When you live a life without inspiration, it can be a life without any real joy or passion.  In those moments where you need a little pick me up or a reminder of the many great things you have in your life, you can turn to the power of inspirational words. You need to have a collection of inspirational sayings in your toolkit that resonate with you so you can get more done and still feel great!

The Top 10 Ten Inspirational Sayings You Can Use Everywhere!

There are a lot of great motivational sayings out there that we can turn to when we are feeling down, but we should be using them all the time, rain or shine!  Strive to incorporate inspirational sayings into your every day life, using them to inspire you to reach higher and push harder so you can achieve all of the things you have set out to do and more.

Some wonderful inspirational sayings include:

1.    There is a beautiful light at the end of my tunnel.
2.    I take small steps in life and value my time.
3.    In order to share happiness with others, I must also be happy.
4.    As I let go of dissatisfaction, I feel happiness in my life.
5.    My life is full of purpose, exciting change, and many recognized deeds.
6.    No matter the challenge, I will see it through.
7.    I am becoming more focused and confident every day.
8.    I welcome positive energy and I use that feeling to accomplish more.
9.    My life is already full of success.
10.    I keep only two mental snapshots of myself: where I am and where I want to be in life.

And a BONUS my favorite Inspirational Saying …. Compliments of Wayne Dyer ….

“I Want to Feel Good.” By continually telling yourself you want to feel good, things will begin to happen to make you feel good. Remember you can not be sad enough to make another person happy, healthy or wealthy.

These are all very simple inspirational sayings that work to affirm positive thoughts and attitudes in your mind.  Affirmations are simply positive statements that remind you of your goals and positive uniqueness so you can boost your self-confidence.

Accomplish More with the Power of Inspirational Thinking

Inspirational sayings and affirmations can help us move forward in life and accomplish greater things than we could have ever imagined.  After all, we can’t deny the power of a can-do attitude.  If more of us incorporate inspiration into our lives, we would all be happier and more successful people.  When you incorporate positive sayings into your life, you’ll find that you’ll respond on a subconscious level and you’ll no longer need to look very far for inspiration!

If you’re down or lacking confidence, you can use inspirational sayings to find the courage to move forward and force out any negative thoughts that may be cycling through your mind.  When you say these statements with gusto, you are re-affirming positive thoughts in your mind, making them a part of who you are.  Remember to use these sayings at any and every occasion to give you the inspiration you need to get through any challenge, both big and small.

How often do you say it?

How often do you hear it?

One of the habits that many insecure people have is saying “I’m sorry” for everything.

Women whom are involved in mentally or abusive relationship, have this habit – as do abused or neglected children. I’ve also met plenty of men that have the “I’m Sorry” habit.  An overcritical parent or significant person in someone’s life – can really make a person feel worthless and at fault for everything.

For some reason people think that everything is their fault – that they somehow created the situation.  I think that people have been conditioned to believe that saying I’m sorry it will ease the situation.

Once time I had an interview with a woman who was involved in a mentally abusive relationship.  While interviewing her, I had to excuse my self because I had forgotten something.  She lowered her head and whispered “I’m sorry.”

I asked her why she was sorry.  I asked her how it could possible be her fault that I forgot.  She just sort of looked at me and shrugged her shoulders.  It took a while for me to help her see that my actions and thoughts in no way shape or form was her fault.

I proceeded to try to get her to fully understand and ACCEPT the fact that NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHERS ACTIONS OR THOUGHTS.

I’m sure we all have known or met somebody that has the “I’m sorry” habit.  Maybe you have or have in the past.  I did.  I would apologize to people because I was sick, heck, I would even apologize because they were sick!

People that are overly apologetic will say they are sorry when they cross paths with some one at the grocery store, they’ll say they’re sorry they want to speak to you, or they’re sorry because … they exist???

People that consistently say they are sorry really don’t even know why they are.  They mean it to an extent – they mean they are sorry for anything they may or may not have done to create a situation or make it worse – even if they didn’t know about it.  They feel that everything even remotely bad or wrong is their fault.

