The words you use color your attitude. If you are
constantly using words that are negative, you can be sure you will have a more
negative outlook on life. One of the best ways to change your attitude is to be
careful with which words you use.
When you are caught in a slowdown in traffic? What do you
say? Don’t call it a “traffic jam”. A
more positive way to refer to it would be to describe it as “a chance to slow
down and do some thinking”.
Rather than calling a disagreement with another person a,
“heated argument’, you can refer to it as a situation where you both saw things
from a different perspective”.
When you make a mistake on a project and, “have to start
over”, use self talk that describes it as “an opportunity to make it even
better”.
Rather than complaining about the broken dishwasher,
discuss the advantage of how it might be time for a new, more efficient one.
When you are running low on groceries, don’t complain
about how much food costs. Simply say, “it would be fun to get out of the house
and do some grocery shopping”.
The key here is to start positively reframing the situations
you are experiencing. By looking at
things from a different perspective, it gives you a more pleasant and
optimistic outlook on life. It allows you to look up and see things that you
might have missed if you had kept your head down and kept complaining.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they have
it bad when all they have to do is look around and see how good they really
have it. It reminds me of the poem I once heard that goes like this:
“I had the blues because I had no shoes,
Until on the street I met a man with no feet.”
Tom Borg is president of Tom Borg Consulting, LLC. He is a
business consultant, speaker, coach and author. He shows school districts and
organizations how to attract and retain more clients and customers. For more information
on his services please contact our office at 734-404-5909 or email him at:
tomborg@tomborgconsulting.com
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