Brian Johnson explains how daily affirmations work as psychological deposits that build confidence. Write three affirmations three times each before bed, about five minutes total, keeping them personal, positive, and present-tense. He shares how he uses them in his own life and the Heroic app.
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At least three times each.
Five minutes before retiring.
Write each of the three affirmations composed in a notebook or journal at least three times each, letting them create a strong internal feeling.
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Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. In our last several plus ones, we've been chatting about how to make some powerful deposits in our psychological bank accounts so we can forge the confidence we need to perform at our best when it matters most. I repeat, there are three time horizons we want to pay attention to. Our past, our present and our future. As Dr. Z puts it in the confident mind, we need to dominate. Filtering your past for valuable deposits, constructive thinking in the present and envisioning your ideal future self. Today we're going to spend some more time chatting about how to make sure we're dominating constructive thinking in the present. Let's get straight to work. Dr. Nate Zinser tells us, and I quote him, finish out your day by writing each of the three affirmations you have composed in a notebook or journal at least three times each. Anyone who is serious about winning their first victory can devote five minutes before retiring to this practice. As you write each of your affirmations, let them create a strong internal feeling. If you are affirming a skill or action, my quick feet match my opponent. Feel yourself doing it. If you were affirming an outcome, I am the 2020 Sales Professional of the Year. Feel the sense of accomplishment that outcome would bring. He continues by saying, making the last thoughts of your day personal, positive and powerful gives the subconscious parts of your mind and useful material to process while you are sleeping without interference from your conscious mind. You might even find that ending your day with those good feelings promotes a more peaceful sleep. Now I have to say that I've always been more than a little ambivalent about affirmations. I've been turned off by the somewhat unscientific, often very unscientific woo woo nature of how a lot of authors discuss the subject. Dr. Z changed my mind by presenting the science behind affirmations and connecting the practice of affirmations to stuff like self fulfilling prophecies and then giving us some really practical ways to practice affirming who we are as part of our day to day lives. I'm so moved by the power of affirmations that I changed nearly all of my targets in the Heroic app to affirmations from in bed for nine to 10 hours to I'm in bed for nine to 10 hours like a world class athlete. Focus on win became I am ruthlessly focused on win. Micro moment of awesome with a E1 and E2.2 became I create micro moments of awesome with a, E1 and E2. I'm also going through my day saying I love before whatever I'm doing. For example, I love dominating my protocol when I'm doing my burpees, etc. I love doing the dishes. I love playing with my kids. I'm also writing my top affirmations down every night and saying them like mantras all day, every day. It's awesome. I can already feel the power of constantly focusing my mind and making deposits all day, every day. The book is worth it for this chapter and the prior couple chapters alone. Get it. Check it out. For now, know this. You want your affirmations to be personal use I or we Positive and present Personal positive and present. If you feel so inspired, create a few right now for the qualities you want to embody, the actions you want to take, and the outcomes you want to see. It's time to forge some antifragile confidence by optimizing our thoughts and actions in the present moment. Today.
