You’ve reached Talking with Dr Terrie –  180 seconds to a better you  message number 288 snd I’m Dr Terrie Wurzbacher 

What’s a belief? Its not the gospel truth spoken from above. It’s a thought you keep thinking over and over.  We have deep beliefs that we think are a part of our being. But they seem like that because we’ve heard those thoughts so many times as we were growing up that we don’t realize they came from outside of us. That’s why they can be so destructive 

Affirmations have gotten a bad reputation.  That’s primarily because people aren’t using them correctly. 

Affirmations aren’t magic spells — they’re mental alignment tools.

ultimately, you don’t get what you want — you get what you believe.

And affirmations help you believe in yourself.

affirmations only work when they feel true enough to believe.

If you don’t believe, “I’m a millionaire,” your brain rejects it.

But it can believe, “I’m learning to manage money with confidence.”

That’s how you bridge from where you are to where you want to be.

your subconscious doesn’t know the difference between a joke and a command. It listens—and it believes you.

An affirmation is simply a statement you repeat that reinforces a belief you want to grow.

Neuroscience even shows that repetition of positive statements can rewire neural pathways—literally training your brain to expect better outcomes and act accordingly.

Think of it as mental exercise. Just as muscles strengthen with repetition, beliefs do too.

How to Create a Powerful Affirmation

1. Start with “I am” or “I’m becoming” — it brings the idea into the present moment.

2. Make it emotionally charged — “I am calm and centered no matter what happens” feels better than “I’m not stressed.”

3. Keep it simple and believable — if it’s too far-fetched, your subconscious won’t buy in.

4. Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want.

Say, “I’m attracting supportive people,” not “I’m done with toxic relationships.”

Then

• Repeat them daily — multiple times a day — consistency is key.

• Say them out loud with feeling — your voice adds energy.

• Write them down — journaling reinforces them visually.

• And most importantly: act as if they’re already true. Your behavior begins to align with your words.