How to Use Words Effectively for Real Business Success

As you know, the way you use words in your thoughts and what you say out loud can have a huge impact on how successful you are. This is because everyone has associations with the words that they use. So for example, one person will feel fine using the word ?rich? while another would find it offensive. But how can you use your words to create more business success?

First of all, you have to catch yourself saying or thinking the words that might be inadvertently limiting you. Examples of these are: problem, can’t, ought, should, wish, not fair.

You can train yourself to catch the words you use to describe situations by listening to yourself, and one of the best ways to do this is to talk out loud to yourself. OK, do it when you’re alone or you might get some funny looks! But seriously, talking out loud is a great way to find out what kinds of words you use. So next time you’re stumped in your business about what to do next, or you think you can’t see a way out of the situation you’re in, say out loud what you’re thinking, and listen to yourself.

Next step is to change whatever words you find that are limiting. Here’s some examples:

Change ‘struggling’ to ‘taking the next step’.

Replace ‘should’ with ‘could’.

Transform ‘I can’t’ to ‘I won’t’.

I need — do you really need? What about ‘I want’, or ‘I would like’ instead?

‘I ought to’ can become ‘I could’.

People who are ‘pains in the neck’ can become your ‘teachers’.

Instead of saying ‘I have to’, say ‘I get to’.   

Change ‘I wish’ to ‘I commit to’. (That’ll sort out whether you really want that thing you’re wishing for or not!).

Refer to problems or setbacks as opportunities or challenges.

Never demand anything — rather say ‘I would appreciate it if’.

Use the words ‘consequences from events’ rather than ‘failure’.

Change ‘this is no good’, to ‘what I find good in this is’.

Amend ‘It’s not fair’ (which is just another version of ‘poor me syndrome’) to focusing on what is great about your situation by saying ‘What I do have is’.

Try reading these words out loud right now and notice the difference in how they make you feel. This is not only because of the associations we have with different words, but also because of the vibration belonging to different words. You can hear it really clearly with the words I should as opposed to I could. The first one is about blaming, feeling bad, being stuck, while the second brings opportunity, hope and a way out.

It’s well known that success is at least 70% in the mind — so bring your thoughts and words in line with the success that you want in your life, and watch things starting to change!