Alternative to Affirmations

 

 From Rob Walker's email newsletter:

ALTERNATIVE TO AFFIRMATIONS

I just learned this concept of pivoting from affirmations to iffirmations. Instead of saying to yourself something like “I am confident and strong” you ask yourself “What if I am confident and strong?” Asking it in the form of a question forces your brain to search for evidence that this might be true. For me, this works because it conjures images and examples of ways I could be confident or strong or have been in the past, which then elicits positive and encouraging emotions. A lot more effective than affirmations.