Affirmations
Welcome to Lesson 2! JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
What Are Affirmations? • Affirmations are positive statements that you tell yourself to help reshape your perception of yourself and your life • “I am capable of handling anything that’s thrown in my path.” • “My beauty is not dependent on other people’s perceptions of me.” • “I am a fearless, badass, money- making machine.” • They are built upon the opposites of those negative, pesky thoughts that try and tell you that you’re not enough JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
How Do Affirmations Work? • It’s commonly accepted that telling yourself negative things over and over again isn’t helpful • “You’re so ugly.” • “No one loves you.” • “Why do you even try? There’s no way you can make this work.” • Why aren’t more people on board with the power of telling yourself positive thoughts? • It’s a power that few people tap into because sometimes it feels silly and like you’re lying to yourself • By telling yourself negative things, you’re rewiring your brain to believe them as the truth • By telling yourself positive things, you’re rewiring your brain to believe them as the truth. JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
Which Affirmations Should I Use? • Spend 24 hours simply noting your thoughts • What are the most common insults you tell yourself? • What are the most common doubts that keep popping up? • What are the most common negative preconceived notions you have about yourself, others, and life? • Write all of these negative thoughts on the left-hand side of the worksheet below this lesson • You’ll write your affirmation on the right-hand side • To come up with your affirmation, ask yourself… • If my best friend said this to me, what would I say in response to him/her? • What is the opposite of this thought that I’m having? • How can I find proof that what I’m telling myself is incorrect? JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
Which Affirmations Should I Use? • For example, if you constantly tell yourself that you’re not smart enough to do your own taxes, one of your affirmations could be: “I’m smart and capable of figuring out any problem that crosses my path.” • If you believe that you can’t find a good relationship because every single guy out there is a scheming liar, your affirmation could be: “I know that not every guy is a scheming liar because two of my friends are in positive, happy relationships. I believe that the person I’m looking for is looking for me just as much.” JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
A Few Notes About Verbiage • When you’re writing your affirmations, you want them to be strong and active • “I am” versus “I want to be” • “I believe” versus “I think” • “I know” versus “I hope” • You also want them to be present • “I am” versus “I will be” • “I have” versus “I will have” • If you say that whatever you want to have or be will come in the future, it will always be coming in the future JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
Affirmations In Your Journal • In the journaling practice we established in the gratitude lesson, incorporate your affirmations • Your evening journal is for gratitude; your morning journal is for affirmations • Out of all the affirmations you wrote, choose three that feel the most powerful to you and that excite you the most • Every morning, write these affirmations in your journal • Speak every word that you write • If you’re really feeling it, get up and do a dance, shadow box, or pound on your chest while saying your affirmations • It will feel super silly, but it’s a powerful way to integrate your body with your mindset work JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
Affirmations Throughout The Day • As you go about your day, take note of any times you have one of the negative thoughts you wrote down on the worksheet • When that happens, mentally pause and replace that thought with the accompanying affirmation • It will take a while to be conscious of the negative thoughts you have • The more you do this, though, the more you’ll train your brain to dump the negative thoughts and have faith in yourself JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
Homework: Use the worksheet below to find your top three affirmations, and then incorporate them into your journaling routine. JESSI BEYER Empower | Educate | Inspire
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