Positive Affirmations - Do They Really Work

Positive Affirmations - Do They Really Work?

I will explain why positive affirmations work for some people sometimes, and why it doesn't for some other people, some other times. I will also introduce a powerful new alternative twist to positive affirmations that works - almost as instantaneously or quicker than what mere repetition of traditional positive affirmations can do for you.
There will be 2 parts to this article:
* The Missing Link in Positive Affirmations.
* A Powerful New Alternative Twist to Positive Affirmations.

THE MISSING LINK IN POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS.It happens almost every time, to almost every person who has at least tried a positive affirmations technique before.
You repeat to yourself, over and over again, "Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better".
Or maybe, if you're looking to lose weight (I'm looking to gain weight. Wait till you see how small my body is), you try this affirmation, "I am getting thinner every day".
Or even worse, this, "I am a thin and beautiful person". No, you don't want to! Believe me! Alright, weight-loss is not the topic of this article. Let me get to the point.
What do you see in common with the 3 examples of positive affirmations above?
ONE: These positive affirmations are extremely vague, abstract.
The statements you see above, which most of you (who are into the positive affirmations thing) repeat to yourself every day, have no specific, tangible value attached to it to make it progress-oriented.
Just look at the first one (invented by Emile Coue), "Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better". Getting better and better at what? Fooling yourself? Messing yourself up? Sorry, friend, "... in every way ...", to your notorious subconscious mind may include the two negative things mentioned earlier.
Or the "I am getting thinner every day" affirmation. Thinner in what way? In bone size? In brain matter size? The word "thinner" itself subliminally suggests lack, which is the opposite of abundance.
To make your positive affirmations more effective, you need a specific, tangible value to it. Such as, "Every day, in every positive beneficial area of my life, I am increasing my effectiveness, productivity and efficiency by 1%". 1% improvement may be small, but it is workable.
But this is only one stage of the journey. As you read on, you will witness the evolution of this positive affirmation.
TWO: These positive affirmations are expressing something which is far from the truth right now.
Let's say you have acne. I have acne. I still have after I've tried numerous prescriptions, from Proactiv to Oxy to what-have-yous. But fortunately, my condition is improving.
But let's say you have really bad acne, like I once did when I was 15. Really, really bad acne. Scars, blackheads, whiteheads, red spots, rough, dry, itchy skin, with oily patches. Eugh... Sorry, I just had to implant the image into your mind to make you understand better.
And since you want to try this positive affirmations thingy, you say to yourself, "I have a clean and clear skin", or "My skin is becoming cleaner and clearer every day".
Now try saying that straight-faced to your friend... (Beat) I rest my case.
What's wrong with these affirmations?
Number one, "I have a clean and clear skin" is one heck of an outright, outrageous, big, fat, ugly lie to say to yourself if you really have that bad case of acne described above!
And who is any worse to lie to than your good, old, beloved Self?
Number two, if you're just going to stop at affirmations, and not do anything about your condition, you're obviously not going to get anywhere!
What's the missing ingredient here? Action. Which is what I'll address in point number...
THREE: These positive affirmations are not action-oriented.
Every great achievement that has ever been accomplished in this world has been accomplished by action.

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