The Empowered Woman
52 Affirmation Cards for bold, brilliant women ready to step into their true power.
Because it all begins with belief.
It all begins with belief.
I used to think that affirmations were “woo woo” until I understood more about the way our minds work. Now I know you can programme your beliefs to support you in achieving your desires and believing in yourself. And that changes happen fast!
The Empowered Woman Affirmation Cards
Affirmations change our minds.
I was skeptical as fuck when I started with affirmations. I found an old pack of Louise Hay Positive Thought cards in a charity shop and believe me, I needed some positive thoughts. Mid divorce I thought, “Why not? What have I got to lose?”
Changes happened.
These little words had a big impact on my life.
My life began to change in ways I wanted. I began to change in ways that I wanted. I started to think more positively and so I practiced them more, sitting in front of a mirror each evening before I went to bed. As I did, I noticed things that bothered me before had less of an effect. I started to listen to my intuition. I learned to trust in myself. Believe in who I was. But the changes weren’t just happening within me, they were happening outside too…
Things got better and better.
I affirmed I’d get a new client. I did. I affirmed I’d grow in abundance. I did. I affirmed I could put my needs first. I did. Whatever I said, just kind of happened.
So much happened, and so many changes occurred and then one night, I had all these words rolling round in my head at 3am, and I just started writing them in the notes on my iPhone and before I knew it I had 52, a whole card deck. The Empowered Woman affirmation card deck was born.
These words have gotten me through difficult times and times when I didn’t believe in myself, and now I want to share these words with you.
When I started this, running my own business actually meant I was working more and doing things I didn’t want to. I was often wracked with self doubt, imposter syndrome, shit scared of being visible or judged (ha! for someone who mentors on storytelling, this was not a great place to be!) and was frankly underselling myself and my ideas.
Since practicing affirmations I have strengthened my connection to who I am, my intuition and I have grown unbelievably in confidence. My approach to work has changed dramatically. I love the clients I have and I’m deeply fulfilled by the work that I do. This is just the beginning.
I know I am an Empowered Woman, and I know you are too. You just need to believe it.
But first. If you’re still a little unbelieving (as I was) read on….
The Reticular Activating System(RAS).
I love psychology and how our minds work. So I wanted to understand how all this stuff was happening. I’ve always been fascinated by magic since I was little. But I also am a logical woman. This stuff is all explainable.
In our brains, in the brain stem, there’s a collection of neurons called The Reticular Activating System, or RAS as it’s sometimes referred to. It’s tiny. But these neurons play a big role, because they act as a filter between our sensory systems and our conscious mind.
We’re bombarded with so much information every day, so much stimulus and there’s no way we can process all this information in our conscious minds, so a lot of stuff goes straight to our subconscious, with the RAS filtering the most important stuff for us to pay attention to.
The filter it applies is our belief system.
I understand a belief to be a thought you’ve thought for a long time (Abraham Hicks), often created in childhood when we didn’t know enough to think otherwise, or created through our experiences. We all have a muddle of beliefs because of this.
Some are great. Some outdated. Some hold us back.
But our beliefs are powerful, because subconsciously they’re helping us filter the world. They define what’s important to us. They’re telling the RAS what to show us. So if we think we’re good at something, guess what, we are. If we think we’re bad at something, or something always happens to us….that’s right, you’ve guessed it.
So how do we change our beliefs? Through…you guessed it….
Affirmations.
We simply create new beliefs by repeating new ideas and words over and over to instil them in our minds, thus giving our RAS a system overhaul - like updating your iPhone!
Once the RAS has hold of your new beliefs these become the lens through which your brain is now processing the world. If you believe you are a famous CEO, watch how your life changes in that direction. If you believe you have more money, again, wait and see what happens. The old ad age “What you believe you become” has never rung more true.
But don’t just take my word for it. See for yourself and see what happens next.
The Empowered Woman is a deck of 52 affirmations to empower you, to strengthen your self belief and to show you how powerful you truly are.
They are designed for women who want shift their thoughts and behaviours, in order to move forward and start living like the woman you want to become.
They’re a powerful tool in learning how to strengthen boundaries, develop your confidence and self trust, and start to change your world simply by changing your mind.
I can’t wait to share them with you.
Lesley x
“The stories we tell ourselves create our realities. This is both an inward and an outward job. Start telling yourself a different story, and witness the changes that happen.”
— Lesley Stonier