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Have I Been Teaching Affirmations The Wrong Way All This Time?

"positive thinking affirmations"If you know me you know that I have a daily routine that I do. I wake up early, write my positive thinking affirmations, read for a certain amount of time, meditate, workout, etc. I have been writing affirmations (and teaching others) for a few years now. But, while reading a book called “The Secret Code of Success”, I now fully believe I have been teaching them all wrong…

What are Positive Thinking Affirmations?

Positive thinking affirmations are statements that are present tense and emotionally charged. Some examples of them are:

I am so happy and grateful I have so much money.
I am excited that I am so happy in my personal and business relationships.
I feel fantastic now that I only have wonderful things happen to me.

You get the picture. They sound great right? How could you go wrong writing these? Well, I don’t believe you could go wrong but after reading the section on “Afformations” in Noah St. Johns book called The Secret Code of Success, I am convinced there is a better way… (Big thank you to my man Soumangue for giving me this wonderful book)

There is a better way

Here is what we know, we know that we have unlimited potential and we also know that none of us are close to reaching it. We have a supercomputer and power center called our mind that can help us accomplish anything, but, we know that we are NOT using it to its capacity. Noah St. John suggests that instead of writing positive thinking affirmations, we write…the right questions. He talks about the law of attraction and how we get what we focus on. Too often we are focusing on the WRONG questions:

Why am I broke?
Why do I spin my wheels but never become rich?
Why am I so unlucky?

When we ask ourselves these negative questions, we get what we focus on. Noah suggests we ask ourselves empowering questions that allow our sub-conscious mind to work away at. Folks, this makes so much sense to me. I read voraciously to look for ways to unlock more of my and the people in my teams potential. This may be one of the most powerful things I have read in a book in years.

So, how does it work?

"positive thinking affirmations"You still use positive thinking affirmations but you form them in a question. Here are Noah’s top 5 suggestions from his book:

Why am I so rich?
Why am I so happy?
Why am I enough?
Why am I good enough?
Why do I have what it takes to succeed?

Do you see how forming those as questions forces your mind to work away at them? It shifts your focus. If you write those above afformations, you cannot help but feel a little better. So, what would be good afformations for the homebased business builder? Here are some suggestions:

Why is it so easy to attract others to my homebased business?
Why am I succeeding so well at my homebased business?
Why am I so easily able to make so much money in my homebased business?

Warning!

Taking 3-6 minutes per day to write these questions is very, very simple and of course, FREE! That is great but also means it is very, very easy to skip them and NOT do them. Try them out for 60 days. There is no way you could possibly injure yourself or get a migraine doing these for 60 days. You may be shocked at how quickly and easily your mind allows you to think of new ideas and implement them toward your goals. BTW: I highly suggest buying his book.

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  1. Oliver Tausend says

    Hi Ray,

    thanks for sharing this interesting variation. You could start writing lists and find at least 21 reasons…that would be even more powerful, wouldn’t it ?

    Take care

    Oliver

  3. Jessica says

    why am I so crazy about Ray Higdon?

    Why is he the best blog writer in the world?

    Why do I think about him constantly?

    ;), great blog post babe! keep it up 🙂

  5. Joyce L Gibson says

    Thank you, Ray.

    Why is Ray the ONLY person who is encouraging me in my home based businesss?

    Discovering the answer to the WHY within myself will help me become a great encourager. That means I am getting a strong boost for myself while also becoming what I want to be for those I recruit.

    Way to go, Ray. Please keep the blogs coming!

  7. Karl says

    I’m surprised I haven’t run across this approach before. But I’m glad I you brought it up. I was able to immediately come up with a few questions and then got really excited about the answers I was getting. It was inspirational. Now to remember to do it every day. Thank you for yet another great post.

  8. Susan says

    Thanks Ray,
    I think it falls in line with the Earnest Holmes teaching of Right Thinking. Now for those 60 days…! 🙂
    S

  9. Susan Goodknight says

    Ray,
    Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve not yet bought the book but after reading this I’ll need to run out and grab a copy. I love how the change up of questioning really does get your brain thinking. “Why am I so successful”. Reading this my brain starting scrambling and it was all positive thoughts.

    Great post Ray!

  10. Jeff Kapellen says

    “The Secret” also talks about this type of affirmations. It is tough to start thinking that way when you have nothing, but writing them down every day, your sub-conscience has to comply.

