with his mind. And it was no surprise when he finally did throw perfectly.
The same is true for you and whatever you want to do. If you rehearse the future over and over in your mind and see yourself performing perfectly, you will be dramatically increasing your chances of bringing that future easily and free-flowingly into reality.