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7 Daily Affirmations to Help You Stretch Everyday
The discipline of daily affirmations took a major hit in the early 1990’s when Saturday Night Live aired several episodes of “Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley” starring former SNL regular, Al Franken. In each episode, Stuart Smalley offered self-talk in a way that came across as weird and even delusional. Since then, many have shunned the practice of daily affirmations as unnecessary and crazy.
Recently, the discipline of daily affirmations has gained traction as authors, speakers, and leaders have shared their affirmation success stories. For example, Cliff Ravenscraft, the Podcast Answerman (now Mindset Answerman), has spoken quite a bit about his own practice of daily affirmations on his weekly podcast, The Cliff Ravenscraft Show. Episode 521 provides a small glimpse into his daily affirmations specifically related to money and wealth. On his blog, leadership mentor, Michael Hyatt, alludes to his use of daily affirmations to help train his brain in an article titled “How to Beat Your Brain and Succeed.”
A couple of weeks ago at my Friday morning men’s group, the topic of daily affirmations came up. Actually, the topic came up through a YouVersion study plan we were working through together (Crash the Chatterbox). I had been thinking about incorporating daily affirmations into my morning routine, so I asked the group if any of them practice daily affirmations. One of the guys in the group shared his daily affirmations with the group. I promptly “stole” them and added my own to the list.
I printed them out and taped them into the front cover of my daily planner. I’m still working on making this a regular discipline in my life, but I can already tell the positive self-talk is actually a real good thing for crushing my doubts and encouraging me to use my gifts.
Today, I’m sharing seven of these affirmations. These are affirmations specifically written to remind me to Stretch on a daily basis. Here they are:
7 Stretch Daily Affirmations
- I take time to Still myself and take regular sabbaths.
- I take time to Thank people and express my genuine appreciation.
- I take time to Reflect praising God for His working in my life.
- I take time to Engage in key relationships.
- I take time to Try new things.
- I take time for Community.
- I take time to Help Others.
My daily affirmation list will continue to grow and transform as I live my life and encounter new challenges and opportunities. I’m thankful for this new discipline in my life.
Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn brings up a great point about daily affirmations. Words are meaningless unless they cause real action and change in our lives. I would encourage you to share your daily affirmations with someone, and ask them to hold you accountable to taking action on the words you say to yourself everyday. Also, ask them to observe you and give you honest feedback on what’s working, what’s not working, and what needs to change when it comes to your daily affirmations.
OK! Now it’s your turn. Stretch yourself today by creating your own list of daily affirmations. When you’re creating this list, think about the things you want to keep doing, and think about the things you want to change or implement in your life. You can do it!