I absolutely love using affirmations and they’ve definitely played a big part in helping me to create a life I love. But a question I get asked all the time is “When should I use affirmations?”
Anytime is a good time to use affirmations. Your subconscious mind is more open to new messages first things in the morning and last things at night but get into the habit of filling your mind with positive affirmations throughout the day.
Most people have many opportunities throughout the day when they don’t need to be directing their thoughts to a specific task.
For example, when walking from place to place, waiting for the kettle to boil, when you’re exercising, when you’re in the shower, waiting at the checkout in the supermarket… These are excellent time to deliberately shift your thoughts to positive affirmations that support you.
Morning affirmations
In the morning, just after you wake up, your subconscious mind is very open to new suggestions making this a great time to focus on filling your mind with positive messages.
Your morning affirmations will help to set you up well for the day ahead. They will support you in creating the day you want.
Here are a few of my own favourite affirmations to say right at the start of the day…
- Today is a really great day
- Today is a great day for success
- Today, I’m living my best life
Also, think about things specific to the day ahead. For example, if you have to give a talk during the day, you can say things like…
- I’m calm and confident giving talks
- I speak with ease and easily get my point across in a professional manner
If you’re going on a long journey, you could say…
- I love driving my car
- I always arrive on time
- My journeys are always safe and enjoyable
- I’m surrounded by really good and respectful drivers
I have loads more advice here for getting the most out of your Morning Affirmations
Evening affirmations
Saying your affirmations at night time will help to keep those positive messages flowing through your subconscious mind whilst you sleep, it’s also a really positive way to finish of the day, focusing on the things you want, the life you want.
You can focus on affirmations to help you sleep and I love to fill my mind with the affirmations that really help me to create a life I love. Affirmations such as…
- All is well in my world
- I love and respect myself
- I have a super successful business
- I am loved
- I am financially secure for life…
Affirmations say this is who I am, this is what I have… You’re affirming that you have something such as… I have a lovely home.
And they can also be things you want to attract such as I am rich (when you’re not there yet). Both work really well.
Read my full post on Evening Affirmations
Affirmations throughout the day
It’s great to read through affirmation or run through a collection of affirmations in the morning and at night but I also want you to focus on affirmations throughout the day.
Deliberately make a point of filling your mind with positive messages throughout the day.
These will change as your day changes. For example, when I do my morning workout, I’ll say things like…
- I’m slim, healthy and strong
- I love my daily exercise routine
- Every day I get fitter and fitter…
When I’m working on my blog, I’ll use affirmations such as…
- My business is a huge success
- I have a 6-figure blogging business
- All of my blog posts rank really well
- People love reading my blog
Find ways to fill your mind with positive affirmations as you go about your day. It’s all about deliberately adding positive messages that support you.
Affirmations to replace negative thoughts
We all have that mind-chatter going on in the background. Sometimes it’s a quiet whisper and sometimes it screams at you.
Some of that mind-chatter is helpful but honestly, a lot of the time not so much.
So, any time you notice a negative/limiting thought, swap it for a better feeling thought.
| Negative thought | Positive Affirmation |
| I can’t do that | I can do that |
| I don’t know what I’m doing | I do know what I’m doing I can learn how to do this |
| I’m so rubbish with money | I’m learning how to manage my money really well |
| I’m so unhealthy | I’m making positive healthy choices now |
| I’m not confident enough to do that | I’m building my confidence every day |
Your power affirmations to create the life you want
This is a 3 step plan of action for using affirmations to help create the life you want.
- Get clear about the life you want
- Write down what you want
- Turn that want into an affirmation
| What you want | Positive affirmation |
| I want to be a millionaire | I AM a millionaire |
| I want to have a 6-figure business | I have a 6-figure business |
| I want to be slim and healthy | I am slim and healthy |
| I want a 4 bedroom home close to the beach | I live in a beautiful 4-bedroom home close to the beach |
Turn your wants into affirmations that support you.
Turn your wants into affirmations that support you and really focus on filling your mind with these affirmations whenever you can.
Post them to your fridge, write on your bathroom mirror, set them as your wallpaper on your laptop…
Affirmations take time to work
People often tell me that affirmations don’t work, but what I say to that is to be consistent and give it time.
You simply can’t say a few affirmations in the morning and then fill your mind with any old rubbish for the rest of the day.
I really want you to commit to filling your mind with positive affirmations and make it a normal part of your life.
I created a special video answering the question – Do affirmations work?
Combine your affirmations with EFT
Sometimes we can feel like our affirmations are a lie and we have resistance to them. When this happens, I recommend combining your affirmations with EFT.
If you’re new to EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) I’ve written a full EFT guide right here on the blog – EFT – HOW TO TAP GUIDE. It’s so easy to learn, use yourself and incredibly powerful.
I’ve also written about why EFT and Affirmations make a real power combo.
You release resistance to the affirmation being true for you and raise your vibrations so that you are more and more of a match for what you want.
You simply say your affirmations whilst tapping on special meridian points. Here’s an example using some of my favourite affirmations…
- Top of the head – All is well in my world
- Forehead – Every day in every way my life gets better and better
- Eyebrow – My business is a huge success
- Side of the eye – I’m healthy, happy and strong
- Under the eye – I radiate good health
- Under the nose – My life is filled with so much love
- Under the mouth – People treat me with great respect and kindness
- Collarbone – I am awesome
- Under the arm – I love my life
- Side of the hand – I love myself totally
When to use affirmations – Conclusion
I’m pretty sure you’ve got the idea by now but I’ll say it again, deliberately fill your mind with positive affirmations that help you to create the life you want. Make it a habit and do it consistently.
Before you go, here are a few more posts and a download to help you use affirmations really well.
HOW TO USE AFFIRMATIONS – This is my big guide to making the most out of affirmations. It’s packed with ideas to really help you use them to create the life you want.
Why I love short affirmations – So many people create these super long and complicated affirmations, which are great if you’re sat reading them but really hard to remember. Short affirmations get straight to the point and you can say them as you go about your day.
Finally, for the blog posts, I’d love you to read my post on Why I Am Affirmations Are So Powerful. I am affirmations focus directly on who you are and this is powerful.
If you like printables, definitely check out my ETSY SHOP. Many of my guides, workbooks and EFT collections use affirmations.
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