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Affirmation: I’m a catch; I’m attractive, smart & confident.
How do you attract towards yourself the people and situations that you want?
What happens when you become aware of limiting beliefs like: “No one is ever going to like me”, “I’m not in her/his league”, “nobody hears me or notices me”?
Many times, you keep doing the same over and over again, expecting different results. The key is to understand that life does not just happen by itself. We create our life. If you keep finding yourself in relationships that are not what you want, accept that YOU ARE THE ONE who is attracting them into your life. It’s not just about what you say. It’s about what people pick up from you energetically. If you project:”I’m not attractive”, guess what? You just sent a message to the world: don’t come near me! I am not attractive!
No matter what size you are, no matter your body image, don’t put your life on hold. Change your thinking. Feel better about yourself. Act as if you believe that you are attractive, even if you don’t. Slowly you’ll start to trust and believe it and you’ll send a powerful message to the world.
You will start attracting what you want.
Earlier today, one of my clients was doodling while we were talking about her energy blocks, and she came up with this inspiring affirmation.
This week, practice being attractive smart and confident. Stop blaming others and the situation and teach your mind that you are a catch.
Share what’s different when you do that.
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Affirmation: I give myself permission to…
No, it’s not a mistake. I left this affirmation open at the end so you can use your own words.
We all get stuck because of the limitations we put on ourselves. We know that we should get some rest, but we don’t think we can. We know we should take care of our body, but we don’t think we have time. We know we should do something fun, but we don’t want to waste time.
What is it that you want to do but don’t give yourself permission to do it?
For what do you blame other people or external factors, when it’s really just a matter of giving yourself permission?
This week, one of my clients told me that her life is stressful because of a demanding job that leaves her completely drained and depressed by the end of the day. We came up with a list of simple things she can do during the day to energize and take care of herself. She realized taking a 5–minute break every 2 hours (to meditate, stretch, and walk or simply breathe) would be enough to change her situation. At first she thought that she couldn’t afford to even take these 5 minutes because there was so much to do! Finally, she realized that if she gave herself the permission, this practice would actually make her more calm and productive.
This week, wake up every morning excited to give yourself permission to do something. Throughout the day, say your affirmation over and over again.
I give myself permission to rest
I give myself permission to celebrate my progress
I give myself permission to look through the window and breathe
I give myself permission to stop and smell the roses
I give myself permission to say no
I give myself permission to say yes
I give myself permission to be in the moment
I give myself permission to …
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Affirmation: I take control over my thinking; I take control over my eating.
Today’s post is dedicated to one of my dear clients who is going through a transition in her life, and has been binge eating for the last couple of days. She feels like her life is out of control. She knows she’s only eating to numb her emotions and she is looking for a way out of this habit.
Our fear, self-doubt and feeling of hopelessness are created by thoughts. (In fact the feelings ARE thoughts, compounded with physical sensations.) If we identify the thought, we can create a new thought in place of it to change the emotion and the behavior.
With the binge eating, you can say: “I take control over my thinking, I take control over my eating” and your mind will get used to the change. Every time you recognize an old/ negative thought, switch it with a new/positive one. Practice the new thought even in times when the old one doesn’t come up.
Follow the following strep-by-step guide:
- Write the old thought on the left side of the chart
- Create a new thought on the right side. Make sure it is positive and empowering. Do not use negative words.
- Write the new thought on an index card or a sticky notes. Write it, read it, say it out loud. Act as if you truly believe it is true (even if you don’t!).
Here is an example:
| Old Thought | New Thought |
| I can’t deal | I have everything I need to deal with this challenge |
| Life is out of control | I take control back now |
| I can’t face the emotions | It’s only an emotion, I easily face it and accept it |
| I want to run away | It won’t help. I choose to stay, I use it as an opportunity for growth |
| My eating is out of control | I take control over my thinking; I take control over my eating |
It won’t happen overnight, but if you practice this consistently, it will become a part of your being and will help you to change your food habits and stop the binge eating.
Believe in yourself; take control over your life.
You can do it!
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Affirmation: I’m the captain of my life and I navigate my ship.
Few months ago, one of my clients had a breakthrough during our coaching session, when she realized that it’s time to take control over her life. She told me about a repeating image of herself and her father sailing a boat, her dad doesn’t let her hold the wheel and does all the navigation himself. We spoke about this image and what it symbolizes for her and then I asked what will it take for her to be the captain of her life?
She had a shift within seconds and said: “I can simply navigate the ship myself! I don’t need my dad’s permission! I’m a grown up!”
