Self-Affirmations for Leaders & Entrepreneurs

Most people are not fully aware of the extent to which they internally bully themselves.

I have a Messy Mind exercise in my practice that reveals the ugly side of how we talk to ourselves. In my experience coaching high achievers, their self-talk is loaded with negative commentary. Downright bullying.

Words matter—even the ones you say to yourself.

There is an antidote.

I am the greatest.

This was Mohammad Ali’s affirmation to himself and the public. He became the world’s greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

I am a winner.

Michael Phelps visualized the perfect Butterfly race and the imperfect ones for six years leading up to his first gold medal in the Seoul Olympics when he was 17. As he dove in off of the block in his final race, Michael’s goggles filled with water.

He was literally swimming blind.

For years, Micheal visualized the gold medal race, telling his mind’s eye who he was in the moment, how he would handle the hiccups, and how it felt to touch the wall and make the turn. His affirmation: I am a winner. He would do this for an hour a day starting at 11 years old. At a young age, prompted by his Coach, his mental practice was equally important as the laps in the pool.

Michael not only won gold that day. He also broke the world record. Swimming blind.

I am a millionaire movie star.

In 1985, while struggling to find work and often sleeping in his car, Jim Carrey wrote himself a $10 million check for “acting services rendered,” dated it ten years in the future, and kept it in his wallet. In 1995, Carrey was cast in Dumb and Dumber for $10 million. The affirmation: I am a millionaire movie star.

I Am statements are a statement of awareness.

Statements of who you are and who you want to become.

They help us overcome limitations and self-defeating behaviors.

If you think this is willy-nilly or woo-woo, consider shifting your focus to what you want, who you want to be, and your desired future to help quiet the negative set-on-repeat self-talk.

Your I Am affirmation practice feeds, fuels, and motivates you forward if done consistently.

I am my word.

I am a finisher.

I am like no one else.

I am passionate.

I am boldly creating even when uncertain.

I am in pursuit of an extraordinary life.

I am in charge of everything I want.

Two years ago, I had an exceptional second quarter. I looked for what I had done differently. Not to celebrate but to recreate it.

In my quarterly business audit, I couldn't put my finger on having done anything different.

I dug deeper and read my journal. What was I writing about and thinking about during this quarter of growth?

At the start of the quarter, I took up the I Am practice after reading The Ultimate Coach. For more than thirty days, I wrote my list, including the ones above.

Who you are being is everything.

The I Am statements are an expression of that.

Writing them has me taking ownership of who I Am being and how I envision my future.

My I Am's are reminders of my identity and the behaviors that go with them.

They express the future.

They express who I'm becoming.

They are not untrue — they are intentionally bold.

I now believe with 100% certainty that writing my I Am statements and the practice of writing them daily was the source, the difference, and the energy that elevated my performance.

What are your I Ams?

Here’s an excerpt from Awakening Who I Am by Dan McCormick, which has inspired me to rededicate to my I Am practice. I hope are inspired as well.

"Affirming who you are facilitates awakening who you are. When you awaken who you are, your authentic self, you gain awareness and presence. You can then make a conscious choice to be present rather than to be absent and indulge in useless and wasteful thinking. You invite presence and peace into your life. Once awakened, your motives and motivations change. You open yourself up to an emerging consciousness and start bringing its light into your life, your relationships, your work, and your world. Once awakened, you stop waiting for something significant to happen in your life and start making it happen."

Let's make it happen.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful Moms, their moms, and daughters who will one day become Moms.

P.S. If you are ready to make it happen with the help of a Coach, a thought partner, and a co-pilot, reach out for a breakthrough call. My client recently shared that before we worked together, she made daily lists and lists on top of lists that never got done. Today, she no longer needs a list. She knows exactly what needs to be done to create her extraordinary future.

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Living a well-rounded life requires a new way of thinking.