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		<title>Power Affirmation &#8211; Clarity and Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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<p>This week&#8217;s power affirmation is designed to help you gain clarity and focus, which are necessary if you want to avoid some of the struggles in your path.</p>
<p>Clarity, or the ability to see things clearly, and focus, the ability to stay on track, are two key abilities shared by successful people everywhere.</p>
<p>Keeping your focus on what is important to you, on those things that matter, turns out to be one of the most often cited reasons that people have trouble reaching their goals.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t because their goals and dreams aren&#8217;t big enough or important enough, it&#8217;s because there are so many other things competing for their attention.</p>
<p>As a result, they find themselves pulled in many different directions at once. Their energy and their manifesting power is scattered all over.</p>
<p>Have you ever felt that way? That all the little things in life are keeping you from reaching your dreams?</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have to feel that way!</p>
<p>You can avoid this potential trap by <span id="more-833"></span>reinforcing your focus with a power affirmation.</p>
<p>This week&#8217;s power affirmation will not only help you keep your focus strong and steady, it will enable you to increase your clarity as well.</p>
<blockquote><p>I am intently focused on those things that I choose to manifest in my life. I am clear about my desires, and I always allow my inner spirit to guide  me in the direction of my dreams. I am aware of the big picture of my life. My mind and my spirit work as one to reach my dreams. I am focused. I see clearly.</p></blockquote>
<p>Add this affirmation to your routine twice a day and you will be amazed at how quickly you notice a change in both your clarity and your ability to stay focused during the day.</p>
<p>More often than not, all those little things that are distracting you from what is important can be dealt with or dismissed. Keeping your eye on the big picture helps you keep things in perspective.</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p><img title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="105" height="51" /></p>
<p><strong>Bob Crawford</strong><br />
<strong>Your Success Coach,<br />
and creator of Growing Your SELF!</strong></p>
<p>p.s. Learning how to create and use powerful affirmations is just one  of the skills you will learn in the Inner Circle of Success.  The Inner  Circle is our members-only <a href="http://www.bobcrawford.info" target="_blank">self improvement    study group</a> and we&#8217;d love to have you join us!</p>
<p>p.p.s. Are you using positive daily affirmations, or power    affirmations as part of your routine? Why not share your results with    your fellow readers by leaving a comment below? Thanks!</p>
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		<title>Power Affirmation &#8211; Allowing Inner Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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<p>Feeling stressed out? Overloaded? Are you being pulled in ninety-nine different directions at once? Then you will love today&#8217;s Power Affirmation!</p>
<p>Pressures at work, problems at home, money troubles, health issues&#8230; the list goes on and on, doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a fact, stress is the #1 dream killer out there today. But it doesn&#8217;t have to be. You see, stress is simply your body&#8217;s way of letting you know that you are not in alignment with your inner self, with your true intentions.</p>
<p>Most often, those feelings of stress and turmoil show up when you slide out of alignment with your inner self, when you allow yourself to lose your sense of inner peace. This happens when you &#8216;react&#8217; to your world rather than act in your world.</p>
<p>But it is easy to let go of that stress and eliminate the turmoil in your life. All you need to do is to <span id="more-662"></span>change the way you are reacting and get back in touch with your inner self. Your inner self knows what you really want, and it will help you if you let it.</p>
<p>Use today&#8217;s power affirmation to help reconnect with that inner feeling of peace:</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color:   #800080;"><strong>I am a being of peace. My heart is peaceful, my mind is peaceful, and my spirit is peaceful. I am filled with a calm and peace that strengthens me and allows me to handle any challenge that comes my way. I am peaceful in thought, word, and deed. I look for, and find, the peaceful path in all I do, and my life is an example of true inner peace. I am a being of peace!</strong></span></p></blockquote>
<p>Read this simple affirmation out loud to yourself twice a day and you will quickly notice a dramatic change in the way that you feel.</p>
<p>But be warned!</p>
<p>Inner peace is not something that you have to find, or that you have to go looking for.</p>
<p>It is already within you, you just need to allow it to be. You can&#8217;t force it, any more than you can force yourself to be happy. If you are busy &#8216;trying&#8217; to be happy, then you are not happy right now, are you?</p>
<p>I hear this all the time. &#8220;I am trying to do better,&#8221; or &#8220;I am trying to be more spiritual,&#8221; or &#8220;I am trying to be more peaceful,&#8221; or_____ (fill in the blank).</p>
<p>But trying to have inner peace won&#8217;t bring you inner peace.</p>
<p>You have to allow it to flow out into your life naturally. Sure, at first you may fumble a bit as you learn that there really are peaceful choices in every situation &#8211; even those that you believed had none! But if you keep reinforcing your belief in your own inner peace by using today&#8217;s power affirmation on a consistent basis, you will soon find yourself taking the peaceful path automatically.</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p><img title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="105" height="51" /></p>
<p><strong>Bob Crawford</strong><br />
<strong>Your Success Coach,<br />
and creator of Growing Your SELF!</strong></p>
<p>p.s. Learning how to create and use powerful affirmations is just one of the skills you will learn in the Inner Circle of Success.  The Inner Circle is our members-only <a href="http://www.bobcrawford.info" target="_blank">self improvement   study group</a> and we&#8217;d love to have you join us!</p>
<p>p.p.s. Are you using positive daily affirmations, or power   affirmations as part of your routine? Why not share your results with   your fellow readers by leaving a comment below? Thanks!</p>
