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The Power of Affirmations in the Workplace

The Power of Affirmations in the Workplace. IAER 2012 Jennifer Boyd. What are affirmations?. An affirmation is anything you say or think.

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The Power of Affirmations in the Workplace

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  1. The Power of Affirmations in the Workplace IAER 2012 Jennifer Boyd

  2. What are affirmations? • An affirmation is anything you say or think. • You are using affirmations whether you know it or not, and these thought patterns have a direct influence on your emotions, relationships, career, health, and finances. • Law of Attraction—YOU GET MORE OF WHAT YOU FOCUS UPON

  3. Bad News • Most of our thoughts are negative.

  4. Good News • You can change your thoughts.

  5. Where to begin??? • Begin by paying attention to your thoughts and beliefs, which are merely habitual thinking patterns that you accepted as a child. • Begin to consciously and thoughtfully create thoughts that please and support you, rather than sabotage you.

  6. Negative Affirmations • Complaining • Criticizing • Envy • Worry

  7. Positive Affirmations • Gratitude • Mirror work • Looking for the good • Watching for evidence that the Universe is supporting you • Recognizing the abundance that surrounds you • Limitless vs. finite resources

  8. Changing your thought process can be an exciting, joyful process!!! • Share your thoughts or keep them to yourself—you can be as private about this as you want to be. Your journey is YOUR journey. • Keep it simple. • Use the present tense.

  9. Inserting positive affirmations into your routine • Waking up: “How you start your day is how you live your day.”—Louise Hay • Shower • Grooming/mirror • Picking out your clothes • Making breakfast • Driving to work • Greeting your coworkers and students • Lunch • Afternoon

  10. Return commute • Dinner • Evening activities • Bedtime

  11. Let’s brainstorm work-specific affirmations:

  12. Creating “Fertile Ground” for Your Affirmations • Meditation • Becoming aware of tension in your body • Creating loving, nurturing environments in your: • Home • Office • Car • Classroom

  13. Summary • Gratitude • Being present in the moment. “The sum of a man’s problems come from his inability to be alone in a silent room.” Blaise Pascal

  14. Resources • Louise Hay I Can Do It: How to Use Affirmations to Change Your Life (includes an affirmation CD) • Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life • Louise Hay Power Thought Cards All of the above are published by Hay House

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