abmp student success curriculum topic 3: positive affirmations
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ABMP Student Success Curriculum
Topic 3: Positive Affirmations
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2. Goals of This Lecture
• Understand the roots of negative thought.
• Investigate thinking patterns.
• Use positive affirmations to achieve goals.
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3. What is Negative Thinking?
• Negative thinking is an accumulation of limiting messages and labels that build up over time.
• Behaviors that indicate pervasive negative thinking:
– Complaining
– Blaming others
– Self-criticism
– Judgment of others
– Gossip
– Resentment
– Feeling powerless
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4. Where does negativity
come from? • In general, it is a build up of negative experiences that could include:
– Home environment as a child
– Experiences in school
– Messages from the media
– Unhealthy relationships
• People can’t avoid negativity, but they can choose how they respond to it.
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5. Just Thinking
• Watch your own thinking.
• A thought is just a thought.
• People often give some thoughts a great deal of power.
• Label all thoughts as “just thinking” and choose the things you think—carefully.
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6. Be Curious About Thoughts
• What am I saying to myself?
• How does this make me feel?
• Where does this thought come from and what is its history?
• How does this thought serve me?
• How does this thought hold me back?
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7. Internal Voices
• Activity Goals:
– Label internal voices.
– Become aware of repetitive messages.
– Identify the three or four voices that are most prevalent in your thinking.
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8. Positive Affirmation
• Defined
– A positive and nurturing statement that counteracts negative self-talk and supports goal achievement.
• Stanford Center for Disease Prevention Study
– Meditation & affirmation enhance psychological and physical well-being.
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9. Types of Affirmations
• I AM statements
• I CAN statements
• I WILL statements
• Process affirmations
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10. I AM Statements
• Affirm positive attributes & strengths.
– I am courageous.
– I am creative.
– I am forgiving.
– I am intelligent.
– I am relaxed.
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11. I CAN Statements
• Affirm the ability to accomplish a goal or take control of a situation
– I can be honest about my feelings.
– I can take risks and share my ideas in massage class.
– I can learn this material and get an A on the test.
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12. I WILL Statements
• I will statements can be more powerful than I can statements.
– I will offer my comments in class today.
– I will get an A grade on my pathology quiz.
– I will add to the positive classroom energy today.
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13. Process Affirmations
• Remind the user that everyday is a chance to grow and make improvements.
– Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and every way, I am working towards learning better study skills.
– Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and every way, I can share my ideas without fear.
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14. Objections to Affirmations
• Sometimes the conscious mind objects; “That’s impossible! It will never happen!”
• Write the affirmation to overcome the objection.
– Moment by moment, day by day, in every hour and every way, I find new ways to earn the money I need to pay my credit card debt.
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15. Ways to Utilize Affirmations
• Tack affirmations around your room.
• Keep your top five in your pocket.
• Record them and listen in the car while driving.
• Repeat them in the morning and afternoon.
• Write them on cards; pull a card each morning to read before your day begins.
• Make a poster with pictures that convey the message of your affirmation.
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16. Affirmations & Goal Setting
• Turn to the monthly goal section of the Massage Year Planner.
• Write an affirmation for each of your monthly goals.
• Share one goal and affirmation with the class.
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Break!
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17. Worksheet 3-1, Page 36
• Turn to worksheet 3-1 on page 36 in your Student Success Guide.
• Complete the worksheet.
• Break into groups of three and share two important affirmations with your group.
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18. Thanking Mode
• A practice that teaches people to look at what is good and valuable in life— right now.
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19. Process Positive Affirmations
• How do you feel about using positive affirmations?
• Do you think you will use positive affirmations to achieve academic goals?
• How do you feel about your experience in school thus far? How is it like what you imagined? How is it different?
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