This can be a hard habit to break – even when the person is no longer under the wings of a criticizing spouse or parent.   In time a person could just be saying it – just because they have been saying it for so long.

If you have a loved one or a good friend that says they are sorry all the time, you can try to talk to them.  Ask them why they feel like they have to apologize?  Why do they think they don’t deserve your love and/or friendship?

Depending on how close you are, you may be able to ask them what they are sorry for when they apologize – or ask them how it is their fault.  For example; When I began dating my husband, my “I’m sorry” habit used to drive him nuts! Every time I said “I’m Sorry”, he’d smile and say “Like it’s really your fault … there’s so much traffic” (or whatever).

Stop Apologizing!

1. Become aware of how often you say you’re sorry

2. Are you really sorry? Why are you saying it

3. Find a friend or two that will help you to become more aware

4. Say Loving positive affirmations to yourself, such as …

• I am worthy
• I am lovable
• I am creative
• I am funny

What helps a lot of people is using a technique called Afformations by Noah St John …

• “Why am I worthy?”
• Why am I lovable?”
• Why am I creative?”
• Why am I confident?

5. Get some professional help.  It helps to get an unbiased view of who you are and what you are capable of becoming!

6. Recognize that you have a right to be heard, and that your opinions and feelings really do count.

7. Remember each one of us is unique.  We each have our own creativity, strengths and weaknesses.  Learn to focus on your strengths.

Note that I’m not talking about the people who just use “sorry” as an excuse – that’s for a different article.

Maybe the trick is to use Afformations instead.

You may be asking yourself right now

“What in the heck are afformations?
Has Cindy Lost her mind?

Really, I have not lost my mind. I’m talking about a fairly new method that brings affirmations to the next level.

You are probably used to the good old fashioned way of affirming what you want. For example you may make the following statements to your self …
“I am wealthy”
“I am debt free”
“I am happy”

You may have noticed that sometimes this technique works and other times it doesn’t.
Why is that?

According to Noah St John that’s because our mind normally works in questions – not in statements.

Think about it. Let’s say you’re over your head in debt. You can’t seem to get ahead. You can only afford to make the minimum payments and most of that goes to interest or late charges.

You really really want to get out of debt. So you say to yourself …
“I am debt Free”
“I am wealthy”

What’s the first thing your mind does?
It yells back at you “You’re crazy! You have all this debt, you’re not debt free and far from being wealthy.”

To make matters worse, the debt is getting higher and you are falling further and further behind …

And your mind is asking ..
“Why can’t I get ahead?”
“Why am I in so much debt?”
“Why did I allow myself to get this way?”
“Why can’t I save money?”
“Why am I doomed to be poor?”

Get the picture?
You talk to yourself in questions. The questions you continually ask yourself become a reality. Therefore to manifest what you want try using afformations in place of affirmations.

Using the example above you’d repeat the following questions …
“Why does my income exceed my expense?”
“Why am I debt free?”
“Why am I wealthy?”

When you ask yourself questions, your mind immediately goes to work trying to solve them – to make them a reality.

When you first begin using this technique, it’s interesting how calm you begin feeling. In a short period of time, you know that you will be able to achieve the reality you desire.

Give it a try …
Download 3 Chapters from The Great Little Book of Afformations now. I’m sure you’ll be amazed – just as I was by the results.

Check out this video by Noah St John, as he describes what Afformations are …

I read just one phrase that made me wanna slap myself.

“Good work! Give yourself a pat on the back, look in the mirror and tell yourself ‘I’m Awesome!”

Are you kidding me? What’s this hokey pokey blabbady blah advice? Look at myself in the mirror and say I’m awesome? WHO DOES THAT?

Read the full article at I Will Fight …

First off, I want to say I know the fighter personally and have a lot of admiration and respect for him.  He has overcome a lot.

In regards to the hokey pokey blabbady blah advice – there are plenty of people that need to hear and read that type of advice.  I have no idea what book he is referring too – but I’m sure I’ve read similar.

I work in Social Services.  Every day I see battered women and abused children come into our office.  They are crying out for help but have no idea what type of help they need.