  11. Vickie says

    Ray… looks like you are coming into the age of Afformations… I first came across this higher level of question asking through the works of Noah St.John.

    A great idea as the brain will go out and seek the information that you are asking. I learned that first things have to be ‘formed’ before they can be ‘firm’ … he says it is based in Latin. That the Afformation comes from a place of emotion where Affirmation comes from intellect… it is when there is an emotional tie things become more powerful because it ( the question ) is seated in the asking of the question vs. just repeating things like ” I am Rich ” and not truly believing it..

    So glad to see this post as it reminds me to continue my “why” questions. Powerful information!

    Thanks!

  12. Diane Rosolen says

    WOW….that is powerful !

    Makes me wonder if doing your
    affirmations the way you WERE
    doing them is what took you so
    long to become 6 Star :-)!

    You know I Luv you Kiddo…
    thanks again for this great
    nugget!

    Diane~

  13. Martin Girard says

    Thanks foro posting this, Ray; I have met Noah St. John on several occasions, as he was an invited guest at a weekly networking group that I belonged to years ago! He also wrote another book, called; “Permission to Succeed”, great book!

  15. Ryan Yokome says

    Great tips Ray.

    Interesting way to spin it. Solid stuff here pro, passing this one out for sure! To your success bud.

  16. Jeff Oliver says

    Hi Ray, that was a fantastic post and right on the money. I am going to do it, not just for 60 days, but why not do it forever? I can not see why not. Thanks again.

  17. John says

    Ray this is great stuff. I have been in Numis since early August and have not been able to get one person to join. I think I need to apply this to my daily routine. Could you send out some more examples?

  18. Andrew Gallop , Coins says

    Hello Ray, another great article, I like your change in thinking. I will do it, I need all the help that I can get. Thanks,Andrew Gallop

  19. Eric Green says

    Thanks for the information Ray. I live across the street from Barnes & Noble… Going to go get the book and see what type of results I get. Wish me luck!!!

  22. Brian and Felicia White says

    We’ve been studying the law of attraction as well as the law of love, but never heard the affirmations put in that manner before. That’s excellent stuff and we’ll certainly implement that immediately. Thank you so much Ray for the insight and for sharing. Wishing you the best in your continued success. 🙂

  24. Vincent Czaplyski says

    I’ve heard Noah’s afformations concept before and I think it’s great. But I don’t think there is anything wrong with your previous version of things either Ray, unless you allow yourself to stray to the “wrong thoughts” too easily. (And I know you don’t by how well you do!)

    For another look at how to tap into the power of the mind I strongly recommend John Assaraf’s works. Of course he’s well known as one of the teachers in “The Secret” but he’s actually a very down to earth guy who practices what he preaches.

    I would draw everyone’s attention to his course “Winning the Inner Game of Business Success: Brain Training System”. It’s a subliminal audio course with an accompanying download book. John gets very much into the modern day science of the Law of Attraction and it’s really powerful stuff. I’m well into his course and I love it.

    I’ve posted a short video interview with John on my own blog in which we talk about this course.

    BTW, keep up the great posts.

  25. RB says

    Ray,
    Thanks for the book recommendation, great!… and thanks to your friend Soumangue.

    Some people call (or think) themselves leaders, but it’s all about them, me, me, me, I,I,I. But Not you! (No way!)

    A true leader like you is rare, one who admits mistakes is even harder to find. How refreshing is that for all of us! No wonder you are the at the top, you belong there!
    Your the Captain, and your crew love yuh!
    Appreciate all you do…
    Robert

  26. Jewel Lynnette says

    Hey Ray, I had been doing it all wrong myself. I had previously affirmed that I would not be in debt, yet debt always arrived in my mailbox. My mind was still thinking negatively (debt – not being such a positive word). Changing to positive ones created much ore success for me. Can’t wait to try out this “afformation” challenge for the next 60… written into my POA already.

  27. Michael Welch says

    Hi Ray,

    Thanks so much for sharing this with us, I am going to start the new way in the morning. I have been doing it the way you said before for about 1 month, but I will try this way now thanks.

    Thanks
    Michael

  28. Jason Baines says

    Gtreat article. With all the negativity in the world it’s good to feed yourself positive thoughts. That’s the main reason I quit watching the news.

    Having a grateful heart helps you focus on what you have instead of what you don’t.

  32. Ray Higdon says

    To convince someone to do it forever is a tall task, the idea is that so many good things happen if someone commits to 60 days they will want to continue!

