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How to Make Inspirational Sayings Work for YouI am going to share with you here how to use your own personal inspirational sayings to bring about change in your life. This is the exact technique that I used myself... more about that later. Famous self development guru and motivational coach Tony Robbins teaches us about something that he refers to as state. State is, very simply, your state of mind, otherwise known as your frame of mind. You may have heard that when it comes to success and accomplishment, that attitude is everything. I don't necessarily agree with that, but attitude certainly plays a huge part in the shaping of your future. I can certainly tell you that attempting to use inspirational sayings without the right attitude is, at best, an uphill battle. The challenge is, however, that if your intention is to be inspired, that your attitude may not be in the right place to most effectively do that. But there may just be a way to use inspirational sayings to put the cart before the horse, so to speak. If you do this right, it won't matter what your state was yesterday, or what your attitude was five minutes ago. Here's what I mean... Since state is the frame of mind you are in, it is directly related to your attitude. Essentially, in fact, your attitude is born out of the frame of mind that you are in, or your state. The key then, to changing your attitude so that inspirational sayings can do their stuff is to change your state. So, you're asking... how do you change your state? Excellent question. How do you change your state so that you are in the success frame of mind? Well, there are a number of ways to do this. Some are quick and work for a temporary state change. In fact, Anthony Robbins recommends that you shake yourself up a bit. Shock yourself, so to speak, in order to temporarily change your state. But, there is a simple, long term way to permanently change your underlying state... with the proper use of an inspirational saying. Huh? Now, you’re thinking I said earlier that you need to change your state so that inspirational sayings will work for you. Yes, that is still true. But I also just said that you can change your state by using inspirational sayings. That is also true! Notice above that I said the proper use of inspirational sayings. Let me share with you a technique that I used to get myself out of a bad situation. I used the process that I describe below to change my state, improve my attitude, and increase my income by 700 percent! I did it, and you can do it to. Here's how you do it... You use what I call, a seed saying. No, it’s not a saying about plants or gardening, but it does bear fruit, so hang in there with me. An inspirational seed saying is, very simply, an inspiring state changer. It's one that plants a seed which will grow to inspire you and change your state, your attitude, and eventually, your life. Don’t believe me? Have you ever watched the Star Wars movies? Remember what Yoda said to Luke when he said he didn’t believe? That is why you fail. Now that’s not a very inspiring statement by itself, perhaps, but it might just motivate you to take action. Sometimes a negative can inspire us to move towards the positive. I took action, and used a seed saying to totally change my perspective, and ultimately, my position in life. Every day, I went to a job that I hated... a job that everyone hated, actually... with an attitude of hope. Using my seed saying, I totally changed my level of income, status in the company, and my standard of living. I’m not bragging, I’m just telling you how it is. Seeds are, by nature, very simple, but they contain great power. After all, huge trees that live for hundreds of years grow from a simple, single seed, right? As George Bernard Shaw said... Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! So, to come up with a powerful inspiring seed saying, here is what you do... Choose a simple, relatively short, positive saying or phrase that captures the essence of what you want to become, or how you want to feel. I recommend that you make up one of your own, but you can use a famous saying that you already know. Just make sure it reflects how you want to feel or be in your ideal state, is clear, and has personal meaning to you. This will become your very own personal inspirational saying. Now, write it down. Need some help in creating one? Ok, here we go. Your seed saying should be short, no more than one sentence, and preferably no more than 10 words. A very short sentence or phrase often works best. It can even come from a variation on a fortune cookie saying. While some effective inspirational sayings can be catchy or cute, and some can have double meanings, this one should not. The meaning needs to be crystal clear to you, so it needs to be unambiguous. It also needs to be stated as though it is already a reality. In short, it needs to be to the point, and full of intention. For example, if your intention is to win a race or a contest, then your inspiring seed saying could be, very simply, I am the winner, or I am the best swimmer/runner/whatever. How would you come up with that starting from scratch? Well, project yourself into your outcome, and think of what you could say about your situation. If your intention is to be the best runner in the world, then your statement is exactly that! If you’re an actor, you could project an image of yourself as an Oscar winner. So, your seed saying could be, I am an Oscar winner, or I am an Academy Award winner. Do you always have to use the word winner? No. If you want to be rich, you could use I am rich, or I am a millionaire. Want to be thin? I am thin, or I am skinny. How about I am happy? Sure. How about, I am the best landscaper in the world? Yep. Just answer a question about the future you want to experience in the simplest, most positive terms. No reverse psychology or negative statements here... don't use, for example, I don't want to be fat anymore. That won't work. You don’t want to focus on being fat, you want to focus on being thin. Got the idea? Good. Write it down. Now, here is how to use your seed saying... Every day, if you are like most of us, you probably go through a morning routine. Part of your morning routine needs to be to repeat this inspirational seed saying over and over again. The best time to repeat it is right before you go to work, or whatever event you want to be the best in. So here is what you do next. Start by thinking the saying over and over again, and begin to have good feelings about being the best at whatever it is. Project yourself into your future outcome. Then, begin to speak the saying, first at a whisper, and then louder and louder. As you get louder, let those good feelings overwhelm you so that each time you say it, you feel better and stronger. Try to do this for at least ten minutes each day. If you drive to work, then say it in the car. I like to build up to the point where I am almost screaming it, so adjust accordingly. By the time you get to your job, or event, you will feel so powerful and so focused that almost nothing will stop you from being the best. Any challenge that comes your way throughout the day will be conquered. There may be times during the day when your attitude falters, or things become very challenging and you feel you have to recharge. If that happens, then go find a place where you can repeat the phrase over and over again until you are hyped up and ready to go. I used this technique, along with some other motivational and life changing tools to become the highest paid hourly employee at my company's local store. This technique turns your inspirational saying into an affirmation on steroids. My belief is that the reason that affirmations often don't work for people is because they are used passively. If instead, you use your seed saying in the way I describe, you effectively create what I call an active affirmation that works to change your state in a major way. Make no mistake. Inspirational sayings used like this are extremely powerful. Once you condition yourself to elevating your state in this way, you can do it anytime you like, on command. Just as in physics when we split the atom, there is great power in the simplest, smallest components. Using this simple routine will bring about great changes in your life. If you are very visual, you can also use an inspiration poster to accomplish a similar effect and similar results. You'll be amazed at the results that your own personal inspirational sayings will produce for you when used in this way.
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