Change your Language

No, we’re not talking about swearing (although you can change that, too.)  We’re talking about the language of self-sabotage, which includes statements such as:

• I can’t.
• It’s too hard.
• This always happens to me.
• I should / I should have / I shouldn’t
• I’m trying / I’m working on it / I’m getting there

The fact is, what we say becomes our reality. In addition to describing what our experiences are, our words actually create our experiences.  That’s right—our words create our lives by shaping what we think, believe, and feel.  It works like this: What we say influences what we think and how we feel, especially when we say it with passion and conviction.  And, when we say the same thing often enough, our words influence what we believe.  So, our words impress themselves upon our consciousness and help create our experience and perception of reality.

If you tell yourself (and others) you can’t or won’t accomplish something, or that you’ll try but probably fail, you will most certainly experience “failing.”  If, instead, you tell yourself you can and you will – or even that you choose to be successful at something – your experience will be a successful one.  If you are facing a particularly challenging experience, you can start by saying, “I choose to make this easy.”

Sound too simple? It is!  
Hundreds of thousands of people have dramatically upgraded their lives by changing the way they speak.