Afformations – A New Approach to Positive Thinking

Positive Affirmations Don’t Work For You? 

Try Afformations — The New Approach to Positive Thinking

by FinerMinds Team  June 18, 2010

Positive affirmations are positive statements that you exclaim everyday to manifest in your daily life. Lot’s of people use it to start the day or to get what they want. But for some, these affirmations don’t do anything more than create unfulfilled desires.

If this sounds familiar and you find positive affirmations don’t really work for you, Noah St. John is about to share with you his 4-step process of Positive Afformation to turn this around and help you manifest your daily desires effectively (and no, we didn’t spell that wrong!) :)

Find out what positive afformation is, learn how to apply it to your life…and when you’re done with this exercise, let us know what your afformations are in the comment box below.
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Afformations – A New Approach to Positive Thinking

by Noah St. John, Ph.D.

If you’ve ever read a self-help book, you know that traditional success teachers have told you to say “affirmations” – positive statements that you’d like to be true. For example, a classic “affirmation” is: “I am rich.”
Try it. Say “I am rich.”
What just happened? Did you hear a voice in your head that said: “Yeah, right!”?
There’s only one problem with “affirmations”: they really don’t work for most people. Why? Because you’re trying to convince yourself of something you don’t really believe.

Have you ever been persuaded to try “affirmations”… and then had absolutely nothing happen?

Me too. And about a gazillion other people.

Noah St. John is the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness (published by HarperCollins).
You may have seen Noah on CNN, ABC, NBC, and in The Washington Post. Appearing in over 2,500 media outlets, he’s the world’s most-quoted expert on how to take out your head trash.

Read the first 3 chapters of The Book of Afformations FREE at http://www.afformations.com/

One morning in April 1997, I was in the shower, thinking about how the human mind works. I realized that human thought IS the process of asking and searching for the answer to QUESTIONS. For example, if I asked you, “Why is the sky blue?”, your mind would start searching for the answer.

So I asked myself a logical question: “If the human mind is always asking and searching for answers to QUESTIONS, why are we going around saying statements we don’t even believe? Why don’t we cut out the middleman?

Take the “affirmation” “I am rich” – to which the brain replies “Yeah, right!” What would the QUESTION be?
“Why am I so rich?”
Try it. Ask yourself: “Why am I so rich?”
What’s your brain doing right now? Searching for an answer to the QUESTION!
The staggering realization I made that morning in April 1997 was that you create your reality in two ways: by the statements you say to yourself and others, and by the questions you ask yourself and others. Until then, no one had fully realized, or shown how to harness, the awesome power of what happens when you ASK EMPOWERING QUESTIONS.
And that’s why I named my discovery The Afformations Method.
The 4 Steps to Creating Afformations That Change Your Life

Mental Housecleaning

"Language shapes our behavior and each word we use is imbued with multitudes of personal meaning. The right words spoken in the right way can bring us love, money and respect, while the wrong words-or even the right words spoken in the wrong way-can lead to a country to war. We must carefully orchestrate our speech if we want to achieve our goals and bring our dreams to fruition."  

-Dr. Andrew Newberg, Words Can Change Your Brain

The Silva Method changed my life - for the better and better and better than I ever thought possible. 'Mental Housecleaning' was probably more important to that change - and continuing growth - as any individual technique.

Why? Because I found that by paying attention to the words and phrases I use, I become aware of the underlying thinking process ... my beliefs, my perspectives, my overall attitude about life.

As I become aware of those underlying thoughts and beliefs I am empowered to change myself. The knowledge allows me to accept or reject what had previously been unthinking, automatic.

As I listen to my words, what I'm saying, I sometimes hear things that surprise me. Yes, I know, I said those words but I may be startled because they're coming from deep-rooted beliefs and thinking patterns I'm not even aware are there!

When I identify a previously 'unknown' way of thinking, I'm then empowered to accept or change it.  How? By using Cancel Cancel and then deliberately choosing new words which are appropriate to the situation and match the way I choose to believe, think and act.

By doing this consistently ... yes, sometimes I 'slip' ... I'm re-training my mind in a conscious, deliberate way.

Tony Robbins calls this 'Transformational Vocabulary'. Jose Silva called it 'Mental Housecleaning'. 

I call it Empowerment! 

Better and Better,
Barbara

Use The ‘Reset’ Button – How To Improve Positive Thinking

by FinerMinds Team  March 18, 2011


Do you want to know how to improve positive thinking in your life? If you do, join the club. Now that we all understand the power of our thoughts to create our reality, we know this is key to a happy life. The trick is getting control of – and changing – those thoughts that aren’t giving you what you want. This is where the ‘reset’ button comes in real handy.

Your mind is like a computer. The operating system is your brain and it’s got all kinds of programs running. There are programs that run automatically – like breathing, digestion, and your heart beating. They run no matter what. You’ve also got ‘emergency’ programs that kick in during a threat, like when your immune system encounters a virus, or the ‘fight or flight’ instinct when sudden, immanent danger is at hand.

And then there’s that program called ‘Thinking’.

The thinking program has two levels: Conscious and Subconscious. The two are interconnected – informing and building upon each other as you go through life. So if you’ve got some negative subconscious thoughts from not-so-great (or even really bad) experiences from the past, they tend to bubble up and over into your conscious mind. And your conscious mind, when it repeatedly thinks these thoughts, strengthens the wiring (synaptically speaking) of your subconscious.

