If you’ve ever wondered how much power words can have on your life, consider the impact a simple change of words can have on an outcome.
In a YouTube video, a blind man with a cardboard sign that says, “I’m blind, please help,” yields an occasional contribution. When the sign is rewritten to, “It’s a beautiful day and I can’t see it,” it creates an avalanche of donors. Different words, different impact.
Words are powerful; words are creative. They create impressions, images, expectations. They generate moods and emotions. Words make us laugh, they make us cry. Words create psychological connections. But that’s only the beginning. Words determine outcomes. Words impact how we think, and how we think determines what we do. There is a powerful connection between the words we use and the results we get. Words give life to our thinking. Our words create the story, the narrative, we tell ourselves about the events in our lives. The story is our interpretation of the event. It is not the event. This is a crucial distinction. One that is critical for real personal growth. The moment we begin thinking that our explanation of what happened is what happened, we stop learning. Once we become aware that we’ve been creating our own story, we can author a more powerful story. A story that can change our lives... The words we use determine the story we create. Change your words … Change your world!
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