PART 4: AFFIRMATION OF PERSONAL GROWTH AND FUTURE ATTITUDE

Instructor's Notes:

Affirmations are notes or sayings of encouragement. They are positive in nature, in the present tense and frequently starts with "I am."

Method:

1. Explain to participants what an affirmation is (see Instructor's Notes).
2. Encourage the participants to think about one thing that they would like to change in their lives, e.g., I want to say "no" more or I want to eliminate "should" from my vocabulary etc.
3. Ask them to write their affirmations on the sheets provided and post them wherever they will see them on a regular basis, e.g., fridges, wallets etc., (15 minutes)
4. Review the handout - A More Confident You and discuss in class. (15 minutes)
5. Copies of the affirmation can be distributed to the participants and/or posted in the classroom.

Source of Information:

Beth Verry, Employment Counsellor, Women's Employment Counselling Services, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Twelve hour workshop on Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence, 1998.