Inspired Eyes: The Power of Visual Affirmations

On Aaron Potts’ Blog Today is that Day, in his “7 Ways to Become a Positive Person” post, he talks about consciously experiencing and appreciating uplifting things every day.

As a proactive technique he encourages the use of visual affirmations and advises us to “put uplifting messages on your computer wallpaper or around your office, set up your email program to send you affirmations at certain times each day, use your cell phone or PDA to send yourself positive messages and reminders at preselected intervals.”

This is a technique that really works. After all, we are visual beasts – just look at all the members in great communities like MyBlogLog – and actively seek out inspiring images and messages. Positive thoughts and good intentions swimming around in our subconscious can crystallise with the right kind of visual prompts and inspire us to action.

I was introduced to visual affirmations at a women’s retreat in the South West forest – think lots of women (who have never met before!) singing, dancing, bearing souls, swimming in freezing oceans and burning letters on the beach – and you can imagine the state of the lodge once we had taken to our vision boards with glue, scissors, textas and more magazines that a doctor’s surgery. I still have that vision board (no I won’t put a photo of it up!) and it has given shape to my goals in a way a list on my fridge could never do!

If this all sounds a bit fluffy and intangible, ask yourself if you have ever done the following:

• Looked at a photo of home when you were overseas? (I had a brilliant picture of my local pub that I carried all over Europe – next to the one of my family of course.)
• Watched the ocean when you were feeling upset? (It’s the permanent view from my window, luckily!)
• Stuck a picture of a gorgeous girl on the fridge door to keep you away from the chocolate bickies? (No mention of where guys would stick it…)
• Bought an artist’s impression of a place you have visited? (My favourite is a charcoal drawing of Prague.)
• Copied an inspiration quote onto a notebook? (Check out the great quotes on women at our site.)

A friend at one of the businesses I pass through took a less than enjoyable contract and on her first day she stuck a photo of her new motorbike on her cubicle. As each difficult week passed she drew a line down the photo. Week one she had paid for half of the back tire, week two she was half way along the fuel tank and so on…

At Outfit we have developed a range of affirmation posters. There have positive affirmations already written for you, but if you prefer developing your own, have a look at the free cards. All the aids are designed to help you to:

• Stay Positive
• Believe in Yourself
• Embrace Change
• Realise Your Opportunities
• Boost Your Self-Esteem
• Get Your Priorities Right

If you like these visual aids, have a look for our Tip Kits on our “Inspiring Free Tools” page.

Enjoy!

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