Power Affirmations
Believe in the Creative Power of Your Own Mind

Here's a Chance to Listen to One of My Personal Power Affirmation Sessions

So that you will have a better idea of exactly how I use the recordings in an interactive session, I decided to record about 4 minutes so that you can listen in on one of my personal sessions...

For this example, I chose three Power Affirmations from the 3rd category of recordings on goal setting.  The Power Affirmations used in this session are:

1. Whenever I set a definite goal, I take immediate action towards its attainment to create and sustain massive momentum.
    

2. I now put my body into a peak state of absolute certainty knowing that I can create any positive result that I am committed to.
    

3. I now step up with total power and passion to take whatever positive action is necessary to achieve my desired results.

A couple of quick notes about this demo:

1. I recorded this using a simple CD recorder in my living room.  So, the recording is definitely not studio quality.  But the Power Affirmation recordings for sale were recorded in a professional Hollywood studio, so those recordings are professional grade. 
   
   The only reason for this example is to give you a practical demonstration, not provide a professional recording.
    

2. Since my voice is used on both the recorded affirmations and the live demo, there may be instances where it is difficult to distinguish between the recording and the live interaction.  It should be obvious that the louder version is where I am interacting with the recordings. 
   
   The recorded affirmations are playing on a separate stereo system in the background, so it (purposely) sounds a little muffled.  The live portion of the recording is clear.

How I Use My Power Affirmations Recordings Interactively

As I explain in my eBook on Power Affirmations, there are a few different passive and active ways I use my Power Affirmations recordings. 

The list below provides more details of how I actively interact with my Power Affirmation recordings.  The demonstration recording should make my personal method crystal clear.

Interacting with the recordings, requires more time and energy, but is extremely powerful.  Here are some of the key elements of my method:

1. I select about 3-5 affirmations that I want to focus on for that session and put them into a playlist by themselves.  By picking just a few affirmations, it's easier to keep my thoughts focused for this specific session. 
   
   This is really easy to do with iTunes.  I can set up as many playlists as I want without making multiple copies of the same file.  I usually have just one playlist for this purpose and then change it as necessary.
   
   Note:  even if you don't have an iPod, you can use iTunes to make a custom playlist and burn a CD of just those affirmations.
    

2. I set my iPod to repeat the playlist over and over again.  You can do the same thing if you are listening on your computer or on a CD.
    

3. As I listen to the Power Affirmations I repeat along with a combination of the feelings of power, self-confidence, passion, and enthusiasm. 
   
   But...and this is important...I usually don't repeat the affirmation in unison with the recording.  I usually let a few words of the affirmation start, then repeat the affirmation. 
   
   I use the recordings as a guide to keep my thoughts and energy focused.
    

4. I don't always use the exact same words that are used in the recording. 
   
   What's most important are the thoughts and emotions.  I find that by using similar, but different words, I end up getting new ideas. 
    

5. I single out the keywords and phrases in the affirmations and repeat them.
    

6. I add gestures to punctuate the feeling.  Or clap my hands.  In other words, I use my physiology to increase the intensity of the thought.
    

7. Although I didn't do it in this demo, occasionally, I make use of the pause button on my iPod or CD player to pause the recording while I go off on a random "riff" related to the Power Affirmation.
    

8. I use the repeat or back button to repeat an affirmation if I want to listen to the affirmation  more than the number of repetitions that are in the recording itself.  Again, this is not something I did in this demo due to time constraints.
    

9. Depending on the affirmation, I add a lot more emotional intensity than you hear in the normal Power Affirmations recordings. 
   
   Why didn't I use the same level of intensity when making the original studio recordings?
   
   That was by design. 
   
   While the emotion varies in the recordings somewhat (depending on the affirmation), the general level of intensity I chose to use for the recordings was absolute certainty, controlled enthusiasm, and resolute determination. 
   
   In this way, there is a definite positive feeling in the studio recordings, but without going over the top. 
   
   I wanted to give myself an emotional starting point I could build off of when interacting with the recordings. 
   
   I wanted to give myself an unmovable guide that would prompt me with the affirmation (especially when first memorizing it), and a tool to keep my thoughts focused on the desired result.
   
   Notice the extra energy in my voice in the demonstration when I'm interacting with my affirmations.  This is the most important point I want to make regarding interacting with the affirmations. 
    

10. Because of the amount of extra energy, these sessions are usually no more than 5 minutes.  I tend to do one such session on the way to work and one on the way home in my car. 
    
    Sometimes I may interact for a few minutes and then listen/rest for a few minutes before starting in again.  Creating playlists with both Power Affirmations and music really helps maintain the energy! 
    
    I suggest you experiment with different patterns of interaction to see what method best fits your style. 

Using the Recorded Power Affirmations Standardizes the Sessions
(While Still Allowing for Variety)

Why is this important to you? 

In his book on the "E-Myth," Michael Gerber makes the point that the best way to ensure the success of a small business is to follow the "franchise prototype."  This is a  business model where all of the essential elements of the business are standardized. 

The purpose of standardization is to select the "best practices" so that they can be duplicated by any trained employee in order to give the customer a consistently outstanding experience. 

This is what allows businesses to duplicate themselves in hundreds or even thousands of locations while providing the customer with a consistent experience.

The purpose of these recordings is to allow you (and thousands like you) to duplicate consistently outstanding Power Affirmations sessions that lead to measurable positive results. 

Yet, within the standardization is room for infinite variety.  Just some examples:

• Using iTunes, you can create custom playlists to include only the affirmations you want to focus on and put them in whatever order you want (and change this order at anytime).
   

• You can choose which words to emphasize.
   

• You can listen or interact with the recordings (or both).
   

• Do you like classical music?  You can play the affirmations at the same time as a classical CD.  I didn't include music because of music rights (now you're talking expensive!) and because not everyone shares my musical tastes. 
  
  With the all of the audio editing software available, there's nothing to prevent you from combining the affirmations with music recordings you have purchased.

The point is that I created these recordings in such a way that you have a lot of flexibility as to how you use them.