I have talked to many people during the past thirty-five years
whose usual complaint is, “I have said for weeks and months,
‘I am wealthy, I am prosperous,’ and nothing has happened.”
I discovered that when they said, “I am prosperous, I am
wealthy,” they felt within that they were lying to themselves.
One man told me, “I have affirmed that I am prosperous
until I am tired. Things are now worse. I knew when I made
the statement that it was obviously not true.” His statements
were rejected by the conscious mind, and the very opposite of
what he outwardly affirmed and claimed was made manifest.
Your affirmation succeeds best when it is specific and
when it does not produce a mental conflict or argument; hence
the statements made by this man made matters worse because
they suggested his lack. Your subconscious accepts what
really feel to be true, not just idle words or statements. The
dominant idea or belief is always accepted by the subconscious
mind.