Are positive affirmations and self-talk really important?
Absolutely! And – your subconscious mind is receiving “affirmations” all day every day, even if you don’t realize it. Sadly – it’s mostly negative affirmations you are subjected to. Every day, we’re subjected to negative affirmations from people, television, news, radio, magazines, and virtually every form of media. We hear the number of businesses that fail, we hear about accidents, we hear people ridiculed, we see television shows where a character “failed” at something. Your subconscious mind records every negative thing you see and hear. And… keep in mind that your subconscious mind cannot differentiate between real and imagined. Now, sprinkle in your own fears and stresses and worries. The synaptic paths being built in your brain are affected by affirmation (including your self-talk). Even negative ones. So, when you listen to affirmations of your own choice each day, you literally train your brain to program its synaptic paths for success. Affirmations are, to the brain, what e
