Your Words Blaze A Trail!

When was the last time you seriously thought about the words you use each and every day? How carefully do you select them? Do you consciously choose terms or phrases that serve you well?

You may be wondering: why all this fuss about words? The answer is simple. Your words have incredible power. They can build a bright future, destroy opportunity or help maintain the status quo. Your words reinforce your beliefs ... and your beliefs create your reality. Fortunately, you can control what you say -- which means that you have the ability to build a positive belief system and to produce the results you want.

Right now, let's take a closer look at the phrases you've been using in various areas of your life.

Relationships
Do you say things like, "All the good men (or women) are taken!" or "People are always taking advantage of me!" If you do, you are literally programming yourself for unhappy relationships. Your mind hears every word you speak and it sets out to prove you right. With regard to our above examples, your mind will see to it that you attract only those persons who will disappoint you or take advantage of you. Is this what you want? If not, stop repeating (and causing your mind to focus on) such negative statements!

Finances
What words do you use on a regular basis to describe your current financial situation and your prospects for the future? Phrases such as "I'm always in debt," "The economy is lousy" or "No one is buying" are working against you. Far better to choose language which reaffirms prosperity and better economic times.

After all, the people with wealth in this world didn't get that way by moaning about being in poverty. And, the people who always talk about a lack of money generally don't accumulate much of it.

Career
If I were to ask you about your career prospects over the next five to ten years, how would you respond? Be honest. Would you say that things will probably remain the same as they are now? Or would you describe a higher position with more challenges, more responsibilities and increased financial rewards? If you respond "I don't know where I'm going in my career," the chances are that not much will change. Your language reflects your lack of vision and direction. If, on the other hand, you have a clear goal which you can (and do) articulate fairly often -- even if only to yourself -- you stand an excellent chance of reaching that goal.

Health
The power of words to affect our health can hardly be questioned. For example, imagine that a group of us sat down to what seemed to be a perfectly wholesome and delicious meal. Then, two hours later I called and told you that every person who ate with us had been rushed to the hospital and treated for food poisoning! Suppose that you felt perfectly fine before I called -- how would you react after hearing my information?
Most likely, you'd clutch your stomach, get pale and feel very ill. Why? Because my words instilled a belief in you which, in turn, your body started acting upon. This same bodily reaction would have occurred even if I was playing a cruel joke and was lying about the whole situation! That's why it makes absolutely no sense to keep repeating that you have "chronic back pain that will never go away" or that you get "three or four bad colds every year." By uttering these statements, you are actually instructing your body to manifest pain and disease!
Note: I'm not suggesting that you deny pain or disease -- or that you can overcome any illness -- but there is certainly nothing to be gained (and much harm that can flow) from using language that reinforces suffering and "incurability."

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Remember: it's up to you to speak in a way that will move you towards what you want in life. Therefore, use words which are consistent with the path you truly wish to be on ... take action along those lines ... and watch yourself begin to travel in that wonderful direction!