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		<title>Power Affirmation &#8211; Creating Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you have ever felt like you are backed into a corner and that your choices are being limited? This is a common feeling, and one that does not help you move toward your dreams and desires. Don&#8217;t despair though! Today’s power affirmation is all about opening yourself up to choice, and finding opportunity in [...]]]></description>
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<p>Have you have ever felt like you are backed into a corner and that your  choices are being limited? This is a common feeling, and one that does not help you move toward your dreams and desires.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t despair though!</p>
<p>Today’s power affirmation is all about opening yourself up to choice, and finding opportunity in your life.</p>
<p>Yes, there is opportunity in your life right now! It may not appear that way sometimes, but it is there, just waiting for you to take advantage of it.</p>
<p>The truth is that there are always choices &#8211; in any situation &#8211; but  often we get so hung up on one particular aspect of our challenge that  we fail to see the way out. We miss the chance, we blow our opportunity.  Then, after the fact, we <span id="more-616"></span>beat ourselves up for not seeing the obvious.</p>
<p>But by using power affirmations on a daily basis, you can create a winning mindset, a mindset that is always looking for opportunities to move you closer to your dreams.</p>
<p>Here is today’s power affirmation:</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color:  #800080;"><strong>I am open and aware of all the many ways that my dreams may manifest in my life. I always choose the most appropriate course of action, and I am ready for the results of my actions. I am grateful for the opportunities that have brought me this far, and I look for, and expect, many more opportunities to manifest my desires, each and every day. My life is full of opportunity!</strong></span></p></blockquote>
<p>Use this power affirmation on a consistent basis and you will quickly see a change in the way you view your choices in everyday situations. You will begin to see opportunity where none existed before!</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p><img title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="105" height="51" /></p>
<p><strong>Bob Crawford</strong><br />
<strong>Your Success Coach,<br />
and creator of Growing Your SELF!</strong></p>
<p>p.s. Learning to affirm your success is just one of the skills we  cover in the Inner Circle of Success.  The Inner Circle is my  members-only <a href="http://www.bobcrawford.info" target="_blank">self improvement  study group</a> and we&#8217;d love to have you join us!</p>
<p>p.p.s. Are you using positive daily affirmations, or power  affirmations as part of your routine? Why not share your results with  your fellow readers by leaving a comment below? Thanks!</p>
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		<title>Power Affirmations Will Help You Increase Abundance in Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s power affirmation is all about increasing abundance in your life. You want more abundance in your life, right? We all do. It’s only natural. Feeling abundant is a major part of feeling happy or peaceful, and happiness and peacefulness are two of the most sought after prizes in life. The key to unlocking your [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today’s power affirmation is all about increasing abundance in your life. You want more abundance in your life, right? We all do. It’s only natural. Feeling abundant is a major part of feeling happy or peaceful, and happiness and peacefulness are two of the most sought after prizes in life. The key to unlocking your happiness or your inner peace is to learn to feel the abundance in your life.</p>
<p>How do you do that? How do you learn to ‘feel’ the abundance in your life?</p>
<p>By using power affirmations. Power affirmations can help you create the changes that you want to make within yourself.</p>
<p>By affirming and reaffirming your beliefs about abundance and about the inner qualities that you want to develop, you will see your life start to change.</p>
<p>Developing the qualities of an abundant person should be your first priority if you are serious about creating more abundance. Some of those qualities are:<span id="more-180"></span></p>
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<li>Gratitude &#8211; Abundant people are grateful for what they have now and for what they will have in the future. (I&#8217;ve written several posts about the <a href="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/category/gratitude/" target="_blank">things that I&#8217;m grateful for</a>. What are you grateful for?)</li>
<li>Open Mind &#8211; Abundant people are open to opportunity. They are willing to accept their desires when those desires appear from unexpected directions.</li>
<li>Giving &#8211; Abundant people live right smack dab in the middle of the river of life and they allow abundance to flow through themselves rather than trying to contain it and hold it all in.</li>
<li>Positive Thinker &#8211; Abundant people see the upside of every situation. They know that life is dualistic and that every negative event has a positive aspect to it.</li>
</ul>
<p>Those are just a few of the qualities of an abundant mindset that you might want to work into your own power affirmation to help you create <em>your </em>ultimate life.</p>
<p>Here is today’s power affirmation:</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>I am abundant. I am grateful for all of the abundance in my life right now and for all the wonderful ways that my life is becoming more and more abundant every day. I am always open to receiving more into my life and I look for, and expect, my desires to manifest into my reality. I am abundant in thought, word, and deed. I choose to always focus on the positive side of any situation, and I look for ways to allow more abundance into my life. I am a giver. I give what I can freely and without  hesitation. I am abundant!</strong></span></p></blockquote>
<p>Use this power affirmation on a consistent basis and you will begin changing not just the way you look at abundance, but the very levels of abundance in your life will increase as well!</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-43 alignnone" title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="150" height="73" /></p>
<p>p.s. Learning to affirm your success is just one of the skills we cover in the Inner Circle of Success.  The Inner Circle is my members-only <a href="http://www.bobcrawford.info" target="_blank">self improvement study group</a> and we&#8217;d love to have you join us!</p>
<p>p.p.s. Are you using positive daily affirmations, or power affirmations as part of your routine? Why not share your efforts with your fellow readers by leaving a comment below? Thanks!</p>
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