In response to Who Does That? (Look in the mirror and say I’m Awesome) …

The types of people that need to do this are …

The ones who have grown up in physically and mentally abusive homes.  They have no self worth.  Sadly, they spend their lives thinking their only job is to please other people.  In order to get love they have to behave in a certain way.

People like a young 20 year old man that came into the office the other day as a last ditch effort for help.  He had almost hung himself with an extension cord.  He felt like he was of no value.

During the recovery process people like this not only need counseling but they need a lot of positive self-talk.  Unfortunately not everyone whom could benefit from counseling utilizes it.  Many people who are trying to make sense of their life and who are struggling to get out of the situation they are in will pick up a book and read it – trying to find anything that would help.

So my advice to Fighter is to maybe think twice before posting the review of the book he is reading.  Self Help and Self Improvement fall into too many categories to lump them all together.

The fighter probably benefits most from self-help that helps him achieve his next goal – or how to handle certain business problems etc.

I would also gamble that highly successful business men such as the fighter use other forms of self-talk all the time.  They just usually don’t need to overcome the same issues a person with self-esteem does.  (Note that they could have began with the same self-esteem issues).  Therefore they don’t constantly have to tell themselves that they are a valuable human being with something to give this world.

A person that is seeking self-help due to a low self-esteem, because of the abuse they suffered needs touchy feely books and programs that helps them learn to love and value themselves – by patting themselves on the back and saying “I’m awesome!”.

Only when one learns to value themselves can they go on to the next level of self-improvement.

I’m talking from experience.  I was a physically & mentally abused child – my dad broke my ribs when I was 14.  I then married a very controlling man.  By the time I reached 30 I felt I had no value in myself.  I didn’t feel as if my life was worth living.  I felt unworthy of love or friendship.

It was by looking at myself in the mirror every single day and telling myself that I was a valuable loving human being worthy of being loved that I was able to find myself and fight my way to the next level …

The 3 Steps to increase your self-esteem are; 1) Take Inventory, 2)Spot-Improvement, 3)Be kind to yourself. Let”s review each step …

Step 1: Take Inventory
Take a good long hard look at yourself in the mirror. Who is it that you see looking back at you? Is the reflection accurate – or could the mirror be distorting the facts?

We often look at ourselves in a distorted mirror. These are similar to the ones found in a carnival funhouse. Depending on which mirror you look into, you could be short and frumpy or tall and skinny. These images are not of our true self.

Examine your physical characteristics as well as your overall personality. Determine what you like and what you don’t like about yourself.

What aspects of your physical appearance are you the fondest of? The least? Is there anything you get a lot of compliments on, such as your smile?

Now look deep into your eyes. What are your beliefs about yourself?

Who are you? What makes you tick? What are your personal likes and dislikes? What makes you feel worthy?

What makes up your overall personality? Are you hardworking, outgoing, shy, funny, helpful, caring, loving???

Now get out a piece of paper. On one side, write down everything you like about yourself. On the other side write down what could be improved upon. (You can include any bad habits you’d like to break here.)

Step 2: Spot – Improvement

Make a plan to improve on the problem areas that you identified in step 1. Don’t try to tackle them all at once. Prioritize them and get to work on the area most important to you at this particular time.

You should make it a habit to continually work on improving both your physical and mental health.

If you’re over weight you’ll want to find the Best Weight Loss Program for you. With the right plan you will be able to lose weight and keep it off.

If you’re tied and out of shape, then you’ll want to get on an exercise plan. Exercise is actually one of the best ways to increase your energy level, if you’re tired all the time. Check out www.iTRAIN.com for custom-built workouts that you can download to your mp3 player, your computer or burn a CD with!

Breaking bad habits and establishing good habits are the easy part of spot – improvement. What can be more difficult is tackling those false beliefs we have about ourselves.

You might have discovered that you feel unworthy of love. Or, that you have been taught to believe that you can never be successful because no one in your family ever succeeded. You might think that you are too loud, or that you have a strange laugh.

These are all false beliefs that usually began in our childhood. Over the years w continue to tell ourselves these “lies’ and our subconscious takes them as fact.

