Change Our Language/Meaning
Posted on January 15, 2015 by Jon M, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
However we describe anything in our lives changes how we feel about it. For example, if we call a situation a problem or a challenge or an opportunity
Let’s think of a time when we didn’t succeed at something. We could say “I’m stupid”, or we can say “This didn’t work. I’m going to try something else”. Sounds minor, but let’s say these two phrases out loud with the tone of voice we usually say it in, and we can easily feel the difference.
If we get in the habit of thinking “I’m stupid”, “It’s my fault”, “I’m a failure”, and so forth, how do we think we’ll feel and ultimately act?
How will it affect:
Our lives?
Our friends’ lives?
Our partner’s lives?
Our kids’ lives? Let’s imagine for instance our child didn’t succeed at something, called them self stupid, and decided to give up? How would we feel knowing that we contributed to that?
How would we feel if the next time something didn’t work out, we say “This didn’t work. I’m going to try something else”.
How will it affect:
Our lives?
Our friends’ lives?
Our partner’s lives?
Our kids’ lives? Let’s imagine for instance our child didn’t succeed at something, said “This didn’t work. I’m going to try something else”, and decided to try again? How would we feel knowing that we helped them with that?
We may have got into the habit of describing events in certain ways. Whether it makes us feel good or bad can be changed with a slight change in language. Let’s also remember from our Change Our Beliefs section, that repetition and/or an emotionally charged experience while saying something will eventually become our beliefs.
During our time together, we’ll choose new ways to change your language, and make it a habit. This way, your life becomes filled with your desired feelings.
