Staying Motivated: 3 Affirmations to Live By Everyday

One of the things I get asked more than anything else is how to not only get motivated, but what it takes for staying motivated. Here is what I know after decades in this space.

Table of Contents

Why Motivation Is Harder Than It Looks
It Starts With Energy
How Bad Do You Want It
The 3 Affirmations to Live By
How to Put This Into Practice

Why Motivation Is Harder Than It Looks

Let’s be honest about something. Motivation is hard. Life has a way of dragging you down. All of the challenges and hardships can make it feel like the uphill climb is too steep, not worth it, or just not doable. So you walk away unmotivated, uninspired, unenthusiastic and unwilling.

I think this is why so many people turn outside of themselves to coaches, teachers, gurus, books, and communities just to stay inspired. There is nothing wrong with that. I have done it too. But the truth is that sustainable motivation cannot live entirely outside of you. At some point it has to come from within.

And here is what I have learned after more than thirty years in the wellness space: sometimes affirmations alone will only take you so far. You have to be in alignment, mind, body, and soul, to be truly motivated in a way that actually moves the needle. Without that alignment you are pushing against yourself. And that is exhausting.

So before we get into the affirmations, let’s talk about the foundation they sit on.

It Starts With Energy

I am a Reiki Master. I know a thing or two about energy. And what I can tell you with complete certainty is that it all boils down to energy. You are a powerful creation and you are capable of far more than you realize. But you have to learn to trust yourself. You have to develop your intuition and hone in on it.

That happens by sitting with yourself and learning to go inward. Intuition is a muscle. Like anything else you have to build it. The more you practice the better you become at hearing it, trusting it, and acting on it.

When your energy is aligned, motivation flows. When it is not, even the best intentions stall out. This is why mindfulness and meditation are not optional extras in a wellness practice. They are the foundation that makes everything else possible, including staying motivated.

You and your goals are not separate. The energy you bring to your days, your thoughts, your intentions, that is what shapes what you create. We first allow it in. We tap into it. We materialize it into our lives and the more we do this the more it becomes who we are.

How Bad Do You Want It

Here is the big insight that changes everything: the people who go after what they want and actually get it really, really want it.

So ask yourself honestly. How bad do you want it?

Getting motivated starts with dreaming, a plan, an idea, a desire, a passion. But staying motivated requires something deeper. It requires that the thing you are chasing actually matters to you at your core. If you cannot stick to a focused plan it is worth asking whether you want the goal badly enough or whether it is someone else’s vision of your life that you have been chasing.

This is not a judgment. It is a gift of clarity. Because once you get honest about what you truly want, motivation stops feeling like something you have to manufacture and starts feeling like something that pulls you forward naturally. If you are working on understanding your self-limiting beliefs, that clarity becomes even more powerful.

The 3 Affirmations to Live By

These three affirmations are the philosophy from which Blossom Your Awesome was born. They are not just words. They are reminders of what is already true about you.

I Am Awesomeness

This one speaks to the very core of our humanness and our potential. It is a gentle reminder that awesomeness dwells within each of us. We just have to learn how to tap in. When I say this affirmation I am not inflating my ego. I am reconnecting with something real, the innate power and possibility that lives inside every single person. You have awesome inside of you. You can access it and blossom it at any time.

I Create Awesomeness

This affirmation helps us harbor creative flow. It reminds us that we can and do make awesomeness happen in our worlds. We hold the power to manifest what we want. We are not passive recipients of whatever life hands us. We are active creators. This one is particularly powerful on the days when everything feels stuck, because it pulls you back into your own agency. And it pairs beautifully with the work of loving yourself enough to believe you are worthy of what you are creating.

I Am Living My Most Awesome Life Now

This is the one to affirm daily. Not someday. Now. It is a reminder that you are moving, holding space, and creating space to live in empowering ways right now in this moment. It keeps you out of the trap of deferring your life to some future version of yourself and plants you firmly in the power of the present.

Say these every day. Say them when you do not feel them yet. That is exactly when they matter most.

How to Put This Into Practice

Start with alignment. Before you reach for motivation check in with yourself. How is your energy? Are you rested, grounded, present? The signs of emotional maturity show up here too. The more self-aware you become the better you get at recognizing when you are out of alignment and knowing how to come back.

Then use the affirmations. Not as a magic trick but as a practice. Repeat them in the morning. Write them down. Come back to them when the uphill climb feels too steep.

And if you want to go deeper into the self-inquiry work that makes all of this possible, download my free Ultimate Self-Inquisition Guide. It is where the real inner work begins.

Or if you are ready to invest in yourself at a deeper level, my Self-Love Workbook will walk you through the process of reconnecting with your own power, your own worth, and your own awesomeness.

You already have what it takes. Now let it flow.