Skip to content

Jayne Hardy

  • About
  • My Work
  • Get in touch
  • About
  • My Work
  • Get in touch
Recording Your Own Affirmation Track Is A Really Good Idea
DIY Projects + Crafts

Recording Your Own Affirmation Track Is A Really Good Idea

5th October 20231st February 2025 Leave a comment
*This is a reader-supported website. When you purchase products and services through links here, we may receive an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.*

A buck-ton of science backs up why and how affirmations work. The trouble I’ve always found is that they feel a bit disingenuous when I listen to them. When I read already-written ones aloud, they’re not written in my tone or sentiment which makes them feel ‘not for me’. I wanted to find a way to tap into that juicy science to quieten that inner troll of mine who can be a bit of a rambunctious so-and-so. You see, that inner troll, gets in my way; makes me hesitate to move forward with ideas, and has me second-guessing myself and feeling less than.

  • How To Choose Your 'Word' Of The Year: A Guided Journalling Workbook
    How To Choose Your ‘Word’ Of The Year: A Guided Journalling Workbook
    £8.00
  • Vision-Boarding: A Mini Workbook
    Vision-Boarding: A Mini Workbook
    £5.00
  • Process That Tough Day: A Mini Guided Journalling Workbook
    Process That Tough Day: A Mini Guided Journalling Workbook
    £5.00

What On Earth Are Affirmations?

Affirmations are short, positive, empowering, impactful and personal sentences which typically start with “I am”, “I can”, or “I will” and are written or said aloud in the present tense. Studies show that when used regularly, these affirmative statements can positively change the way we might interpret self-related information processing. In other words, they can help you overcome (or at the very least, challenge) those pesky negative thoughts.

Do Affirmations Really Work, Though?

Sometimes cast aside as woo-woo nonsense, studies have been able to shed some light on the positive impact affirmations can have on our psychology and neurobiology. Our self-talk – the inner dialogue we have with ourselves – is incredibly powerful and influential in how we see ourselves and how we relate to the world around us. It determines how likely we might be to put ourselves forward for things like promotion at work, how we interpret experiences, and how we interact with others.

With huge relief and thanks to our brain’s neuroplasticity, it’s actually possible to change how we see ourselves by re-wiring and reinforcing neural pathways. How cool is that?!

That’s where affirmations come in. When repeated often, these positive statements can alter our thoughts which then alter our behaviours and even our brain structure. When our thoughts and behaviours change, our lives change.

Recording Your Own Affirmation Track Is A Really Good Idea Share on X

Okay, I Get It. Where Do I Start With Affirmations?

The key to affirmations is consistency. You’d ideally want to make it a daily habit. It’s thought that they’re most powerful in the early morning, just before bed or whilst you sleep.

To begin with, I find that they make me feel a bit awkward and I’m guessing that’s because they’re at odds with my inner-talk. They’re literally saying the opposite things to what I’m used to hearing. It’s worth gently pushing through that – I tell myself that they’re growing pains. It didn’t take long at all for me to notice that the way I was seeing different aspects of my life had become less grey and I started to feel less down on myself which means I’m much more likely to send that email, do the thing I’ve been thinking about, and be kinder to myself.

My recommendation is to make your own affirmation track which sounds a bit like diving into the deep end but, bear with me, there’s a good reasoning behind it. You see, affirmations are supposed to be personal and hearing someone else repetitively say “I am” is akin to listening to them tell you how wonderful they are. Here’s an article that explains it really well.

So, onto your own recording. You will need to grab a notebook, and a pen and have your phone to hand.

Write down some affirmations. Remember: these need to be in the present tense and usually start with “I am”, “I can” and “I will”. Have fun with this part and allow your personality to blast through. I write quirkily so I made sure that my affirmations mirrored the way I would speak to someone if I was offering some affirmation their way – what words would I emphasise, for example?

Here are a few I used:

• I am so so so so so enough.

• I am worthy of all that’s great and glorious.

• I am a Sunday Times bestselling author.
(chucked that in because y’know, the dream…)

Write as many as you can think of. The trick is that they resonate with all you’d like to embody.

Next, grab your phone and open up your voice notes or memo app. Take a deep breath and then record yourself reading your affirmations, pausing briefly between each one. A couple of mine made me smile and I can hear that they did on the playback and then it makes me smile all over again! Still recording, read through your list again as many times as you’d like – this makes your recording as long as you want it to be.

Once you’re done, rename it something that makes you smile and listen to it at least once a day.

There’s No Way I’m Recording A Track! What Else Can I Try?

Not ready for the slight cringy feeling that can come with hearing your own voice played back? I totally get it. We all respond differently to different things and if recording your own track isn’t for you, then you might like to try writing your affirmations down, instead.

You could choose one powerful affirmation statement to focus on writing repeatedly such as:

• I am a powerhouse of confidence.

• I love myself, wholly.

• I am allowed to take up space and take up space, I will.

