570: How "I Am" Affirmations Can Transform Your Life with Dan McCormick
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Jan 22, 2025
Uncover the life-altering power of 'I Am' affirmations, as one man's journey from broke to millionaire illustrates their potential. Explore how positive self-talk can reshape your mindset and daily routines, promoting personal growth and resilience. Discover the importance of starting your day with intention, free from distractions, and how self-worth can be reconstructed through affirmations. Dive into the science behind neuroplasticity and learn that your reality is defined by the affirmations you choose.
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Affirmations and Early Success
At 19, Dan McCormick lacked self-esteem, worth, and money.
Reading Og Mandino's The Greatest Salesman in the World transformed his life through affirmations, leading him to become a millionaire by 22.
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Flow Before Phone
Prioritize your mental and emotional well-being each morning.
Avoid immediately checking social media to prevent reactive thinking and stalled progress.
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18-Minute Affirmation Impact
A woman struggled to complete Dan's 18-minute affirmation video, finding it too long.
By avoiding her phone and focusing, she completed it, experiencing a life-changing shift.
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The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)
Hal Elrod
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod provides a step-by-step process to transform your life by starting your day with six powerful practices: Silence (meditation), Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing (journaling). This updated and expanded edition includes new content such as The Miracle Evening and The Miracle Life, helping readers optimize their bedtime and sleep, and begin their path to inner freedom. The book has helped millions of people become the person they need to be to create the life they’ve always wanted.
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Atomic Habits by James Clear provides a practical and scientifically-backed guide to forming good habits and breaking bad ones. The book introduces the Four Laws of Behavior Change: make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. It also emphasizes the importance of small, incremental changes (atomic habits) that compound over time to produce significant results. Clear discusses techniques such as habit stacking, optimizing the environment to support desired habits, and focusing on continuous improvement rather than goal fixation. The book is filled with actionable strategies, real-life examples, and stories from various fields, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their habits and achieve personal growth[2][4][5].
The Greatest Salesman in the World
Og Mandino
The book tells the story of Hafid, a young man living in ancient Jerusalem, who learns the secrets of success from a wealthy trader through 10 ancient scrolls. These scrolls contain principles such as forming good habits, persisting until success, controlling emotions, and acting now. The book emphasizes that becoming a better person is key to achieving success in sales and life. It is known for its inspiring and motivating principles, which are relevant even today, and has been credited with changing the lives of many readers.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R Covey
This book, first published in 1989, outlines seven habits that are designed to help individuals become more effective in their personal and professional lives. The habits are grouped into three categories: Private Victory (habits 1-3), Public Victory (habits 4-6), and Renewal (habit 7). The habits include being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, putting first things first, thinking win-win, seeking first to understand and then to be understood, synergizing, and sharpening the saw. Covey emphasizes the importance of personal integrity, effective time management, empathetic communication, and continuous self-improvement[2][5][4].
Awakening Who I Am
Awakening Who I Am
Two Words to Ignite Your Transformation
Ken Shelton
Dan McCormick
If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that I’ve always believed in the power of affirmations to transform lives, and this episode will reinforce why they’re such a game-changer. You’ll hear how two simple words, “I am,” helped one of my favorite people go from a broke 19-year-old to a millionaire in just three years.
Dan McCormick is a keynote speaker, business coach, entrepreneur, and author of Awakening Who “I Am”: Two Words to Ignite Your Transformation. He shares how his personal development journey was inspired by reading books by Zig Ziglar and Og Mandino and how he used affirmations to rebuild his self-worth and self-esteem to transform his life.
In our conversation, we’ll explore the nuances of affirmations. You’ll hear why Dan believes starting your mornings on social media impedes your success and how applying simple yet profound daily practices can help you overcome limiting beliefs and unlock your potential for transformational success and happiness.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Compassion and empathy are the foundation of true success
Your success is capped by your personal growth
You attract success by becoming the person who deserves it
Start your day with intention and clarity before engaging in distractions
Your affirmations define your reality so choose them wisely
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