Are you seeking a simple yet effective way to build your self esteem? Have you ever thought about using self esteem affirmations? Affirmations are a powerful strategy for building self-esteem and for becoming a happy person. This is because positive affirmations empower you to change your old thinking patterns and your internal dialogues upon which your self-esteem is built. So why are people not using this approach? This is because many people are not aware of the power of their own affirmations that can be used to achieve the desired results.
The good news is, there is a simple system you can follow to develop positive affirmations which give solid results. This article will provide you a simple method for creating and using your own self esteem affirmations.
1. Describe Your Standards
Before writing down your self esteem affirmations, you need to describe your standards first for improving self-esteem. For example, what is your impression of a person with high self esteem? Then, start to describe the standards upon which you’re going to build your positive affirmations by observing the actions of an individual with positive confidence. Keep in mind that, the purpose of doing this step is to send a picture, or directions to your brain, of what you think possessing healthy self esteem looks like.
Then your subconsciousness (which is exactly what you want to influence using your positive affirmations) reacts to instructions. Be as detailed as possible and one suggestion on how to do that is by describing specific actions which are identified with positive self esteem. For instance, speaking to strangers with ease, communicating with confidence. Ensure that you have made a list of qualities or action that you think are representations of a confident person.
2. Follow The Formula Of Positive Affirmations
There are four principles with which your self esteem affirmations need to comply. Firstly, they need to be in the present tense; secondly, they need to be affirmative in nature; thirdly, they must be in the first person; and lastly, they need to be action driven (based on the actions you described in step one). Here are some examples:
“I’m assertive in my business negotiations.”
“I approach strangers and engage them in conversations with ease.”
“I’m great at closing sales.”
Notice how the four principles are applied in the above self esteem affirmations:
They’re all in the present tense
They’re all affirmative
They’re all in the first person
They all involve a specific action
Once you write your affirmations following these guidelines, there’s only one thing left to do, and that is:
3. Say Your Affirmations
Applying self esteem affirmations is a gradual process that needs to be done on a regular and consistent basis. For best results, say your affirmations out loud in the morning and in the evening. This step is important because you are actually training your mind to accomplish things according to the directions previously given. This is similar to how you train your body to keep it fit. In either case, consistent exercise is needed.
So practice your self esteem affirmations every day. You can write new ones to accomplish other goals. This is a life-long commitment, and you will develop a sense of great confidence which is a natural part of you.

