Closely related to affirmations are aspirations. In fact, I probably got the cart in front of the horse by addressing affirmations first and aspirations second. But that’s no big surprise as I tend to follow “fire, ready, aim” more than “ready, aim, fire”!
Aspirations are those lofty goals and ideal visions that dance around your head during those “what if”, “if only”, or “I’d love to be able to say that” moments. Those things like “I’d love to be able to retire at 40”. “I’d love to be able to play the piano”. “I’d love to be a great speaker”.
You can actually look at them as the “fuel” for your “affirmations”. An example. Suppose you’re thinking “I’d love to be able to run a marathon”. You dream about it, talk about it, and generally really want to do it. That’s your mind telling you that you need to take action. And the mind is very persistent — even down right annoying on occasion. If your mind is speaking to you with the “I’d really love to” message, that’s an aspiration that you need to start pursuing. That’s when you turn to our friend the affirmation. Back to our marathon idea, you convert from the aspiration of “I’d love to be able to run a marathon” to the affirmation of “I have a training plan to run a marathon that I follow each day”. Step 1. Step 2. In the future, I’ll go through the rest of the steps.
However, first we have to address today’s question:
Have you taken the time to write down your biggest aspiration(s)?
As always, thanks for the time.
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