The Power of "I Am"

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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Chapters

• 0:00 The Power of Positive Affirmations
• 1:46 Self-Talk That Triggers Success
• 3:01 Real Results From Team Affirmations

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:37

You know this is an old concept and that is positive affirmations. And I just saw a post on Facebook and Kyrie Irving and it was someone from Shark Tank was talking about the power of positive affirmations. Specifically I am, I am going to make it to the NBA, I am going to lead a great class, I am going to be a great teammate, I am going to listen to people and when you tell yourself stuff like that for a couple of minutes a day, over and over again, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. You basically trigger the brain to be attentive to that thought. Now I'm not going to get into all the physiology or the neurology of the brain, because I'm not smart enough, but when they were mentioning this in this article, it was talking about how the brain reacts to self-talk. I am going to be successful. I am going to be a great coach. I am going to be less confrontational in this meeting. I am going to listen to the next five people I talk and what you do is you coach yourself, you trigger yourself to be in the moment, to be attentive. We don't do that enough. So think about having your people, even if they do it silently to themselves. I am, and just list out five things they want to accomplish during the week.

Speaker 1: 1:56

We just had somebody do this and the leader called and said you know, I didn't want to do it because I thought they were going to think it's dumb. I noticed a difference and he said nothing specific, nothing that you put into a chart. It just seemed like it was a great week. So we did it again the next week. 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 out loud a couple minutes a day, take a break in the afternoon, repeat those positive affirmations. They work. Everybody Calls me up and he said again, we had a great week. As a matter of fact, somebody said boy, your team's in a good mood. And he said I can't think of a piece of conflict that we had with each other or an element of conflict. See when we talk.