The first strategy we listed yesterday for managing goal/resolution overload was the use of daily affirmations.

Affirmations do not sound like wishes or goals.  They sound like true statements.

For example:  I have a strong mind and body.

Affirmations are meant to be read several times a day – in the morning before work; at lunchtime; at bedtime.  In addition, I know many people who read their affirmations whenever they feel a wave of anxiety coming on.  Or right before high stress meetings.  Reading through the affirmations slowly one by one can have a meditation type affect.  And a Pygmalion affect.

Many people have struggled and failed to  make themselves exercise, take vitamins and/or eat smart.  But after a few weeks of reading the affirmation above,  they eased into daily habits that supported strong mind and body.

Here are a few more sample affirmations.

1.      My office space is organized.  It is neat and clean at least twice each day (at the end of the day and at the beginning).

2.       I am in control of my priorities and work flow.

3.       I work confidently,  gracefully and efficiently.

4.        I give quality attention to others and quality time to myself for thinking, planning and creating.

5.       I am an excellent listener.  I hear what’s being said and what isn’t being said.

Adopt a few of these.  Create a few of your own.  A maximum of 10.Write each one on an index card, rubber band them together and carry them with you.    Or for neat portability, pick up a wiro pad of index cards.    Or  put them with colorful graphics and turn them into a slide show for your computer or phone if you love doing that sort of thing.

As long as it’s easy to create.  Easy to update.  Easy to carry.

If you forget to review them for a day or two (or more),  that’s okay.    Just pick them up again.

Read.  Breathe.  Be.

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