This Power Affirmation is much longer than most--multiple sentences and paragraphs.  In a way it's multiple Power Affirmations grouped together.  Each sentence is a Power Affirmation in and of itself.

The Power Affirmation is stated in the present tense with respect to what I want to receive and the value I am offering in exchange.

It is very specific regarding the amount I want.  For this example, I removed the specific amount I put in for myself.  That's not important for you to know.  What is more important is the specific amount you choose for yourself.  How can you take this example, modify it, and use it for yourself to achieve a financial goal that is important to you?

I have chosen to set an amount I want to receive each month.  Why?  Because a month is a normal business cycle.  Also, I wanted to allow for enough time to allow for the normal fluctuations of demand.  That said, I could have easily stated the time frame in days, weeks, or even years.  Modify it to what makes sense for your personal situation.

I'm also very specific regarding the value I am providing in exchange for the money. 

There is no such thing as "something for nothing."  It may not require "hard work" but it does require contributing more "use value" from the customer's point of view than the "cash value" that you receive.  What you have to offer must be extremely valuable to your customers (even if your "customer" is your current employer). 

The Power Affirmations invokes your imagination to both see and feel the money in your possession.  You have to see the money in your imagination before you will see it in your bank account. 

I chose words to imagine the money being directly transferred to my bank account because that's descriptive of what happens in my business.  Again, I wanted to be specific in order give my imagination something to work with.  You can easily modify this to receiving payments by cash or check.

I refer to the specific plans that I created for the attainment of this money.  It's important for you to know that I created these plans in writing.  The essence of the plan is a simple list of the action statements I intend to take in order to add ever-increasing value to the lives of my customers and when I plan to do it.

I keep these plans in my computer so that they are easy for me to modify them as soon as a new idea pops into my head.

It also allows me to print out these plans to keep in my planning folder (I use a cheap paper portfolio with double pockets--it cost me about $0.50).  In this folder are my plans, my RAP planning schedule (see my eBook for more information), a copy of this Power Affirmation statement, my Power Affirmations mission statement, and a few other miscellaneous related items. 

I carry this folder around with me almost everywhere I go.  I review the contents of the folder multiple times every day--especially when I sit down to create my RAP plan for the next day.

What's great about this process is that it's something I'm already doing multiple times every day.  It is an established habit.  So, as I listen to this Power Affirmation, there is an important element of it that is already happening in the physical world.  I already know that I am doing this.  I already know that I am adding outstanding value to the lives of thousands of people all around the world (based on my website statistics and the emails I receive).  Because there is such a strong level of pre-existing facts built into the affirmation, it's much easier to imagine the elements that have not yet occurred outside of my imagination. 

It's also important for you to know, that I have been using various modified forms of this Power Affirmation for a long time.  When I first started using it, I didn't have the habits I mentioned in the previous bullet.  I didn't have a business.  I didn't have the recordings.  Nothing.  I started from scratch--just like most other people who become successful.  I created all of these plans and systems as I went along. 

The point is, don't wait until you have everything you need to get started.  He or She who hesitates is lost.  Start using this Power Affirmation right where you stand.  Right where you are in life at this very minute.  As you begin to use it to fire up your imagination and motivation, you will automatically being to attract into your life everything you need to achieve your goal.

It is a statement of a big and meaningful goal.  It is my intention to reach millions of people all around the world through my power affirmations website.   This is a huge goal, but definitely achievable thanks to the power of the internet. 

As of April 2007, I estimate that about 275,000 people have visited my website at one time or another since I launched it on January 1, 1999.  For the past year, I've averaged over 10,000 visitors every month.  I do only a minimal amount of targeted advertising using Google Adsense.

Notice that I have added my name at the very end of the statement.  On my printed copy, I have actually signed my statement.  I treat it as a legally binding contract with myself.