Ever since the book The Secret came out and became a publishing phenomenon, (in large part thanks to Oprah Winfrey), there has been a renewed interest in the subject of affirmations. If you’re not familiar with the term, “practicing affirmations” refers to the habit of repeating a statement several times a day that affirms something you’d like to see in your life, e.g., “I make $150,000 per year”, which isn’t presently the case. Doing so is said to enable you to tap into the power of the universe to really focus on setting your goals and objectives. This idea has been around for a long time before The Secret, but Rhonda Byrne’s book and video brought it back to the public.
Do affirmations really work when setting your goals and objectives? Frankly, no, not really. This sort of thing seems to get popular about every 25 years or so. It gets a lot of attention, sells a lot of books, and makes a few people very rich. But the people getting rich are the ones writing the books, not the ones doing the affirmations. Accomplishing your goals and objectives takes a lot more than just repeating your daydreams to yourself 15 times a day. It takes written goals, a detailed plan, and lots of hard work. Not just being “open to the energy of the universe”, whatever that means.
What about famous people who say they did affirmations on their way to the top? Well, one famous example is Scott Adams, creator of the most popular syndicated cartoon in history, Dilbert. He used to do affirmations every day, at every stage of his career, and most of them came true. But even he now says that there’s nothing special about affirmations, and that he got to where he is by hard work, goals, and ambition. It was the setting of the goals and objectives, and working diligently toward them that propelled him to success. Not repeating affirmations daily like a mantra.
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