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As many of you know, I am a big affirmations girly. I use affirmations literally in all areas of my life – with my business, my kids, and daily routines. If you’ve ever seen me post a picture of my 5-minute morning journal routine, you know how important affirmations are to me.

Using affirmations is a big part of rewiring your subconscious mind and speaking what you want into existence and changing your vibration. However, I’ve noticed there’s a lot of confusion on whether affirmations really work or not, and how to use them correctly. So, let’s break it down so you can use them correctly and effectively.

Commonly Used Affirmations

I actually went and Googled the top affirmations for success, and here’s what Google spit out:

• “I’m succeeding in my life.”
• “I am grateful.”
• “I am living with abundance.”
• “I am worthy.”
• “I deserve happiness.”

And then I went a little harder and Googled the top affirmations for manifesting money. Here’s what it came up with:

• “I am surrounded by wealth”
• “I love an abundant life.”
• “I live in financial prosperity.”
• “I continually manifest abundance.”
• “Everything I desire is already on its way.”
• “I am open and receptive to all the wealth life offers me.”

These affirmations don’t suck, but if you’re like me, they probably don’t really do much for you. They are typical mantras we’ve already seen or heard circulating the internet. They aren’t landing with you because it doesn’t mean shit to you.

How affirmations actually work

In your subconscious mind, you have beliefs that have been created since childhood. When you have subconscious beliefs about success, about money, about your body, etc, and they are in direct conflict with what you desire, those are limiting beliefs. They literally limit you from having the thing you want.

With that said, one of the key things about affirmations is you have to find what your own limiting beliefs are. When you find your limiting belief, you’ve got to get rid of it. The way to get it out of there is to find it and rewire it.

Here’s the key – The affirmation needs to be in direct opposition what what the limiting belief is. This is what I call my limiting belief detox process.

For example, I used to have a limiting belief that as a coach, I wasn’t very impactful. I questioned if I knew enough to be able to help people and doubted my ability to make an impact. So, I had to rewire that because it was in my way of being a successful coach.

One of the core core affirmations I used in the very beginning of my business was, “I am a really impactful coach. My work literally changes lives?” As you can see, those beliefs are the exact opposite of the subconscious limiting belief I had. Consistently repeating those beliefs eventually took the place of the old limiting belief. My subconscious mind now knows without a shadow of a doubt that I’m a really impactful success coach.

The power of external perspectives

Something that can be so powerful is having an outside perspective. What I’ve been noticing more and more as I’ve been working with my clients inside of Shift It is that when we identify a block, they believe it’s true. What I’m able to do is provide that outside perspective and help them think of it a different way. This is why it’s so important to have a coach that you trust and resonate with.

Coming up with effective affirmations

If you are doing mindset work, try implementing these 2 things:

1. Get an outside perspective from someone you trust and resonate with who can very quickly point something out to you that you can’t see.
2. Use affirmations that land with you. When you say them, you should 100% believe them.

Shift It

I know how powerful affirmations are when they are used correctly. And if you want me to help you shift your shit, then get into Shift It. I help you see what your truth actually is. I am so passionate about hearing where you’re at in your head and giving you that other perspective.

One of my members sent a message and shared a bunch of limiting beliefs that she was struggling to rewrite. I was able to shift every single one of them and give her a different perspective. She sent me a message about 4 days later telling me that she signed 4 new clients!

If you want this type of support, I got you. I would absolutely love for you to get in here. It’s a monthly retainer for $297/month and I help you get out of your own way and start making more money and leveling the fuck up.

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More About The And Life Podcast

How can I make a sh*t ton of money without working like a crazy person or sacrificing time with my family? How do I create a business that gives me the freedom and flexibility I want? How do I create the life of my dreams? How do I get out of my own way and stop playing small? How can I have it all – the money, love, family, freedom, fulfillment and joy?

Introducing The And Life Podcast where we cover all of these things and so much more with our fun, conversational podcast episodes and relatable stories that will have you laughing out loud, literally.

Each week your Host, Success Coach Dustin M., brings you the next-level strategy and mindset coaching you need to create your own version of massive success. Each episode is full of all the no BS insights, tips, strategies, hacks and inspiration to empower you to totally crush your biggest dreams in both life and business.

She is OBSESSED with helping women get rich in every single area of their life. Because yes, you really can have it all (without losing your sh*t) and she can’t wait to show you how!