8 New Year Affirmations To Make Your 2026 Great
The following affirmations are “borrowed” from a list of 32 Traits of Successful People. This list originates from Grant Cardone’s book The 10X Rule. It is required reading at Rich Man’s Gym. I’ve had my attention on the following 8 going into the new year and have taken them from statements to affirmations to help me get more in sync with them. I’m going to list them off and then we’ll take a deeper dive into each of them with quotes from the book.
- I am creating my own reality right now
- I am highly ethical
- I am focused on the now
- I am unreasonable
- I determine and take the right approach
- I go all the way
- I take risks
- I have a high level of motivation
I am creating my own reality right now
Greatness is achieved by those who think nothing of being practical and are instead obsessed with the idea of creating the reality they want to make.
I am highly ethical
If you don’t go to work every day—and do everything within your power to succeed—then you are stealing from your family, future, and the company for which you work. The more success you create, the better you are able to take care of those agreements. Making an effort without a result is not ethical because it is a form of lying to yourself and failing to fulfill your obligations and commitments. Trying, wishing, praying, hoping, and wanting aren’t going to get you there. I consider it unethical not to fully utilize the gifts, talents, and mind with which I have been blessed.”
I am focused on the now
Taking actions immediately allows the most successful to design the future they desire. Procrastination is the ultimate weakness. Every second you spend thinking is a second of action that you’re wasting! The person who continues to do more consistently will improve his or her skill set out of sheer survival and adjustment.”
I am unreasonable
Most of the world is playing in accordance with some set of stupid, useless, reasonable rules that only ensure that you continue trudging along in bondage as a mere slave.”
I determine and take the right approach
Whatever the method may be, the successful don’t think in terms of hard work (even though they are, of course, willing to work hard). Instead, they figure out how to work “smart” and handle the situation by finding and using the right approach until they succeed. The unsuccessful always find work to be difficult because they never take enough time to improve their approach and make it easier on themselves. Successful people invest time, energy, and money in improving themselves. As a result, they don’t focus on how hard the work is but rather on how rewarding the results are! When you are winning because you have perfected your approach, it won’t feel like work; it will feel like success. And nothing tastes as good as the victory of success.”
I go all the way
Only those who go all the way and see things through until they’re done experience the rewards that the workplace has to offer. Until an action is turned into a success, it is not done. Until you make the potential client a client or the potential investor an investor, you have not gone all the way. This might seem harsh, but if you called a client 50 times and didn’t get the deal done, then you might as well have not called that person at all. This is the point at which people become reasonable and therefore don’t make it. Commit to being completely unreasonable and going all the way. Don’t accept any excuses! No settling allowed!”
I take risks
At some point, you will have to take a risk, and the successful are willing to do so daily. Most people never go far enough in getting recognized, gaining attention, and making a big splash; they are trying to protect or conserve a reputation, a position, or some already achieved state. The successful are willing to take gambles—to put it all out there and know, regardless of the outcome, that they can go back and do it again. They allow themselves to be criticized, looked at, and seen by the world—while the unsuccessful hold back and play it safe. Remember the old saying, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” At this time, it is vital that you get your family and friends to be supportive of you in taking risks and in no longer playing it safe.”
I have a high level of motivation
Motivation refers to the act or state of being stimulated toward action. To succeed, it is critical that you be stimulated, excited, and driven to some action or actions. The study of successful people also makes it apparent that their high levels of activity are fueled by being goal-focused and mission-driven. Successful people are never satisfied. They are constantly stimulated to higher levels of action and achievements. Motivation is an inside job.”
New Year Affirmations: 2026 Is What You Make It
Remember the wise adage, “nothing changes until you do.” If you want 2026 to be a better year for you then you too must get and be better. Keep in mind there are 24 additional traits you could be working on here. Maybe these 8, you already go down. So the idea would be to read The 10X Rule, study this chapter and find your 8.
Have you ready the 10X Rule already? If so, would love your feedback in comments…