7 Affirmations to Make this Week the Best Week Ever
By: Courtney Wright
Tags: Self Improvement, Happiness, Affirmations, Productivity, Positive Thinking

7 Affirmations to Make this Week the Best Week Ever

Change your Narrative, Change your Life

Photo Credit: Courtney Wright

Ugh, I screwed up again.

I am a failure. Nothing I do works out well.

My life is just one bad thing after another.

Why is it that we are all comfortable saying things like this to ourselves, but when it comes to positive self talk we call it dorky or forced.

Truthfully, I have rolled my eyes on more than one occasion when someone suggested that I start using affirmations.

But once I caved and started trying out affirmations in my own life, I was shocked at the power they had.

Your negative self talk is running your life. It’s guiding you to make decisions that fit your narrative.

Change the narrative, change the decisions, and change your life.

Try out a week’s worth of affirmations. Seriously, what do you have to lose?

Affirmation Basics

An affirmation is emotional support or encouragement. If you spend the time giving yourself the same kind of emotional support or encouragement you would give your best friend, it could be the most beneficial thing you do for yourself.

Setting an intention for the day and setting yourself up for success will be life changing.

There is an old Saturday Night Live skit where this guy Stuart Smalley stands in front of the mirror and says nice things to himself. People laugh and it seems silly partly because of the way it was done.

When I first shared with friends that I was using affirmations, their reaction was similar to the reaction I had when I first saw that skit.

I didn’t let their doubts or laughter dissuade me from pursuing this adventure in affirmations.

There is something life changing about telling yourself you can do something.

Spending a few minutes in self-talk can prepare you mentally for anything.

Please give them a try you might be surprised at how good you feel.

Monday Affirmation

I am productive and successful in all areas of my life.

This affirmation is a great way to kick off the week. Spend a few minutes Monday morning thinking about the week ahead.

Instead of focusing on the overwhelm of all the tasks that lay in front of you, focus instead on the brilliant way you will handle all of them.

You are productive and successful, so set yourself up to succeed this Monday morning.

I have been known to walk the halls at work wishing people a happy Monday. This may seem silly and odd, but since starting my daily affirmation practice, I know that I will have a great week and I want to share that positivity.

Others may not enjoy the positive vibe because they are so used to feeling blue on Monday and passing around Monday grumpiness. Ignore that sour attitude and crush your day.

If you start to feel a sense of dread kick in when your to-do list starts to grow, as it often does on a Monday, just remember you are productive and successful.

Try writing down this affirmation on a notecard and carrying it around with you. Remind yourself frequently that you are productive and successful to set yourself up for success.

Super Tunes Tuesday

I am stronger than yesterday, now it’s nothing but my way. Britney Spears

Yes, my Tuesday affirmation is from Miss Britney Spears. One thing I frequently struggle with is feeling like I am strong enough or smart enough to handle every situation.

Furthermore, I commonly find myself giving in to what other people want just to make them happy.

This affirmation reminds me that I am stronger than I think and getting stronger every single day. Additionally, it screams at me to do things my way and stick to my guns. It’s going to be done my way when I strongly believe that’s the right way.

Think about this. Have you ever been sad and put on your favorite sad song? Then you proceed to cry and feel the empathy of the music. That artist/band has been there, they know what you’re going through.

Music is a powerful tool that can be used to bring emotions to the surface. If Britney is not your jam, pick a song that is powerful and gives you that excited feeling and blast that on the way to work or at the gym.

Music has the power to evoke emotion and transport you to another time or place. Find your power song and keep it handy.

Winning Wednesday Affirmation

I am calm and happy.

Wednesday seems to be the turning point in the week for me. If I can find a positive way to start a Wednesday then the rest of the week seems easy.

Therefore, my selection for Wednesday’s affirmation is one that is simple and clear. It is an easy affirmation to remember and furthermore, one I repeat over and over throughout the day.