Since then, I am watching her taking actions quickly and building a successful business which she was trying to do for years but felt stuck.
Last week, while taking a cruise in the Caribbean, I saw the captain navigating the ship from the bridge. It reminded me that we all have the choice of becoming the captain of our lives and navigating our ships.
What areas of your life are you allowing others to navigate for you?
What will it take for you to hold the wheel in your hands and do the navigation yourself?
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Affirmation: I allow negative energy to move through me and I focus on being myself.
How do you deal with people who are being negative (catabolic)?
How do you handle toxic conversations?
Sometimes, you can leave the relationships. Other times – you can’t, especially if it’s a close family member. Remind yourself that you are not responsible for anybody but yourself and thank them for providing you with such an important mirror. Watching their negative energy is such a good reminder of how you don’t want to be.
You might feel that the interaction with them drains your energy.
Practice this affirmation in addition to using the power of imagination: imagine their energy moving through you and leaving you. Focus on being yourself, be in your power and detached from the negative energy.
You can’t change them, but you can change your reaction.
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Affirmation: I trust that for every problem there is a solution, and I focus on the solution instead of the problem.
Sometimes we put a lot of energy into a problem we have, and it only makes the problem bigger. We might ask ourselves “why is this happening to me?” or “what have I done wrong?” We might feel that it’s unfair that we have this problem and we might have some negative energy around it.
Problems are an unavoidable part of life and are made to be solved.
Problems are opportunities for learning.
This week, trust your ability to solve problems. Make a choice to cultivate a positive attitude towards life and flow with problems as well as solutions.
Ask yourself: what is a small step you can take today to help you move forward towards a solution?
Choose to focus on the solution, rather than the problem.
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Affirmation: I slow down and I practice being patient.
Most of us feel that life is hectic, too rushed and very busy. When we want something, we want it now (if not yesterday…). When we try to make changes, we have no patience and expect to see results immediately. We are multitasks, and we rarely do one thing at a time.
We know that life will be better if we are patient and we slow down. East to say – hard to do.
When we rush to react on things the minute they occur, it creates unnecessary tension. If we are able to pause and say to ourselves that we don’t have to react, that it’s ok to wait and allow things to unfold, we find more peace. It is from that peaceful state of mind, that the solution will come.
So how about slowing down and practicing being patient?
This week, practice this affirmation and pay attention to simple things you can do that will support you with this intention: Sit down (doing nothings else), and drink a cup of tea. When you eat – only eat. Pause and count your breath 10 times, doing nothing else. Read a book in the middle of the day. Say: “I’ll get back to you, let me think about it” when someone asks you to do something.
Now read this post again, but this time – do it r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w ….
What other ideas do you have, to help you slow down and practice being patient?
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Affirmation: I step back and observe. I engage and communicate compassionately.
No matter how positive you are, some people will push your buttons. You become invested emotionally and any interaction with those people seems like a battle.
You can’t control people or fix them but you can control and change yourself.
Step back. Lower the emotional investment. Get into the mode of an observer; observe yourself, observe them. Notice body posture and facial expressions. That will give you lots of information about the state of mind of both of you. Being in observer mode will help you detach. Then, take a deep breath. Be compassionate towards yourself as well as the other person. Engage in the conversation from a place of detachments and compassion, releasing any tension that arises. Relax into the conversation.
This week, practice this affirmation with people. Start with people with whom you have a positive interaction to get used to the process. After having some experience with “easy” relationships, do the same with more “difficult” relationships.
What differences have you noticed?
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Affirmation: I take responsibility for my happiness. I change my thinking – and I’m happy
You may think that other people and external situation are responsible for your happiness. Why do you think that way? Probably because you got these messages from people around you growing up: that their happiness depends on what you do.
The truth is that you are the only one who can create happiness for yourself. If you spend most of your life believing that your happiness is dependent on others, you are missing an opportunity.
You are missing an opportunity to pay attention to the thoughts behind your action. By changing the thought you change the feeling and you change your behavior.
Here is an example:
Let’s say that your thought is: “when I’ll lose the weight I’ll be happy”. This results is you feeling anxious and putting your life on hold. You can create a new thought: “I live life to the fullest, no matter what my size is”. Adopting this new thought creates a new feeling of inner peace that leads to a sense of happiness! (This will also help you stay motivated to lose the weight.)
You have no control over other people and situations, but you do have control over what you think, what you feel and what you do.
Give it a try: Change your thinking, and choose to be happy.
Like Abraham Lincoln said: “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be”.
What thought can you change right now to allow yourself to feel happy?
