The cost of procrastination is the life you could’ve led:
This affirmation is one of my personal favorites, because it really helps me think about procrastination and what I should be doing instead. It’s also a great affirmation to start the school year with; it enables you to acknowledge and realize how costly procrastination really is. I want you to think of and visualize your dream life, your dream car, house, wardrobe, etc., and imagine the dream version of you who has all of those things. Did she procrastinate throughout the entire process of achieving those things? Look up to that dream version of you and try to make her proud by not procrastinating.
I’m the main character in my own story:
For me, this affirmation is just refreshing to hear, even if I am the one saying it. This affirmation is so powerful because it’s so easy to get off track in your own life. The “main character” doesn’t care what people think. She doesn’t care that someone said they didn’t like her outfit last Tuesday, because she understands that this belief makes her a side character in her own life. By valuing others’ opinions more than her own, she makes other people more important to her than she is to herself. It makes them the main character in her story, rather than herself. So, you need to remember that sometimes you are the main character in your own story.
Everything will be okay in the end, if it’s not okay, then it’s not the end:
Friend break-ups, getting a bad grade on a test, and worrying about what’s going to happen after your mom sees you on your phone after midnight are all things that feel like the end of the world. It is easy to get caught up in bad situations by telling yourself that it’s the end or that you cannot do anything to change the situation. This mindset does not help the situation and perpetuates the cycle. That mindset of “It’s the end!!!” prevents you from texting your friend saying you’re sorry, from retaking your test or studying harder for the next one, or asking your mom to be grounded from your phone for only a couple of days, not a week. Overall, it’s essential to remind yourself that everything will ultimately be okay and that you can always take steps to help yourself navigate your issues.
