If you read last week’s post about chickens, then you will know that the words we choose to describe ourselves can actually end up caging us in.

They are almost like spells. We can describe ourselves to everyone as “serious” and serious is how we behave. We can magically label ourselves as “broke” and funnily enough, not having enough money is what we experience. Depressed, uninspired, frustrated, tired, overworked, busy – it doesn’t matter if it’s real or not. It’s the spin you are putting on it.

It is within your power now to change your perspective on your situation.

There are three things to remember:

1. You can choose at any moment to change the labels you stick on yourself.
2. You can choose at any moment to use better words that help you rather than hold you back.
3. You can choose, today, to start telling a different story about yourself.

It doesn’t require you to change you. You are great just as you are. In fact, you are perfect just as you are.

You can start by changing the words you use.

This week, I want you to imagine yourself as a master storyteller. A magician whose words are like incantations, and everything that you say is transformed into concrete reality. You are modern day Aladdin whose wishes are granted immediately…so you have to be very careful about what you wish for!

• Stick with the positive. For example, when you catch yourself saying “I don’t want to be late for work today,” stop, and say instead “I want to arrive in plenty of time for work today”. When your child is running down the street, shout out “Run carefully!” instead of “Slow down you’ll fall over!”  Your first task is to always rephrase yourself in the positive rather than the negative. It’s saying “remember ” instead of “don’t forget”, or “hold on tight” instead of “don’t drop it”. This is probably the simplest and yet the most powerful way to start getting better results immediately.

• Be open to different paths. A friend of mine had been to a country wedding of some wealthy friends of his. He spent ten minutes describing the lavish wedding in great detail, and how in awe he had been of the sheer amounts of money that the couple must have spent. “It’s a different world, isn’t it?” he concluded with a sigh. Well, it’s always going to be a different world for him if he keeps separating himself from it. This is the same thing the woman in my chicken story was unconsciously doing. Don’t cut yourself off needlessly from a different reality simply by sticking a huge great “this is me” label on yourself.

• This means staying non-judgmental in the conversations you have. By staying out of negative conversations (otherwise known as bitching) you become more flexible, more open and understanding. You retain an open mind. Remember that there will always be different perspectives and approaches to life than yours – we are all on our own storytelling journeys and we all struggle to tell our stories in the way we truly want them to be told. Never forget that the words you use against another person often end up reflecting more on you than on them.

Use this week to tune in to the way you speak. Treat everything you announce to the world as a spell. Because you are the story you choose to tell – so start today by choosing better and more magical words that resonate with possibility. You get to tell it like it is – and how you want it to be!

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