Our mind

"The mind is an iceberg, it floats with only 1/7th of it's bulk above water"
Sigmund Freud

Do you tell yourself you can or you can't do something?

We are constantly "speaking" to ourselves - unfortunately most of what we are telling ourselves sub-consciously is at odds with what we are saying consciously. Only when you stop the negative chatter and align the sub-conscious thought processes with the conscious thought processes will you be able to move forwards.

Don't believe me?

If I ask you to say the sentence

I achieve ALL my goals with ease

What does your mind automatically start to say?

Most of the time, we can catch ourselves saying something derogatory like "No you don't", "Don't make me laugh" "You always give up"

That's the trouble with "affirmations" they don't really work, unless you believe them to be true - and your actions back up those words. Of course we can believe something to be true without taking action - but that's the start of delusion. We can affirm that we are rich and powerful, but the bank balance never seems to catch up with the spending, so watch your "affirmations" and make sure you only affirm that which is true. You can of course affirm that you are broke, good, now you need to work out how to get out of being "broke".... You can say - I will get a better paying job OR I will create my business and I will start today by working out the market for my product / service. Once you make that kind of decision, guess what - the actions are obvious, and as you take each action step, your sub-conscious starts to catch up and becomes aligned with what you have been consciously saying.

So - What are you affirming to be true and are your actions backing those thought processes or not?