Motivation Shots from The Doc

Have you ever thought about the number of negative words and phrases you use every day? And of course, negative words bring negative results.

A few years ago I visited a nuclear power station with my local Chamber of Commerce. Before the tour of the plant we were entertained by a presentation on the workings of a nuclear power station. If the presenter used the word ‘safe’ once, she used it twenty times.
She told us that the nuclear reactor was totally ‘safe’ and that if anything did go wrong, we would be ‘safe’ because the reactor would be ‘safely’ shut down.
I felt ‘safe’ before I visited this power station; I was now beginning to feel distinctly ‘unsafe.’

It is very easy to inadvertently plant negative thoughts in people’s minds. People tend to pick up negative words in what you say and respond to them in a negative way. Let me give you an example:

If you say to a child who is walking along a wall – “Watch you don’t fall!” The child’s brain hears “fall” and that’s often what happens. It’s far better to say – “Please walk carefully.”
Some other examples:

Here are some Don’t says and some Do says:

“Sorry to keep you waiting”                                                                          “Thank you for waiting”
“Please do not hesitate to contact me”                                                     “Please contact me at any time”
“No problem”                                                                                                     “It’s my pleasure”
“This wont be difficult to do”                                                                        “This will be easy to do”

Some food for thought; if you use more positive language you’ll have more positive results.

What are your thoughts?