The Power of "I Am"

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What if two minutes of your day could completely transform your team's performance and eliminate workplace conflict? That's exactly what happened when one skeptical leader implemented a simple practice of positive affirmations with their team.

The power of "I am" statements is nothing new, but its application in professional settings remains underutilized. Drawing from observations of athletes like Kyrie Irving and business leaders from Shark Tank, this episode explores how intentional self-talk literally rewires our brains for success. When we repeatedly tell ourselves "I am going to be a great coach" or "I am going to listen to the next five people I talk to," we're not just engaging in wishful thinking—we're programming our neural pathways to notice opportunities aligned with these statements.

The beauty of this practice lies in its simplicity and accessibility. No special equipment, expensive consultants, or complex frameworks required—just a commitment to spending a few minutes daily focusing on positive affirmations. One leader who tried this approach with their team was initially concerned their team would find it "dumb," but the results spoke for themselves. Week after week, performance improved, team mood elevated, and most surprisingly, conflict disappeared entirely. Even outside observers commented on the positive shift: "Your team's in a good mood lately."

Ready to transform your team dynamics with the power of intentional self-talk? Try implementing "I am" statements in your daily routine and watch as these tiny seeds of positivity grow into tangible results. What three things will you affirm today?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:37):
You know this is an old concept and that is positive
affirmations.
And I just saw a post onFacebook and Kyrie Irving and it
was someone from Shark Tank wastalking about the power of
positive affirmations.
Specifically I am, I am goingto make it to the NBA, I am
going to lead a great class, Iam going to be a great teammate,

(00:59):
I am going to listen to peopleand when you tell yourself stuff
like that for a couple ofminutes a day, over and over
again, it becomes aself-fulfilling prophecy.
You basically trigger the brainto be attentive to that thought
.
Now I'm not going to get intoall the physiology or the
neurology of the brain, becauseI'm not smart enough, but when
they were mentioning this inthis article, it was talking

(01:19):
about how the brain reacts toself-talk.
I am going to be successful.
I am going to be a great coach.
I am going to be lessconfrontational in this meeting.
I am going to listen to thenext five people I talk and what
you do is you coach yourself,you trigger yourself to be in
the moment, to be attentive.

(01:40):
We don't do that enough.
So think about having yourpeople, even if they do it
silently to themselves.
I am, and just list out fivethings they want to accomplish
during the week.
We just had somebody do this andthe leader called and said you
know, I didn't want to do itbecause I thought they were

(02:01):
going to think it's dumb.
I noticed a difference and hesaid nothing specific, nothing
that you put into a chart.
It just seemed like it was agreat week.
So we did it again the nextweek.
So now just choose three things, and you're going to start with
I am.
If you want to do it out loud,if you want to go to a
conference room and do it outloud a couple minutes a day,
take a break in the afternoon,repeat those positive

(02:23):
affirmations.
They work.
Everybody Calls me up and hesaid again, we had a great week.
As a matter of fact, somebodysaid boy, your team's in a good
mood.
And he said I can't think of apiece of conflict that we had
with each other or an element ofconflict.
See when we talk.