Connotation

Years ago, I began to watch how I talked to myself. I never realized how negative my vocabulary truly was.

For instance, I would say something was too hard, rather than challenging. Another not so obvious example are the words dream and vision.

I once considered myself a dreamer. All in la-la land I would fantasize about the “possibilities”. I never realized how much power I took from myself by doing so.

In hindsight, I can say that this maybe the reason why so many of my ideas never came into fruition. By replacing the word vision for dream you begin to view them as blueprints, roadmaps if you will, with tangible steps.  This is the empowerment needed to take action.

Shifting your language is an overlooked practice but one I keep in my toolkit.

What are some negative words you use to say and your current replacements. And what is a word you will stop using today?