Calm is a state many of us are aiming for but missing the mark on. I can already hear many people argue that they have too much going on in life to remain calm.

However, we set our own reactions and responses to outside stimuli, so just try to remain calm.

Happiness is out there for us to achieve. In order to do so, we must move past grandiose expectations and find joy in small things.

Finally, happiness as a goal should be to feel a certain way not to achieve a set number of goals. Trying to set yourself up to feel happy after x, y, or z happens is setting yourself up to fail.

Being happy with what you have and finding joy in day to day life will yield overall happiness much faster.

Thursday Quote Affirmation

“Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it.” Mary Pickford

There is so much wisdom to be found in the quotes you can search on the internet. I often find that picking a quote and reflecting on it for the day is a great way to feel smart, powerful, and in touch with something larger than myself.

Today is a new day. Don’t wake up dragging the past of yesterday into today.

If you truly see each day as a new day without rolling over the crap from yesterday you may start to find some peace, joy, and inspiration.

At the end of each workday, I rewrite my to-do list for the next day and carry over the items I didn’t complete that day. Therefore, each day has a fresh list of things to accomplish. I don’t look at items as “yesterday’s” work.

You never know what the future holds, and we are never promised a tomorrow. That thought shouldn’t make you feel down, it should make you feel like making the most out of every single day.

Fun Friday Affirmation

“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me”

Okay, so I referenced the SNL skit before, and we all know this affirmation is funny mostly because of the word doggone. However, if you take the silliness out of the words and the skit behind this quote it is a perfect affirmation.

I am good enough. Why should you tell yourself this? Because you are.

It is easy to get down on yourself and feel inadequate in many areas of life. I wish I was working out more consistently, better at my job, a better mother, wife, daughter, etc.

You need to throw those big generalizations out the window and feel like you are good enough every day. If there is something you want to work on then go for it, but know that you are good enough as you are.

The second sentiment, I am smart enough, is important to remember as well. We often compare ourselves to others and it’s fascinating to me that we can only compare the negative.

When I was a teacher it was a common occurrence to hear that I am not good at math (or another subject). People are quick to throw around what they are not good at. We compare our talents and abilities to others instead of loving the smarts we do have.

Everyone is smart in their own way and you are smart enough.

People like me, is the part of the affirmation that you need to be careful about. I try to focus on the right people liking you. Or having people respect you and trust you.

Focus on people thinking of you as a good person with good values. It’s not important that every person you meet likes you.

Additionally, you need to know right now not everyone will like you. If everyone likes you, you might be compromising yourself to be liked by others.

The goal shouldn’t be to get people to like you, but rather be the kind of person you would like.

Weekend Affirmation Vibes

I experience joy in everything I do.

My dreams are coming true every day.

I didn’t assign a day to these two for myself. I speak them both internally on both Saturday and Sunday because they are my most powerful affirmations.

Focusing on both of these puts a smile on my face and places me in a state to be productive, creative, and happy.

Looking at these 2 affirmations and using them to set your weekends off on the right foot is beautiful. You should be finding joy in everything you do.

Weekends often start off with all of the stuff we have to do. I spend most Saturday’s cleaning, cooking, food shopping, etc. These are not easy tasks to find joy in, but I find a lot of joy crossing them off of a list. I also like to finish those tasks so I can do the things I know I want to do.

Affirmation Directions

There are no actual directions to using affirmations. You can speak them aloud if that is what you think works best for you. If thinking them instead is what will motivate you to stick with it then stay in that lane.

Writing down my affirmations and carrying them with me is another great way for me to remember and remind myself to speak them.

Finally, just try it! What do you have to lose? There is truly no bad or wrong that can come of speaking kindly to yourself and reminding yourself that you are awesome.

Using affirmations has truly changed my way of thinking. Speaking those words to myself daily has created a space where I believe in myself and believe that I can accomplish the dreams I have.

Affirmations have blessed me and given me a sense of pride.

Do you have a favorite affirmation?