The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

A
.V.E.R.S.
A is for Affirmations
It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. Once that
belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
—MUHAMMAD ALI
You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with
the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation, which clicks.
—FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN
“I
am the greatest!” Muhammad Ali affirmed these words over
and  over  again—and  then  he became  them. Affirmations  are  one  of
the most effective tools for quickly becoming the person you need to
be  to  achieve  everything  you  want  in  your  life.  Affirmations  allow
you to design and then develop the mindset (thoughts, beliefs, focus)
that you need to take any area of your life to the next level.
It  is  no  coincidence  that  some  of  the  most  successful  people  in
our  society—celebrities  like  Will  Smith,  Jim  Carrey,  Suze  Orman,
Muhammad Ali,  Oprah,  and  many  more—have  all  been  vocal  about
their  belief  that  positive  thinking  and  the  use  of  affirmations  has
helped them on their journey to success and wealth.
Whether or not you realize it, incessantly talking to one’s self is
not  just  for  crazy  people.  Every  single  one  of  us  has  an  internal
dialogue  that  runs  through  our  heads,  almost  non-stop.  Most  of  it  is
unconscious,
that
is,
we
don’t
consciously
choose
the
dialogue. Instead, we allow our past experiences—both good and bad
—to replay over and over again. Not only is this completely normal,

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it is one of the most important processes for each of us to learn about
and  master.  Yet,  very  few  people  take  responsibility  for  actively
choosing  to  think  positive,  proactive  thoughts  that  will  add  value  to
their lives.
I  recently  read  a  statistic  that  80%  of  women  have  self-
deprecating thoughts about themselves (body image, job performance,
other people’s opinion of them, etc.) throughout the day. I’m sure that
men do also, although it may be to a lesser extent.
Your self-talk has dramatic influence on your level of success in
every  aspect  of  your  life—confidence,  health,  happiness,  wealth,
relationships, etc. Your affirmations are either working for or against
you, depending on how you are using them. If you don’t consciously
design and choose your affirmations you are susceptible to repeating
and reliving the fears, insecurities, and limitations of your past.
However,  when  you  actively  design  and  write  out  your
affirmations to be in alignment with what you want to accomplish and
who you need to be to accomplish it—and commit to repeating them
daily  (ideally out  loud)—they  immediately  make  an  impression  on
your  subconscious  mind. Your  affirmations  go  to  work  to  transform
the way you think and feel so you can overcome your limiting beliefs
and behaviors and replace them with those you need to succeed.