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It feels like communication in your life should be a very easy concept to understand. In fact, what can be more straightforward than using words to express yourself? Unfortunately, the words and phrases we use often time have a hidden negativity to them. These phrases do very little to motivate you, and even though they may be used as jokes or statements of fact, they do more damage than good.

The secret to changing things around is to rephrase the phrases that you use every day to empower you, instead of disempowering you. Here are a few examples that we try to hold each other accountable for all the time in the studio:

“I can’t do that” >>> “I haven’t done that yet”

“I have to” >>> “I get to” or “I choose to”

“I’ve been busy” à I’ve been productive

That last one is an interesting one because it has become the default answer that we all give when asked how we have been. But by telling someone that you are busy, all that does is let them know that you don’t know how to manage time. If it takes you 8 hours to do something and takes someone else only 6 hours to do the same work, well now you can see what we mean.

Phrases that empower you don’t necessarily come without success. The starting point is to have a positive attitude.

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