What do you know about affirmations? 

For the people who do not know what affirmations are, I’ll explain it first.

Affirmations are positive statements you say to yourself. The goal when using affirmations is to change something. Affirmations are used to rewire your brain to think differently. To think like how you want it to think.

With this in mind, I have created a mega list of affirmations below: 

Choose the words that appeal most to you, and spend five minutes a day repeating them, slowly training your mind to embrace the success you desire. 

We are being programmed every day and this default everyday programming is not good enough for us. Especially if we want success.

So you'd want to reprogram your own mind. You'd want to create your own mindset and change your own habits so you make sure you are more "fit to work" for your dreams.

How to use affirmations 👉 

I recommend not choosing a lot from this big list. 
2 to 3 affirmations from a single category, and a max of 2 categories per 90 days. So that's a max of 6 affirmations you want to use every 90 days.

Why 90 days?

Imagine a pail of water, every affirmation said for 5 minutes will drop a red dye to the pail of water. And a single drop won't change the color of the water, it won't be enough. 
So you must do affirmations, again and again, 60 to 90 days. 

You can test out results after 60 days and see if it was good enough for you. Or you can go all out and continue until the 90th day.

For example:

📌 I am a great catch. I am confident and I can stand for myself. I am an honest and loving person.

📌 I am a successful person. I take action and fulfill my goals efficiently. I will always find a way to make my dreams work.

Those two lines are from 2 different categories, confidence and life success. That's about how much you can affirm to yourself every 90 days. You do not want your brain to be all confused about what to believe.

Say these affirmations for 5 minutes, 90 days in a row. And you will be good.

If you want to create your own affirmations, just remember these.

Make it positive. 
Make it clear, do not confuse your mind. If possible, do not use negative words, we want positivity. Try to start with I am.

Now, with the list.

⛲ General Affirmations 👉 

📌 Every day, in every way, I'm getting better, better, and better.

📌 I am improving myself in ways I haven't tried before.

📌 I am growing as a better person every day.

📌 I am getting better at the things I love to do.

📌 I love my life as it is right now.

📌 I am happy and I can easily see happiness around me.

📌 I can easily see positivity around me.

📌 I am a positive and happy person.

📌 I can easily see the good in every circumstance.

📌 I can see the silver lining in every challenge I face.

📌 I can be better, and I am getting better.

📌 I am changing for the good and that's great.

📌 I have the capability to be more than I am now.

📌 I face challenges with a positive attitude.

📌 I am doing the best that I can, in each and every moment.

⛲ Relationship/Dating Affirmations 👉 

🔖 I am honest, committed, and faithful.

🔖 I am a great catch.

🔖 I am confident and I am lovable.

🔖 I am a great partner.

🔖 I am fun to be with and people like me.

🔖 I am a great conversationalist.

🔖 People love it when they talk to me.

🔖 I am great at making relationships work.

🔖 I love my partner and I show it to them.

🔖 I am great at communicating my feelings.

🔖 I am sweet, funny, and lovable.

🔖 I am understanding, forgiving, and committed.

🔖 I am comfortable with a commitment.

🔖 I am empathetic and I can socialize well.

🔖 I am great at showing affection.

⛲ Financial Success Affirmations 👉 

↔️ I am rich and getting richer.

↔️ I see opportunities to earn more money, and I do what it takes.

↔️ I earn money by providing value to people.

↔️ I do what I love and money comes to me automatically.

↔️ I have what it takes to be financially successful.

↔️ I can take calculated risks if that’s what it takes to be successful.

↔️ I can work and I am productive. I get a lot of things done.

↔️ I reach my goals with ease because I take lots of action.

↔️ I am successful and becoming more successful every day.

↔️ Success is coming to me and I welcome it completely.

↔️ I grow in life, and I grow in success, every single day.

↔️ I know my passion and I make profits from it.

↔️ I love what I do and I do what I love.

↔️ Success is coming to me from everywhere.

↔️ I see opportunities for money wherever I look.

⛲ Health Affirmations 👉 

🏷️ I love exercising and I enjoy it completely.

🏷️ I eat healthy food and I love how they taste.

🏷️ I make the right food choices every single time.

🏷️ I make sure I have some physical exercise every single day.

🏷️ I make time for my fitness routines.

🏷️ I have a great body and I am confident about it.

🏷️ I love how my body looks and it’s getting even better.

🏷️ I love going to the gym and it motivates me to stay fit.

🏷️ I eat the right foods, and I am healthy because of it.

🏷️ I take action to take care of my health and fitness.

🏷️ I am energetic beyond my wildest dreams.

🏷️ I have a lot of energy because I exercise every day.

🏷️ I make sure I complete my sleep every night.

🏷️ I take proper rest when needed, and I exercise well when I need to.

🏷️ I know how to take care of my own body.