  42. Dean Rose says

    Great post Ray….It really does give you a differenet more enlightening perspective from which to operate. Cool stuff thanks for sharing!

  43. Celisse says

    Wow, I never thought or even heard of using affirmations in this way! I like the idea though, it seems like something that could work, at least for me, because I’m a thinker type & I’m constantly asking myself questions about different things & situations. I’ve tried those other ones you’ve mentioned as well, but they’ve yet to work for me, & I think its because I can’t really get as “emotionally charged” about them as you’re supposed to. It’s probably the same for alot of other people though, because so many of us are “programmed” with looking at our current situation & it can get pretty hard sometimes trying to convince yourself its much better when you’ve never been able to see it that way…

    I’ll DEFINITELY try this one out… thanks Ray! 🙂

  44. Nataleigh says

    This is awesome info, Ray. Affirmations have always been tricky because they seem to paste over the negative talk without clearing the negative out completely. this method actually gives the subconscious something to do which is fantastic since it’s working overtime anyway.

    thanks so much for sharing this info. I’m putting to immediate use.

  48. Eric Burnett says

    Hey Ray, Great post you have here.. you hit all the points on the head. this post really changed the way I been thinking about alot of things.. thanks for the value my friend

    To your Mastery,

    Eric

  50. Rick says

    This is awesome!

    We are already there. We just have to focus on what it was that got us there. Instead of some magical happening that made it come to pass. If you think it and SAY it, it will be so!

    Love it brother!

    Here’s one of my affirmations

    Why am I breaking the ranks in Numis at record paces and creating duplication in my team so well?

    Answer:
    Cause I plug into great leaders who are as hungry for giving away knowledge to those that will use it!

    Thanks for being such an awesome Team Leader Ray1

    Rick

  51. Ord Wilson says

    Thanks Ray,

    This is most absolutely a powerful habit to form (writing down empowering affirmation questions)

    Why are my empowering affirmation questions empowering me even more?

    Ord Wilson

  52. Erwin says

    This is a major epiphany Ray! For me & so many others that will grasp it.. Thank you for enlightening us today? ===> Why am I always getting immense value and exponential growth building tips from Ray Higdons’s blog posts daily?” 😉

  53. Joe Young says

    Hey Ray,
    great way of approaching affirmations. Much more powerful than acknowledging why we are so NOT in a lot of areas. Our mind truly is a generating force, an engine that will go in a the direction we steer it.
    Garbage in, garbage out……..

    awesome!
    Joe

  54. Noah St. John says

    Hi Ray: Noah St. John here, the inventor of Afformations.

    Thank you so much for the wonderful article. I’m truly delighted that Soumangue referred you to my book The Secret Code of Success, and that you are enjoying it too.

    Afformations have truly changed my life, and it’s great to see so many fantastic comments here as well.

    BTW, if anyone on your team would like to download the first 3 chapters of the book, they can get them (free) at http://www.NoahStJohn.com

    I look forward to connecting with you real soon!

    Very best,
    ~Noah
    http://www.NoahNation.com

  56. Phillip Hoeksema says

    Excellent article–You become what you think about…or what you question yourself about! Will retweet!

  57. Justine Simard says

    Hi Ray,

    I love it! Asking ourselves those questions will definitely allow us to 1. identify the reasons why we believe that we DESERVE to succeed and live an abundant life, 2. focus on our EXPECTATION of success, and 3. experience the powerful positive feelings associated with our goals and the process of achieving them.

    This is a simple change to affirmations, but it seems to be a truly powerful one. I’ll definitely give that a go!

    Thanks for an empowering post!

    Justine

  58. Linda Sadler says

    Good thoughts. I’ve found a better format for me that I can believe more easily than the “I am rich” version. Mine (and I’m sorry I don’t know where it came from) is “I am excited that I am becoming richer and richer every day.”

  60. Laron Henderson says

    I like these. It forces to come up with answers to things you want. Seems like a great mind trick to force your mind to answer questions to why you do the things you need to do to become successful and begin to do them.

  61. Saras says

    Hey Ray,

    Just when I was about to tear my hair off for not being able to bring my affirmations to fruition through the normal method( I couldn’t quite believe what I was affirming !), you have brought this to us as a savior!! Thanx a million! God bless!!

  62. Karen Marrow says

    Ray,

    Thanks so much for this information!!! I have always been one to ask myself (my subconscious mind) powerful questions of “how can I……?”, but have never heard of doing what you suggest.

