There’s real power in positive thinking — and that’s a fact backed by science. When you practice self-affirmation regularly, you can actually reduce your stress levels and set yourself up for successful outcomes in the real world. If the notion feels daunting, it shouldn't: positive affirmations don’t need to be anything fussy or formal. They are simply any phrases — even short, simple ones — that you repeat regularly to internalize and emphasize the ideas. To keep your affirmations top of mind, try posting a few favor-ites on a wall where you’ll see them regularly, or keep them in a positive affirmation journal you reference daily. Here are 20 of the best daily affirmations to inspire your practice
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1
Meghan Markle
You are enough just as you are.
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2
I will face challenges but they are impermanent, and I have the strength to overcome them.
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3
Michelle Obama
Am I good enough? Yes I am.
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4
I deserve to do work that fulfills me, and I deserve to hold my dream job.
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5
I am in control of decisions that affect my future.
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6
I am worthy of success and prosperity.
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7
The world is better with me in it.
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8
Maya Angelou
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive.
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9
It is my pleasure to be alive, and I am grateful to experience the simple delights of each day.
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10
Eleanor Roosevelt
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
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11
Mindy Kaling
I'm giving you permission to root for yourself and while you're at it root for those around you, too.
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12
Martin Luther King Jr.
If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.
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13
I deserve to be surrounded by people who love and respect me.
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14
George Eliot
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
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15
Theodore Roosevelt
Believe you can and you're halfway there.
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16
William James
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
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17
Serena Williams
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
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18
I radiate positivity.
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19
I am equally as worthy as everyone else.
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20
Winston Churchill
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.