41 January Affirmations to Start the Year on a High Note

Ready to take charge of your new year? These January affirmations will be perfect for you! (Oh, and if you want New Year-specific affirmations, I’ve got New Years Affirmations for a Successful but Balanced Year! Check ‘em out too!)

The idea of affirmations is to get you used to swapping negative self talk for positive self talk.

After enough practice, this actually retrains your brain to develop a more positive inner dialogue. Which, in turn, contributes to a better head space and improved mental health overall. Sounds like something we all need as we head into 2025!

41 Best January Affirmations

If you need encouragement to start the year strong, look no further! This year is yours for the taking, so let’s instill some self-confidence to make this year the best one yet.

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1. I have the power to make this year a good one.
2. January energizes me with its new opportunities.
3. I won’t stay confined to my comfort zone.
4. I prioritize gathering new experiences.
5. January brings me all sorts of new blessings.
6. I have the ability to start my year off in a positive way.
7. I can make this year better than the last.
8. I am fully capable of achieving my potential this year.
9. The month of January leaves me feeling inspired.
10. I will attract the things I yearn for.

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11. I am filled with dedication to my goals and dreams.
12. This year will bring me much abundance.
13. I trust and believe in myself and my abilities.
14. Each month this year will be a chance for growth.
15. I am striving toward something greater every year.
16. I am getting wiser each passing year.
17. I won’t let anything get in my way of curating the year I want for myself.
18. I embrace all the ups and downs this year will bring.
19. I can accept what will come.
20. I value my goals and resolutions and will prioritize them accordingly.

Your blueprint to creating a vision board that actually helps you reach your goals in 2025.

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21. I deserve to achieve the things I care about.
22. I deserve to have a rich life full of good people, places, and memories.
23. I deserve balanced and healthy mental health.
24. I deserve balanced and healthy physical health.
25. I am committed to making my self care a priority this year.

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26. I embrace all the new seasons of my life as they come.
27. Everything is working out the way it should.
28. All good things will happen in due time.
29. I feel at ease knowing that I am being guided.
30. This month might not go exactly as I planned and that is okay.
31. I release the anxiety surrounding the need to be in control.
32. I am open to healing this year.
33. I inhale hope and exhale self doubt.
34. My worth is not dependent on my success.
35. Setbacks are inevitable sometimes and that is okay.
36. I experience immense gratitude for living through another year.
37. My insecurities won’t stop me from going after what I want.
38. This year, I am committed to caring less about what doesn’t matter.
39. I am in exactly the right place as I begin this new year.
40. I will set realistic and attainable goals.
41. I will be gentle with myself if my goals change or don’t all get achieved this year.

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Final Thoughts on January Affirmations

If there’s anything you take away from these January affirmations, let it be this: balance is better than burnout.

Basically, it’s better to practice balance even if it means easing up on some of your goals. Slow and steady wins the race, ya know? If you push yourself too hard with those new year goals, you may crash and burn before you even get off the ground. Believe me, I’ve been there.

Be gentle with yourself. Be kind, encouraging, and compassionate. You may just be surprised at the growth that sprouts from taking care of yourself!

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