There are some great ways to work with the subconscious. Hypnosis being one of the best. But there’s still the rest of your day to think about (no pun intended). This is where the Reset Button can be your biggest boon. When your computer system has gone haywire and you just can’t seem to fix the problem, what do you do? Hit the reset button. Well, you can do the same thing with your brain. Here’s how it works …

Your Conscious Reset Button

The first thing you need to do in order to use the reset button is pay attention to your thoughts when you think you’re not thinking anything. When does this happen? You might be surprised to find out it’s most of the time. Here are some examples:

■when you’re driving your car

■when you’re cooking

■when you’re cleaning

■when you’re just ‘spacing out’

■when you’re taking a walk

In fact, whenever you’re doing things on ‘auto pilot’, your thoughts are usually active, even if you’re not paying attention. And what are these thoughts? Often they’re things bubbling up from the subconscious. And when they’re not, these thoughts are usually ‘shaded’ by the general attitudes (fears, worries, self-doubt; or self-confidence, trust and love) that are most predominant in your subconscious.

So when you start paying attention to what you’re thinking about, when you think you’re not thinking, you’ve take then biggest step toward change.

In fact, the next part is really easy.

As soon as you catch yourself thinking any thoughts that aren’t positive, you just say (out loud if you can) ‘Reset!’ And then shift your thoughts in a better direction.

Sound too simple? Well, the first few times you might not get very far past the reset button before you go back to thinking you’re not thinking and letting negitude rule. But with just a little bit of practice, you’ll be surprised at how well this works.

Give it a try and leave us a comment to let us know how the reset button is working for you.

Is Positive Thinking (Mental Housecleaning) Really Important?

Do you ever think of the importance of your thoughts? If you're a Silva Basic or Life System Grad you'll remember our discussion of Mental Housecleaning and I wonder if you've thought of it since then.

You may remember statements such as "Mental Housecleaning is waaaay more than positive thinking yet it includes positive thinking."

A video can have more power than words. Take a look and enjoy...

Is the Law of Attraction Working?

Many people express excitement when they learn about the Law of Attraction...identify what you want in life, think about it, visualize it, and soon it's yours. Simple, right?

This is exciting stuff, isn't it! However many of those same people become deflated if their goals and dreams aren't manifested quickly.

They may be dooming their dreams if they think it's magic and they don't need to participate in the process...take action. Patience is important as is persistance.

Soon they join the ranks of the disillusioned...those people who say "It doesn't work." or "It doesn't work for me."
They're right and they're wrong.

First they're right because anything, any process or technique, cannot work if you quit working it. Being disillusioned or doubtful indicates you're no longer 'working' it.

Secondly they're wrong because the Law of Attraction always works. Yes, I said always. It cannot not work. That would be like expecting gravity to work sometimes!

The 'trick' is to discover where the original idea (desire) came from...or maybe I should say why it came...then notice the thoughts that ride around in the back of the mind. Are those thoughts desperate, needy, panicky, doubting, fearful? If so, then they'll manifest more of what they currently have.

For instance, if I desperately need a new car and don't have the resources to meet that need then I may start focusing on having a new car. However, it's very likely that the underlying feelings of desperation and need will keep on manifesting. Why? They're probably more powerful!

Compare that situation with a car collector who decides he'd like to have a new car...whether for his collection or personal use. We'll assume his situation is that of a person who has the resources to buy as he chooses. He decides he desires a particular car, starts shopping around, narrows the choices, and then buys his car. There's never a doubt in his mind that this car will be his..soon!

When using the Law of Attraction successfully come to your project with the assurance, the knowing, of the car collector.

Happy driving to us all!

Fabulous video!

My Gracious! This is such an encouraging video by Aimee Mullins. 
However, encouragment isn't the most important part...you'll have opportunity to explore how you think and speak about yourself and others. You'll have opportunity to explore how you define yourself and how that impacts your life.
It's about 20 minutes and worth every moment.
Enjoy!

Terrific book

As many of you know, I read a lot. A lot! Sometimes the books are the newest releases and some are older. Right now I'm rereading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho...an older realease. Every part of this book - from Intro to end - is interesting, intriguing and thought provoking.

My attention returned to this book because of the 'new' exercises in the Silva Intuition Training: connect to Source and finding your life purpose. Coelho calls life purpose our personal legend, food for thought in itself.

In the introduction he speaks of four obstacles. The first is that from our earliest childhood we're told that everything we desire to do is impossible for us. It makes sense. Parents love us and desire to protect us and as very young people there are many things we physically do not have the capacity to do.

Whether from their love or fear for us our parents (and others) tell us many times that we "cannot do that" and as we grow up hearing this, it compounds with layers of prejudice, fear and guilt. Our earliest 'dreams' and desires become covered with these layers. But those dreams are still there.

Mental Housecleaning, discussed in the Silva Life System, is one of the best ways I know to begin unlayering ourselves. As we think of our various words, phrases, outlooks and beliefs - layers within - we have the opportunity to cast off those layers.

One example is 'judgement words' such as should, have to, must, need to and others. Oh...if I had a nickel for every time I've heard one of those words/phrases. I would love to have a nickel for every time I've said them to myself, my sons, anyone! In the class we talked about Where did they originate, How they impact our lives and Do we agree with them. Certainly worth attention! In fact we may agree with them and because it's conscious agreement, we're empowered. If we don't agree, kick it to the curb. Throw off that layer, that restraint. Either way, empowerment and freedom are the rewards!

Becoming lighter and freer with fewer layers to smother our dreams, we begin to get a glimpse of them once more. Casting off more layers draws our dreams closer and closer until one day the sun shines brightly upon them.

Or is it that the light shines FROM them into our awareness!

More later...