๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฌ

Geethanjali Tanikella
2 min readMay 30, 2022

Use the power of affirmations

It was the year 2007. I was battling postpartum depression and a host of other health issues. My self-esteem and bank balance had hit rock bottom.

One day, a mentor called me.
โ€œI want to invite you to my team. There is a good project that pays well. You can work from home.โ€

I was excited but scared. My response was hesitant.
โ€œI havenโ€™t written in over a year. I donโ€™t think I can write.โ€

My mentor wasnโ€™t ready to take no for an answer.

I still remember his words:
โ€œWriting is like riding a bicycle. You have it in you. Just change the mental dialogue.โ€

It took some work. But, soon enough, I found my spark and started writing again.

๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ด.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ?

The answer is simple โ€” with positive affirmations.

  1. Contemplate on areas of life you want to change: Be realistic and write down things you want to change.
  2. Be aware of negative thought patterns: Limiting beliefs, self-hate, and anything that begins with โ€œI canโ€™t.โ€
  3. Forgive yourself: Be compassionate and choose to forgive yourself.
    Write your positive affirmations in the present tense.
  4. Begin the affirmations with โ€œI amโ€ฆ.โ€
  5. Read out the affirmation aloud in front of the mirror every morning.
  6. Believe in yourself.

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Geethanjali Tanikella

Veteran wordsmith | End-to-end content strategist | Editorial leader | Corporate communication professional