Weak words lead to weak results.

When a client tells me they’ll “give something a try”, or they’ll “see how it goes”, I stop them dead in their tracks. 

Because they’re admitting defeat before they even start! 

As Yoda said it: “Do or do not. There is no try.”

Here’s another bad saying: 

“_____ is killing me!”

I caught myself saying this years ago about a project that was taking longer to finish than I’d hoped …

A coaching friend stopped me immediately; “Never say that. Killing? That’s a terrible way to frame it!”

She was absolutely right.

The words you use matter – the ones you use with others and those in your own head. 

I talk about it in this week’s episode of Natural Born Coaches, and you can listen to it here:

https://www.naturalborncoaches.com/podcasts/episode-957-beware-the-stories-you-tell-yourself/