The other day I was on a Zoom call for one of my real estate courses and the topic was about SMART goals. The way he spoke was motivational, as expected, but he described a tactic that really stuck with me called “I am” statements.

It goes like this: we all have ideas, dreams and visions about who we see ourselves as people. Whether that be dreams of what we want to do in life, ideas of ways we want to live or how we envision our characters to be. Instead of writing “I am” statements about who you already are, write them as who you want to be. Here is an example of mine:

I am an excellent wife

I am a mother

I am motivated and a motivation to others

I am consistent

I am a business owner

I own 100 rental properties with $500/each in passive income per month

I am an author

I am a public speaker

I am a blogger with 2 million active followers

I am a child of God

I am forgiven, redeemed, loved and set free.

Each of these are what I strive to be. No, I am not a mother yet, but stating it puts the thought in my mind and I begin to subconsciously see myself as a mother. I begin to believe that one day I will be and I have hope. And hope, plus prayer, is a powerful thing.

“Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)

I recommend you try it. Every morning, sit down and write your I am statements. And I don’t mean do it once and quit. Do it every day, consistently. Look back after 30 days and see how your mindset has changed.