Affirmations are a simple and effective way to influence your subconscious mind. It is quite easy for you to search the Internet to find tones of free affirmations in various categories. I have also written another article on how you can write your own affirmations. But this one is going to focus on ways to increase their power!

Remember that it is always better to stick to a certain group of affirmations for a while, since we absorb them faster this way. Also, you should feel the desired result taking place already.

Written below are 7 different way to make your free affirmations more powerful…

1. You should get into a relaxed state of mind. When this happens, our conscious minds are less intrusive, thus leaving our subconscious minds wide open. You should use this to your advantage.

2. Repeat them while looking at yourself in the mirror.

3. We all tend to remember rhymes and tunes more easily. So choose your affirmations and just get a bit creative.

4. The times just before sleeping and after waking up are great for influencing the subconscious. So make sure you use them at these times.

5. If you are in a place where it would not be appropriate for you to use them out loud. You can just repeat it to yourself mentally. It helps if you imagine it getting louder and louder.

6. Write them down. This has much more power than just verbally repeating it. I would suggest that you write each one at least 10 times daily or so. Of course, the more you do it the better.

7. Write them down on pieces of paper and stick then around your home or workplace. This way, you are always reminded of them. Just make sure it is a place you visit often.

You are probably wondering how long it will take you to see changes in yourself, right? Well, it is scientifically proven that it takes 21 days for one person to change form one habit to another. So don’t lose heart, just keep doing it for a while. Remember, you have an infinite number of free affirmations from which you can choose from!

I might never have found happiness and success. Why? For starters, I am the child of rape, born to an unwed teenage mother on welfare. Instead, I overcame life’s obstacles of poverty, abuse and neglect. Now I’m a successful entrepreneur, author and media personality who has achieved financial freedom and independence. There are even plans to make a movie about my rags-to-riches life! Clients and audiences everyday have dubbed me “The Girl Next Door Who Made It Big! (Blessings In God).

If I was able to leave my dysfunctional life behind at the age 17 (with only a Wal-Mart paycheck in my pocket), anyone can! Come explore with me YOUR personal journey to “The Dawning of a Rich Life”:

BEING RICH

Most people never realize what “rich” truly means. Building wealth isn’t just defined in money. It’s richness in Mind, Body and Spirit. I measure my prosperity in the number of friends, hopes, accomplishments, and feelings of safety I now have. Decide now to be really rich, never settle, empower yourself… and enduring wealth will come to you.

WE NEED HEROES

Only by striving for something better can I hope to be a role model for others (so far so good!). So who is my hero? God, first and foremost. But, thankfully, humanity has been blessed with others we can all emulate. Oprah Winfrey is certainly someone who has chosen to overcome adversity in her life. Have you thought about the difference this one woman is making? She continues to inspire me to keep reaching.

READ AND LEARN

Never stop finding new information and new viewpoints. Many books have greatly influenced me in positive ways. And you needn’t be an author or journalist to appreciate the vast knowledge available in libraries, book stores, the news media and online.

GIVING IS RECEIVING

I support many charities and organizations that touch my heart. We receive back tenfold when we give time and energy to help our communities and our nation. I’m executive director of the Antley-Bixler Foundation and I’m also actively involved with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. You, too, can get involved by feeding the hungry, rescuing the needy, reaching abused and neglected kids, volunteering and donating.

CONSIDER YOUR HEALTH

A health scare prompted me to began a major re-evaluation of my life. I discovered what the medical industry isn’t telling us. What can YOU do to improve your health so your happier, more meaningful, more abundant life will last longer?

OVERCOMING FEAR

By facing the most fear-generating issues in life, you can move on Whether your concern is going to the dentist … being rejected by someone … trying something new or redefining something familiar … asking for help or giving it — ultimately any fear can be conquered.

FORGIVENESS

Don’t hurt yourself with energy-zapping grudges and bitterness. Remember to find forgiveness, even if you can’t forget. I went from “Beer Girl to Business Woman.” I could have been a topless dancer or kept working at Wal-mart, but I knew there was something better for me. Let’s all look ahead at the new horizon to the Dawning of whatever tomorrow holds!

Stress, burnout and physical exhaustion have become a way of life for many people. You need to feel that you can get a handle on what stresses you, and diffuse this stress in different ways so as to maintain both your physical and emotional health.

The ways we and others cause stress can come from habits or our own thoughts and feelings about how things are going. Or perhaps your own actions can be adjusted to cause less stress.

If you want to be calm and relaxed, with less stress then be sure to read these different stress management techniques for some ideas to help.

1. Be organized. You can plan all you want, but if you cannot find the project, list or information you were to work with, it is pretty stressful.

2. Make a list of what you want to accomplish, and then decide which are the most important things to do on that list. Do that first and then go to your less important items.

3. Allow for interruptions and changes. If you schedule yourself so tight that you can’t be interrupted for the 15 minutes you spent talking to an unexpected caller, you may find yourself highly stressed. Chill out and realize that there will be some interruptions and you can handle that.

4. Have realistic expectations of yourself and others. No one is superman. You cannot get three days work done in one day. Don’t wait till the last minute and put so much stress on yourself with huge amounts of work.

5. Take some time for a break a couple times a day. It is like changing gears and allows your mind to rest for a few minutes while you do something you enjoy, not something you have to do.

6. Find some time each day to exercise or take a walk. This helps to burn off more stress.

7. Once you are done for the day, take some time to relax. Find hobbies that you enjoy and that reduce your stress.

Stress is a part of life, but you also need ways to de stress and not let it get the best of you. These different stress management techniques and tips should help you find ways to manage your stress.