You need to reject the false believes and replace them with loving, positive affirmations. Any time you think a negative thought about yourself – immediately reject it and replace it with a positive thought about yourself.

Here are some sample affirmations:
I am a kind, loving caring person that is worthy of love.
I am a fun, outgoing, likable person.
I am hardworking, deserving and worthy of success

Remember that each time you achieve a small goal that you’ve set for yourself, your self-esteem goes up a notch.
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Step 3: Be Kind to Yourself

Learn to love yourself. Life can be hard enough without your beating yourself up all the time. We all have flaws – there’s not one of us that’s perfect.

Take five minutes a day to acknowledge the things you like about yourself.

Take a time out. Do something you enjoy even if it seems frivolous to other people. This can be a day at the spa, a massage, lounging around in your pj’s reading a good book, attending a sporting event, golfing, fishing, going to a show etc.

Take a few moments of your day to relax your mind, take deep breaths and just enjoy being alive and being YOU.

Smile – and you will find the world smiles with you. Help others out when you are able. Helping people makes you feel appreciated and needed.

Respect yourself and respect others. Surround yourself with happy positive people. Associate with negative people as little as possible. Positive people will lift you up and inspire you. Negative people will bring you down.

Laugh often. If you try hard enough you can find humor in just about any situation.

Learn to put balance in your life. Spend time with the people you love. Take time to play. Life is more than work – enjoy it.

BE YOURSELF!!! There’s no one else in the world that is exactly like you. You are Special!

However this author does believe in holistic and spiritual healing.

What he was saying did make some sense. He was stating that that you need to use your intellect to obtain what you desire in life – not “wishful thinking”.

I know that there are people who constantly repeat positive affirmations but they never get up off the couch and take action to obtain their dreams. This is what I call wishful thinking or daydreaming.

To me positive affirmations are a way to feel better about yourself. They are a way to control your subconscious thoughts.

In my line of business I have encountered numerous people whom have never been told that they are special unique individuals.

How about you?

When you were growing up was you taught that you are a unique individual?

Were your feelings and opinions are valued because they are yours?

That it’s all right to disagree with others and for others to disagree with you?

So many of us never got the acceptance we needed while we were growing up – so as adults we are constantly looking for acceptance from others. It takes time and patience with yourself for your subconscious to begin believing that you are a wonderful, loving, worthy human being.

This is where “positive thinking” comes in very useful. The more you repeat them, the deeper they are enrooted into you subconscious. Affirmations with feelings have always been some of my favorites …

“I feel good”

“I feel energetic”

“I feel healthy”

“I feel happy”

“I feel loved”

“I feel valued”

“I feel enthusiastic”

Think about this quote ….

“Our subconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes and cannot tell the difference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What we continually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.” Robert Collier

Begin your journey now with these 7 Tips to Boost Your Self-Esteem

1. Love Yourself

You are a beautiful wondrous unique individual! Accept that. You don’t need to try and be anyone else to be loved and accepted. Once you love and accept yourself others will too.
Write down your strengths and accomplishments. Give yourself credit where credit is due.

Do things for yourself – give yourself a massage, buy that new outfit, treat yourself to a dinner and/or a movie, take the time to relax in a bath or meditate.

Give yourself the time and space you need to get in touch with your inner beauty.

Forgive yourself – no one is perfect and no one expects you to be either. Often times we’re harder on ourselves than others are.

2. Dress Sharp

When you look nice you feel good. When you feel good it comes out in your tone of voice. So get up every morning and put on something that looks good and makes you feel good about yourself.

3. Get in Shape

Eat healthy, exercise, get plenty of rest. When you take care of yourself your physical and emotional health will improve. You’ll be able to think more clearly and make better decisions. Be sure to get regular check ups with your physician.

4. Be Grateful

Count your blessings. Find something to be grateful for in every situation that comes your way. You know, when life gives you lemons – make lemonade!

Things you could be grateful for are your home, your health, your children, your friends, your job, a compliment that someone gave you, etc.

