1. How To Make Your Affirmations More Effective By Making Them S.T.I.C.K.Y

Before we dive into our weekly positive affirmations for your career changing journey, you want to make sure affirmations stick with you by memorizing them, saying them out loud and even visualizing them into action. In this first episode of The Mindful Career Change Podcast, career changer and counselor, Valerie Mekki shares why positive affirmations are so essential for a career change and how to make them sticky. Valerie's acronym is a great way to remember the steps involved in making affirmations more effective. She provides a step-by-step guide on how to make affirmations S.T.I.C.K.Y. S.T.I.C.K.Y.S - Scan your bodyT - Take 2-3 cleansing breathsI - Imagine writing the affirmation on a clean whiteboardC - Call out the affirmationK - Kaleidoscope a visionY - Yours for the next 21 days, repeated at least once a daySo before you dive into your affirmation practices, try adopting these simple best practices to help make them more effective and sustainable and the best tool in your toolkit in this career changing journey. Show Notes and Timestamps:[00:00:00] Intro [00:00:22] Reciting positive affirmations: This can give you a boost of confidence and self-assurance. You need to get over your fears and doubts.[00:00:50] Why affirmations are essential: They helped me build up my self-confidence to tackle any roadblocks or any new challenges.[00:02:00] A positive affirmation is like an energy bar: Good for your mind, body, and soul. [00:02:48] People are left hangry:  People are practicing affirmations leave themselves and as soon as it's done, that's it. It doesn't leave them satisfied.[00:03:08] How do you make your affirmations S.T.I.C.K.Y?: An acronym for what you do before, during, and after you practice your affirmations.[00:03:38] What does each letter stand for?: A breakdown of what each letter represents. [00:05:26] S represents scanning your body[00:06:08] T represents taking 2-3 cleansing breaths[00:06:37] I represents imagine; to help memorize the affirmation[00:06:57] K represents a kaleidoscope[00:07:22] Y represents “yours”; your affirmation for the next 21 days, reciting it to yourself at least once a day. [00:08:10] Closing [00:08:28] EndYou’re listening to the right show, formerly known as the Mindful Life Changes or Mindful Career Change. We’ve pivoted through the years, but finally landed on the right path: content for moms in the ‘Sandwich Generation’, because midlife disruption doesn't have to break you. New episodes drop on:Sundays: 20-min episodes addressing common midlife challenges with practical strategies plus a mindfulness practice (affirmations, mantras, or meditations)Wednesdays: Bite-sized episodes to reinforce Sunday's mindfulness technique & reset your weekMore from The Mindful Midlife Mom:Discover Valerie's articles on ohhellomidlife.com or watch her videos on YouTube @ohhellomidlifeThis podcast explores patience, meditation, confidence, presence, and overcoming resentment while cultivating calm, peace, mindfulness, clarity, mantras, and addressing loneliness and burn out; it covers boundaries, caregiving, guilt, affirmations, working moms, self-care, midlife crisis, empty nesters, empowerment, people pleasing, compassion fatigue, family caregiving, stress relief, self-worth, stress management, and how to shift from reactive to centered when feeling short tempered, offering tools for self acceptance, easing mental exhaustion, building emotional resilience, harnessing inner strength, and preventing caregiver fatigue for those in the sandwich generation through expert advice on boundaries setting.