The power of positive language.
Want to see more positive results in your life? Become aware of your language and learn to make it a habit to speak positively. How does this work? Well, your words have energy and they direct your mind. So what you say, especially when it’s emotionally charged, begins a creative cycle in motion.
There are several books that go into great depth on the power of language. They describe how and why our minds focus in on the subject of what we’re saying and how negative words do not even register. It’s a perfect design when we speak positively, but it doesn’t serve us when we speak negatively. That means that when we say things like, “I don’t want to be late.” the direction the mind (subconscious) hears is, “I want to be late.”
This ideas is especially powerful when you have children. Most of us tell our kids what we don’t want. So, when when we say things like, “Please don’t leave the lights on.” they hear, “Please leave the lights on.” And that’s just what they do…leave the lights on. Positive direction, “Please turn the lights off.” gives us positive results.
In quantum physics this idea plays into a principle called the Expectancy Theory. Simply put, we get what we expect in life. (It’s the self-fulfilling prophecy.) Our language tells the world (and our subconscious mind) what we expect. Somehow we seem to have become a society conditioned to expect disappointment. And guess what we get most often? Disappointment. Exactly what we don’t want.
In our Live Dynamite Circles we give people orange rubber bands to put around their wrist as a visible reminder to check in on their thoughts and language. When they recognize negative expressions they switch the rubber band to the other wrist. Change begins the moment we become aware of what we’re doing and commit to new actions.
The beauty of this dynamic is that we can control our thoughts and language. If you’d like to create and attract what you do want, here’s how it works.
1. The first step is awareness. Listen to what you say. When you hear it’s negative, restate it in a positive expression.
2. Drop all negative words (don’t, can’t, never, won’t, etc…).
3. Use visual reminders, and enlist the help of others, to help you check in and stay on track.
Give it try. Learn to become mindful of your language. And believe you can do it.
I can is 100 times more powerful than IQ.
–Anonymous
Expect the best!
Maryanne