• There’s nothing I can’t overcome.

• I can and will get through this.

• I am deserving of kindness and respect.

• My needs and wants are important.

• I am a vibrant source of warmth and light.

• I am enough, as I am, in the here and now.

Or, you could list a few different ones which are pertinent for you at the moment.

When I write affirmations, I find reading them aloud helps me to feel more bolstered by them. It’s also really useful to repeatedly write the same one over and over if any opposing thoughts and feelings bubble up, write your way through it until those feelings pass. There’s something really fortifying in doing that.

🥰 Sharing is caring: please share this post with anyone it might help.

affirmationsgrowthmindsetmix tapeneurobiologypsychologyself-talk

Related Posts

The Reason Why ‘Thinking Positive’ Isn’t Always Easy
The Reason Why ‘Thinking Positive’ Isn’t Always Easy
These 5 Books Will Help You Become A Better Fiction Writer
These 5 Books Will Help You Become A Better Fiction Writer
A Compassionate Guide To Ditching Self-Doubt
A Compassionate Guide To Ditching Self-Doubt

Post navigation

THE Fatigue-Fighting Blueberry Smoothie
A Christmas Gift Guide for Pre-Teen Girls
*waves hello*

*waves hello*

I'm Jayne

A word-y, blanket-loving, hot drink-guzzling, Wordle-playing, creative who has written a book or two*.

*(five, we're on book five.)

CATEGORIES

  • DIY Projects + Crafts
  • Everything Else
  • Writing

YOU MIGHT LIKE:

DIY Projects + Crafts ➤ 12th May 2023

How to Easily Create a Professional Blog or Website for Less Than £63

I've created a video to hand-hold you through that bit so that you end up with a snazzy website built on WordPress, just like mine - this very one, in fact.

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 6th December 2024

ADHD Support For Those Living In Cornwall

*This is a reader-supported website. When you purchase products and services through links here, we may receive an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.* This is a working document which is updated frequently...

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 10th May 2024

Energy Management Over Time Management, Every Time

*This is a reader-supported website. When you purchase products and services through links here, we may receive an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.* One of the questions submitted in my ‘Ask Me...

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 25th September 2023

Why Kidpreneurs Are So Exciting And What We Can Learn From Them

A kidpreneur is a kid who has the impetus and ideas to create a business venture at a young age. From Henry Patterson's "Not Before Tea", "Zellie" and "Young and Mighty" to Ava Dooley's "Ava's Pet Palace", there are a plethora of examples of young entrepreneurs defying the norms and showcasing their creativity, determination, and innovative spirit. And I'm totally here for it.

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 6th June 2023

The 4 Books That Shaped My Professional Life

If you're an avid reader like me, there'll have been so many books that they begin to merge and mesh. It's a magical thing when you read a book, and it not only stands out and sticks with you, but it changes your entire trajectory. That's what these four books did for me - they shaped my professional life in ways I couldn't have imagined.

Read More
Writing ➤ 19th April 2024

Do Ideas Come To You In The Shower? Here’s Why

This 'ideas in the shower' phenomenon is so well-known and experienced that you can even buy waterproof shower notepads! Those of us who have experienced it will know the sheer desperation of holding the idea in your mind's eye while you scutter around naked, still soggy, trying to find something that'll let you capture it before it disappears again.

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 19th April 2024

Interesting Things I Found On The Internet This Week

Gosh, how lucky we are to live in an age where everything we want to know and learn is available on the internet at the tippity-tap of our fingertips?! When I think of all of the questions I used to ask my mum was I was younger and how difficult it must have been for her to get access to the answers she didn't know compared with how easily we just 'look things up' now... This week, I came across a few really cool and interesting things on the internet. Some of them, sososo helpful, that I couldn't help but want to share. So, here we are!

Read More
Writing ➤ 23rd May 2023

A Glimpse Into My Tech Stack As A Writer/Author/Blogger

Over the years, I've trialled, tested, loved and hated an astonishing amount of tech, landing with a stack of really cool tools which work efficiently and cost-effectively together. I'm such a curious so-and-so and relish hearing about what tech other creatives are using. With that in mind, I'm sharing my current tech stack with you in case you're into the same geekery as me.

Read More
Everything Else ➤ 14th June 2024

The Highlights: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

The Creative Act: A Way of Being is a book that's packed to the rafters with philosophical, thought-provoking and inspiring reflections, written in a non-linear and personable way. You feel as though you're sitting in a studio with Rick as he's sharing these personal, anecdotal and, oftentimes, profound, insights.

Read More
DIY Projects + Crafts ➤ 19th November 2024

Birthday Pottery Class: I made a Clay Ceiling Pendant

*This is a reader-supported website. When you purchase products and services through links here, we may receive an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.* As I get older, the things I want to...

Read More
  • My account
  • Get in touch
  • Privacy Notice
© 2025 | Floe Publishing Ltd