I AM Statements

If you have ever attended a Treat em Right Seminar, you are familiar with the "I have / I am" exercises. The foundation of the Treat em Right personal development training is built upon stating your desires in present tense as if they already exist. To do this you always begin your desire statements with "I have" or "I am". We don't call these statements goals or affirmations, we have always called them "I have / I am" statements.

A few months ago, I was visiting with Tony and Leslye Smith and we were talking about our desire statements. They kept calling them their "I am / We are" statements. I did not correct them because they were so passionate about calling them that. We have since discussed the reasons why they stated them differently. I have been inspired by their passion to the point of changing our core training to title these statements "I am / We are".

Here are some of the reasons why:

"I am / We are" statements are designed to send-out your desires or "do wants" to your subconscious mind as if they already exist. The stronger the language, the faster your sub-conscious mind will kick in and act out the desire. We have found that by starting with "I am" instead of "I have", you can include action words or emotion words that make the statement stronger. As an example:

I have a new custom Harley Davidson motorcycle is enhanced by saying:
I am enjoying the freedom I feel on my new custom Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Let's do one more:

I have a new dream home on the hill is enhanced by saying:
We are building memories in our new dream home on the hill.

Another reason is that many of our desires are shared by those we have relationships with. Our spouse, our business partners, our children and our friends or associates. It is only obvious that "We are" statements will be and should be used in many cases. In addition, a recent study indicated that a couple that pursues the same desires and goals together are 6 times more likely to manifest those desires into their life.

If you currently have an "I have/I am" list or and affirmation list or a list of goals, I encourage you to re-state them starting with "I am" or "We are". You want to use as many action or emotion words as you can in your statement. Strengthen up the language that you use. Make your statements easy to remember so you can commit them to memory and replay them in your mind continuously.

Put your "I am / We are" statements on 3"x5" index cards and carry them everywhere you go. It will make all the difference in the world.

Bruce Jenner won a gold medal in the 1976 summer Olympics and was titled as the world's greatest athlete. Several years ago he was asked to speak to a group of Olympic hopefuls. He stood in front of the group and asked them how many of them had goals? Everyone raised their hand. He then asked them how many of them had written their goals down. Again, everyone raised their hands. His final question was this: How many of you have your written goals with you right now? Only 1 athlete raised his hand. His name was Dan O'Brien who went on to win the Gold medal in the same event that Bruce Jenner had won so many years ago.

I love this story because it explains the power of having your "I am/We are" statements with you at all times.