5. Try Something New

Go on – take a risk! Try something new, something you’ve always wanted to learn.

Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. It’s the way we learn and grow. Recognize mistakes for what they are – OPPORTUNITIES.

Every new task you learn and accomplish will boost your self-esteem. This gives you the motivation to continue with the project at hand and to try more new things in the future.

6. Affirmations

Affirmations work. You constantly use self-talk whether or not your realize it. You say to yourself, I like this or I don’t like that. You say I feel good, I feel mad, I feel sad, I feel energetic etc.

Pay attention to what you’re telling yourself. Use affirmations consciously. Write down your affirmations on 3 x 5 cards and repeat them to yourself several times a day.

Affirmations should be “I feel” and “I am” statements …
I feel good. I feel energetic. I feel enthusiastic. I feel loved.
I am lovable. I am confident. I am likeable. I am worthy.

7. Compliment Others

When you make someone else feel good it automatically boosts your spirits. When you make someone else happy – you feel like you’ve done something good.

Greet everyone with a smile. Be courteous. Follow the Golden Rule “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”

Also, learn to accept compliments from others. When someone compliments you say “Thank You”, and go on with your life. Don’t tell yourself you don’t deserve the compliment.

Once positive thinking is natural for you and a part of your repetitive thoughts you will see your life changing for the better.

Here are 5 Tips to Change Your Thoughts:

Change Your Thoughts Tip#1. Become aware of your thoughts

Take time to become consciously aware of your thoughts. If possible carry around a small notebook and just jot your thoughts down 3 or more times per hour. This will help you become aware of any repetitive thoughts.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#2. Check your thoughts

Develop a mental habit of “checking your thoughts” as often as possible. Many of us are so busy these days we just rush from this place to that. We are constantly thinking of what we need to do next. – Or worse we are thinking “we should have done that” or “we shouldn’t have said what we did.”

Change Your Thoughts Tip#3. Make a conscious decision

Instantly replace any negative thoughts with a positive thought. If you’re thinking “I’m going to be late again” replace it with “I am always on time”. Keep repeating “I am always on time” to yourself. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the results.
If you’re thought is “My hair is a mess” replace it with “I have beautiful hair”.

This really doesn’t take much time. – Just a sincere conscious effort on your part.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#4. Focus on Repetitive Thoughts
When you find that you are having the same thoughts over and over again, these are probably the thoughts that are controlling your life. You will want to replace these thoughts with thoughts of the life you want. At this time you can write down the positive thoughts you wish to have – such as …
“I feel energetic” “I am debt free” “I love my job” etc.

Change Your Thoughts Tip#5. Affirm Positive Thinking
Set aside a few minutes every morning when you get up, and every night before you go to sleep. Read these positive thoughts aloud to your self. Say them with emotion.
It also helps to look in the mirror as you say them. Positive emotions reflect in your facial expressions. This helps to reprogram your negative thoughts into positive thoughts.

I know some people have a hard time grasping this. They believe “Positive Thinking” and “Affirmations” are something “new” out of the 20th century. I think some even call it new age.

Think again …..

Many of the worlds great philosophers spoke about how our thoughts affect our health and or lives ….

Thought quotes by Aristotle, Ancient Greek Philosopher (384 BC – 322 BC);

“The actuality of thought is life”

“Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim”

Thought quotes by Hippocrates Greek physician (460 – 377 BC);

“A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.”

Thought quotes by Buddha, Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, Founder of Buddhism (563-483 B.C.)

“What we think, we become.”

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

Thought quotes from the King James Bible

“The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
1 Corinthians 3:19-21

“I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it”
Jeremiah 6:19

A Chinese Proverb:
“A man’s conversation is the mirror of his thoughts”

And one of my favorites, a thought quote by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Empereor (AD 121-180)
“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts”
Notice the word Habitual thoughts in the above quote?

Many of us go through life with the same ole thoughts over and over again. We’re just like a hamster going ’round and ’round on a spinning wheel … and we just can’t figure out why we never seem to get anywhere.

The answer to changing your life is to Change Your Thoughts - YES, it is possible!

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