That will be all of them for now. Use them correctly. Feel them, be positive, and always talk in the present.

Mark your calendar if you need to track the 90-day progress you make. 

Remember - THE SYNTACTICAL nature of reality, the real secret of magic, is that the world is made up words and if you know the words that the world is made of, you can make of it whatever you wish. 
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BOOKS That Will Help You Think Better and Thrive More. 

👌 Flip the Script - 

Getting People to Think Your Idea Is Their Idea. 

By Oren Klaff

How do you get someone to buy your product, adopt your idea or go with your plan? You have to convince them that the idea isn't yours, it's theirs, says Oren Klaff, an expert on selling ideas. In Flip the Script, he offers steps to pressure-free persuasion. 

How do you push someone without being pushy? 

You start by getting your audience to pay total attention and take you seriously - you establish status. Then you show them you are an expert, and once you have done that, only then do you explain your big idea. 

Klaff claims his process works as well in the boardroom as it does at the dinner table with your veggie-hating kids.  (August; Portfolio; $26; AED96).

👌 The Optimist's Telescope - 

Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age. 

By Bina Venkataraman

A few years ago Bina Venkataraman got a rash after going for a hike in the Hudson Valley. She made a note to get it checked out, but her 16-hour days dominated by deadlines led her to forget about it. That is until her knee swelled to the size a grapefruit, and she found out she had Lyme disease. 

Of course, Venkataraman's book is not about recognizing the symptom of Lyme disease, it is about how we make short-sighted decisions not just in our personal lives, but in business, government and society. 

Using examples from real-world stories and new science, Venkataraman provides readers with ways to do this such as changing our perspective, looking beyond short-term targets, creating immediate rewards for future goals, and designing better institutions. (August; Riverhead Books; $28; AED103). 

👌 The Lemonade Life - 

How to Fuel Success, Create Happiness, and Conquer Anything. 

By Zack Friedman

Zack Friedman does not want you to read his book if your life is perfect, if you are trying to get rich quick, if you expect your problems to be solved overnight or if you prefer style over substance. Also, don't read his book if you don't like lemonade, he writes.

"This book is for the successful who want to succeed more. It's for the strugglers who want to struggle less. It's for the dreamers who want action, and for the actors who never stop believing. It is for the believers who think anything is possible, and the nonbelievers who don't," Friedman writes. 

If that sounds like you, dive in.  Friedman offers a five-step process for achieving more. 
He carefully explains each step, and how to implement changes in your life, in accessible, easy to understand language.  (August; HarperCollins Leadership; $28; AED103). 

👌 Normal Sucks - 

How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines. 

By Jonathan Mooney

Jonathan Mooney didn't learn to read until he was 12.  Growing up, he faced several challenges including dyslexia and ADHD. 

"I'm still dyslexic. I still can not sit still or find my car keys. I still can't spell. I still can't read out loud. I still struggle with the challenges and gifts of anxiety and depression. I haven't fixed myself," Mooney writes.

So what changed?

Mooney shifted his perspective about what being "normal" really means - "Normal is a false standard for human value," Mooney writes. 

In Normal Sucks, Mooney shows readers how they can reshape their own ideas about normalcy. He does this by sharing his own stories about his challenges, but he also brings in an impressive litany of resources & research. (August; Henry Holt and Co; $26; AED96). 

👌 Now Is the Way - 

An Unconventional Approach to Modern Mindfulness. 

By Cory Allen

"No matter how frustrated or hopeless I've felt, I always had a small ember of hope in my heart that refused to be extinguished by the cold rain of life," Cory Allen writes. 
"I kept believing, putting one foot in front of the other, and finding my way to more peace, more beauty, more love, more life." 

Allen, the podcaster behind The Astral Hustle, offers practical advice on meditation, moving on from the past, being kinder, and more. He also provides several exercises readers will find useful for learning how to relax and live in the moment. 
(September; TarcherPerigee; $25; AED92). 

👌 A Liberated Mind - 

How to Pivot Toward What Matters. 

By Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D.

No matter what you are dealing with, change isn't easy. In A Liberated Mind, Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., writes about how you can successfully alter your course no matter what your issue is, be it anxiety, depression, substance abuse, PTSD, relationship issues and beyond. 

Having dealt with his own problems, such as panic attacks, Hayes deftly explains how to pivot by creating habits, accepting vulnerability and changing perspective. But he does not just draw on his own experiences; Hayes' book is densely filled with references, research and analysis. 

Hayes also discusses how the media, society and even conventional personal development impacts our ability to pivot. 
(August; Portfolio; $25; AED92). 

Remember - You are the books you read, the films you watch, the music you listen to, the people you meet, the dreams you have and the conversations you engage in - You are what you take from all these. 

So, drown yourself in a sea of knowledge and existence until there is nothing left to do but explore. 

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