Successful real estate agents recognize the power of a positive mindset. Without it, even the highest performers can quickly succumb to limiting beliefs and self-sabotage — putting an end to potential opportunities and prospects before they can take shape. To mitigate the negative consequences associated with a poor mindset, it’s important to stand guard and actively challenge limiting beliefs, stopping them in their tracks before they begin.
One way to do that is through affirmations.
What Are Affirmations?
Affirmations are concise, positive, and powerful sentences that aim to tap into the conscious and subconscious mind. Words within an affirmation work together to challenge unhealthy thoughts by bringing positive images to mind, inspiring and encouraging those who speak, write, or think them to take control of their actions, reactions, and habits.
How to Use Affirmations
To unlock the full benefits of affirmations, it’s important to practice them daily. For some, that means saying them aloud at the start of the day, and for others, it’s writing them on a notepad prior to a big presentation. Whichever you choose, remember that consistency enhances the impact. And while it can feel bizarre to vocalize affirmations out loud, scientific evidence shows it’s effective.
In a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers revealed that regular self-affirmation activates the regions of the brain associated with positive valuation and reward — the ventral striatum (VS) and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC). In short, these areas are the same that respond to pleasurable experiences like closing the deal or eating your favorite food.
Ready to get started?
Here are 10 affirmations to begin shaping your mindset and business for the better:
- I am smart and successful.
- My clients enjoy working with me
- I am an impactful leader.
- I am worthy of financial security.
- My business is growing and so am I.
- My life is overflowing with opportunities.
- I am turning my expertise into income.
- I will honor my journey and free myself from the expectations of others.
- I am making a positive impact in the lives of others.
- My mistakes do not define me.
Bonus Mindset Resource: BOLD Laws
Powered by KW MAPS Coaching, Onward BOLD is a transformational program that has helped thousands of real estate agents break through their ceilings of achievement through powerful mindset exercises, language techniques, KW technology adoption, and lead generation activities. As you work to maintain a positive mindset by practicing affirmations daily, here are five Onward BOLD laws to help center you.
- Clarity is power.
- Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
- To change your emotion, change your motion.
- Believe more, fear less.
- Be – Do – Have