7 Steps to Reclaiming your Personal Power

Self-Empowerment
Article by Nancy Wylde

Self-empowerment is not about manipulating, controlling or dominating the lives of those around you. It is about how to direct and master your own life. This power already lies deep within you. Changing from within is your first step.  

• Thought Energy: What are you thinking? What are your thoughts like? What you think about, you bring about. Begin by changing your mindset and attitude.
• Affirmations: a positive self talk statement. Changing your Self-Talk. Repeated thoughts become beliefs, which in turn become our reality.
• Visualisation: See yourself in pictures – every thought contains a picture. When we hold a clear vivid picture in our mind of our goal or desire, we set into motion forces that bring this into reality.
• Meditation: Quieting the Mind – a key tool in developing personal growth.
• Having a Plan: Goal Setting, what you want to achieve.
• Being Thankful: Gratitude, being in a state of appreciation.
• Being in a state of Joy: Happiness Therapy.

A key principle that is essential to grasp is that “thoughts have a frequency’ and what you think about, you bring about.

Write 3 things you want to manifest in your Life.

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Now write these things as if they already exist. Affirmations are powerful tools to help us re-program our mind. Eg I am strong, successful and confident.

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Now close your eyes for a moment and visualize yourself with these things / features / attributes. Write down what you see and describe it in as much detail as you can. Visualisations set into force a powerful motion that helps bring forth your dreams into reality.

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Write down 6 things you want to achieve for 2010. Make sure they are realistic but also require hard work before they can be accomplished. Re-do this list as often as you need to until you feel comfortable with it.

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Write down 10 things you are grateful for. Being in a constant state of gratitude allows more good things to flow into your life.

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