Using Affirmations for Business Success: 5 Steps to Renew Your Goals

Does your business plan resonate with your personal beliefs?

Much of what makes an entrepreneur is the ability to build something out of nothing – to take an idea, believe in it, and make it grow.

The most successful entrepreneurs are those who keep their business running from those tough beginnings to the most profitable and developed stage.

I recently listened to a seminar by Marc Allen on becoming a millionaire. Of course, Marc delivered the talk in his typical “lazy, type Z” style (a manner which I find very encouraging and refreshing within the often high-strung, rah-rah motivational business genre).

In the seminar, Marc emphasizes using affirmations and purpose when building a business from the ground up. I have used affirmations on-again and off-again for several years, but Marc’s seminar inspired me to revisit my own.

Through this process of renewing my personal and business affirmations, I came to understand something very important about goal-setting: If your personal values and beliefs about the world conflict with your goals, it becomes very obvious very quickly.

This is one major point I believe too many people miss in all this “Law of Attraction” and “The Secret” marketing-hype. The aim of affirmations and other such tools is not to simply get what you *think* you want. The aim is to really figure out what it is you want in the first place and then to start moving in the right direction.

As these crucial understandings occurred to me, I began to realize why some of my affirmations just didn’t have the same click anymore. The problem was not the affirmation; the problem was my lack of resonance (or lack of positive energy) with it.

One major key for successful entrepreneurship is to choose a business niche that reflects who you are and what you value. Sure, one day the business may become much bigger than you alone, but you’re the original seed-planter. For the longevity of business growth, the initial planting is crucial.

Affirmations, as Marc Allen suggests using, are a great way to really figure out what will and what will not resonate with you. As Allen points out in the seminar: once you really begin to move in the direction of your purpose, then lots of support starts to suddenly show up (or so it seems, as much of it was likely there all along).

Here’s a quick plan for putting this to work in your own life:

1. Make a list of 10 things you value (prosperity, love, etc.) and narrow the list to the 5 most important values.

2. Make a list of 10 goals (start a business, improve your finances, etc.) and narrow the list to the 5 most important and immediate goals.

3. Write an affirmation for each goal that reflects positive, on-going development (this is key!). For example: “I am now creating a profitable internet business that generates over $500 per day in profit.”

4. Look carefully at each affirmation and revise each to improve the connection between your values and your goals. (Spend just a small amount of time on this now and return to it later once you allow for time to process the affirmations.)

5. Repeat these affirmations to yourself at least twice per day. The suggested times are first thing in the morning and last thing at the end of the day. Try that out if it works. If not, do it when you can. The objective here is to begin processing these all day, so repeat them in your mind when your mind drifts (driving in the car, waiting in line, etc.). Think of these as meditations.

This first part of the process is a bit clunky but immensely valuable. Use these same affirmations for a few days (one week is best) and just see what happens. Again, let your subconscious do the sifting. There’s no need to make any specific effort.

At the end of this initial week-trial, review the affirmations. (How does each make you feel? Which, if any, seems to pop up most? And so on.)

I think you’ll be surprised with how productive this process can be for both your business and your personal life.

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