Manifesting Change

Manifesting Change
Written by: Sue Dyson

How many times have you wanted, more than anything else,
to incorporate changes into your life but failed
miserably?

Here’s what used to happen with me. I’d think of
something I’d like to change about myself. Say,
I wanted to be thinner. Then I’d have a vague idea
about how I would go about making changes. I wouldn’t
stick with it (how could I when my goal was so vague?)
and I’d fail, once again. My self esteem usually
plummeted, because I would prove to myself that I
could not change.

This process produced two things only - a failure,
and a diminished self esteem. I’d build my esteem
up enough to take another stab at it, only to repeat
my failure. The roller coaster. It’s not that I
didn’t want the change bad enough. It’s because I
didn’t start with a pure belief in myself as the
changed person. I didn’t have a vision of myself.
You have to know where you are going in order to get
there. Visualization - it’s what all the top athletes
do. It’s what a lot of successful people do. You
need to visualize yourself as the change you desire.

Visualize the change you desire. Think big, dream
big. If there were absolutely no obstacles to
achieving your dream, what would it be? You can
use this for any change you wish to manifest in your
life, from a major career or life change to a seemingly
small, unhealthy habit. If dreaming big is a little
too intimidating for you at first, take baby steps.
Using this method, I think you’ll find it a lot easier
to make your desired change. Taking a baby step now
and seeing results, will encourage you to take a bigger
step next time. It’s exciting!

Once you have your desired change in mind, create an
affirmation for yourself. An affirmation is a positive
statement that incorporates your desired change. When
you read it or say it out loud, you begin to believe
it about yourself. I’ll explain why this is important
in a moment. For example - say my desired change is
to be 130 lbs. That’s a bit of a stretch for me right
now. It’s a rather lofty dream, but not unattainable
with this method. If I was unsure of my faith in this
method, I might simply say I desired to lose 10 lbs.
If I weighed 150 lbs now, creating the affirmation
would look something like this

I am a fit and healthy 130 lbs. (bigger goal)
Or
I am a fit and healthy 140 lbs. (baby steps goal)

The visualization and affirmation combined, said
and read frequently, begin to change your beliefs
about yourself. Our actions follow our beliefs.
Once we believe in ourselves as the change we
desire, shifts start to occur in our lives to
support that belief. I have used this method for
the past few months. While I am not the fit and
healthy 130 lbs yet, I am certainly on my way.
My habits have changed because I believe myself to
be fit and healthy. How do I know? One example:
my eating habits have improved. Poor eating habits
no longer fit with my belief about myself . I eat
salads more frequently. My body knows what it needs
to fulfill the belief in myself. If I continued to
say to myself daily, " I am overweight" believe it
or not, my actions would subconsciously follow those
beliefs and I would create a life that supported that
belief. I don’t even need to determine the how. The
Universe takes care of that. Our main job is to focus
on the dream, create an affirmation, and continue to
say it until it is an incorporated belief.

The great thing about this method, is that it can be
used for any number of changes you desire in your life,
all at one time. Simply visualize how you want your
life to be, create one or more positive affirmations
for each desired change and just keep working on it
from that side of things.

You could spend years overanalyzing yourself and your
motivations for not making changes, why you sabotage
yourself, and what keeps you from succeeding. Or, you
could take a totally different, proactive approach and
focus on the other end of things. Focus on the desired
change, your goal. Make yourself believe it is a part
of who you are, plan the necessary changes, and you will
manifest the changes you desire. Life is a great journey.

Article by Sue Dyson, publisher of SuccessfulMama Ezine,
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