    I am going to do it and watch as it happens!

    Thanks again.

    God Bless,

    Karen

  68. Jennifer May says

    Wow! Ray… I must say how amazing this post was for me! You truly hit a new level of consciousness with this one. That is why it was really beneficial to read this at this time in my journey.

    I can definitely see the power in changing the approach on affirmations to WHY… utilizing a question to go deeper than just affirming the thought. It is placing creativity into the affirmation from a deeper faith, a deeper being and connecting the two so that ideas can flow and come into place towards them becoming reality.

    I definitely appreciated this and will be testing this one out daily with my morning rituals! 🙂 Thank you!

  69. David Miller says

    This one of those ah ha moments! Granted I didn’t come up with this information but its like a light switch was turned on. It makes perfect sense.

    David Miller

  70. beth hewitt says

    Hey ray, really loving this post. If this is the case I bet there have been a lot of people doing it wrong. I am going to start my new affirmations from tomorrow. Might have to buy the new book too. Beth.

  72. Moises says

    Hey Ray, thanks for sharing this with all of us. This is like reverse engineering our sub conscious mind from the result we want to the point we are. Just like marketing!

    May be that should be a simple start for someone that never has been doing this.

    Why I am writing these affirmations to be more happy and successful?

  73. Marilyn says

    Thank you so much for this information. For years I have done it the wrong way then. I had notice in the past that I was focusing more on the negative things going on in my life. I definitely will buy this book. Again thank you so much!

    Marilyn

  74. Sue Hanson says

    Hi Ray, Mike Hobbs mentioned this entry yesterday on a training webinar. It made so much sense that I came to check it out. I hope you won’t mind that I mention it today giving your credit for the original sharing of course. Thanks for all the great content. Happy New Year.

  79. Rick Vega says

    Ray,

    I have always been a great believer and subscriber to the many benefits of affirmations. But your new thoughts on it are intriguing. I have a twist on these I’d like to share, basically giving you the best of the past and the future, so to speak. How about using this as an affirmation each and every morning:

    I am so happy and grateful for the abundance in my life…but why?
    I am so happy and grateful for the success in my home based business…but why?

    You get the picture.

    Thanks for sharing and being the leader you are to so many.

    Rick Vega

  81. Dennis Shipp says

    Thanks for another great message on how to get ahead. Seems to have worked well for you,

  82. Dennis Shipp says

    Thanks Ray for another good suggestion on how to get ahead. It seems to be working well for you.

  83. Bob Koontz says

    Ray I started to use this a short time ago and in a few days thought I noticed a difference. When I got to work some of the people wondered why I was more upbeat than usual and smiling more. I also use a free program called subliminal blaster that I found at cnet. it runs in the background flashing almost unnoticeable words in the back ground. thanks for the good stuff.
    Bob

  85. JennySung says

    WOW Ray . . . my whole line of thinking has changed, for the absolute better!!!
    I’ve already written 10 Afformations and could keep on going easily for the full 5-6 mins; those took only 2-3!
    Thanks again for sharing!!
    Namaste,
    Jenny

  88. Mirna Doolin-Estrada says

    I love this post Ray, thanks for the secret revealed. I will put it into practice every day for the next 60 days! You are so great!

  93. Ron Arch says

    I have an affirmations pad that I will be adding afformations to. Getting the book Thanks Ray!

  94. Hezi says

    i just came here after I see you talk about afformation on module 2 of the mastering sponsoring !!
    Great value on the course and great post !!

    Thanks a lot !!

  95. Alexander says

    Wow Ray!!!!!!!!
    This is probably the best post I read from you so far (and I haven’t read a lot fo you yet, just got to know you)!!!
    Really I LOVE IT!!!!!
    This is someting I really and immediately and very easily can put in to practice!!!!!
    LOVE YOU!!!
    God bless you!!!!
    Alexander

  96. Yasmin Valenzuela says

    WOW, WHAT A GREAT POST RAY! THANKS FOR THE AFFORMATIONS, ITS GREAT TO FIND GREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUCH A GREAT MISSION TO HELP OTHERS! IAM CURRENTLY TRYING TO CREATE MY OWN MLM : I WANT TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO SELL MY JEWELRY. WANT TO MAKE IT PROFITABLE AND REWARDING! THANK YOU

  101. sharon says

    Great blog Ray, i had no idea i was doing it the wrong way, just a very helpful
    blog for all of us to benefit from over and over again each and every day.

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