3. Prepare to tell a story. Everyone enjoys a good story and it often triggers a memory for them to reciprocate one in return. Here is one of my stories that may help you trigger some memories for yourself. So you can begin planning some of your stories.

This back dates to when I was 5. I love telling stories about my childhood; I was adventurous and really quite devious.

I had not long started school, (I wasn’t particularly fond of school when I first started, in fact I even told my mother on first day of returning home from school that they didn’t need me to go anymore, I told her they already had enough kids in class).

We were living in a house on stilts is what I’d call it. But back in those days, they were pretty popular (the-in-thing). There were two stairways. One was through back door and one through to front door.

My brother, Daniel was a few years younger then myself so he would wait at home for me each day by front door, but would never see me come through it. So curiosity got better of him and he asked me how I get inside house after I finish school each day.

I told him I had magical powers and that I could walk through walls. He was totally amazed and asked if I could give him power to walk through walls as well. I obliged, waved my hands around a bit and said “there, now you got power too, what you got to do is run as fast as you can into wall”.

You could just imagine his disappointment when he planted face first into wall only to discover there was no magical power of walking through walls ;-)

© Joanne King - http://www.anxiety-panic-free.com/approachwomen.html

Affirmations operate in our lives whether we use them or not. If left unchecked, our affirmations are whatever feelings and thoughts are going on inside us. Those feelings and thoughts become our reality. That explains why we wind up with things in our lives that we don't want, and don't always get things we do want. So whether you believe in power of affirmations or not - they are already operating in your life. That's why it is wise to learn to understand and use them properly.

In order to really get a full understanding of how these principles work, grab a copy of my e-book, “Affirmative Power!” It's available on our website at www.AffirmPower.com

Now, I'm going to help you understand some very important principles about affirmations, so that you can start using them effectively today.

SIX KEY PRINCIPLES FOR USING AFFIRMATIONS EFFECTIVLY

1. Before using affirmations, take time to study how and why they work. Once you come to an understanding of them, your affirmations will become much more effective.

2. Using affirmations out of a book are fine, but most effective ones are ones you write yourself. When you write your own affirmations - they are you, from your heart and soul. Even if you see a really great affirmation in a book, change it somewhat so that it becomes yours.

3. Write your affirmations so that they are stated in a positive, powerful way.

4. Have a special time and place for your affirmations. Recite them with energy and conviction. Recite them on a regular basis - at least twice a day. And if an affirmation feels stale - tweak it, change it, or trash it and start over.

5. Develop a strong faith to support your affirmations. Without a strong faith, your affirmations have little chance of success.

6. Live your affirmations. Remember when I said that “you are your affirmations”? You have to embody them - live them. And your affirmations have to reflect who you are, how you feel and what you believe.

Affirmations are extremely powerful yet, they are one of most overlooked techniques for personal growth. This is because most people do not understand how they work. Do yourself one of biggest favors of your life, learn about power of affirmations, and how to use them properly. Put these principles to work in your life. If you do, you will see your life change in ways that will pleasantly suprise and delight you.

Ultimately Yours,

Jack Roberts “The Dean of Affirmations”

------------------------------------------------------- Jack Roberts has been a speaker, trainer and author of personal development material for over 15 years. He was a "personal coach" even before term or industry existed. Jack is author of several books including “Affirmative Power!” and “Ultimately You”. You can find these books as well as links to other great resources at www.AffirmPower.com