Get in the Zone
January is almost over and the excitement of a new year, a new president and football play-off games is beginning to wind down. Do you need a little help finding ways to keep yourself positive and motivated to follow through on your new year’s resolutions?
Here is a really simple way to stay in the “positive vibe zone” and keep the new year buzz going strong: pay attention to the words you use when you talk. Spend some time this week noticing what kind of words you use when you speak. Do you start phrases with words like, “I don’t”, “I can’t” or “I never”. Do you find yourself using the word “no” a lot? The words that we choose to communicate with have a powerful impact on others and ultimately influence what we get back in our lives. Words are energy and most words are identified with either positive or negative energy. When you speak, you are putting out positive or negative energy or vibrations, which can either, repel or attract people and experiences. You may have heard the expressions, “she has a really good vibe” or “he can really bring a room down” to describe how someone impacts others. You get what you put out there. What are you putting out there?
The energy or vibrations associated with the words we speak not only impact who we are speaking to, they impact the speaker as well. The words we use cause us to move or act according to the vibe that our words are creating. If you begin a sentence with “I can’t” chances are you probably “won’t” because you have already put the negative energy out there. You have already convinced yourself that you can’t and therefore you will act in a way that reinforces that belief. Try changing your own belief by changing the words you use. Even if you initially believe you “can’t” do something, insert the words “I can” or “I will” as a way to change your own belief and notice the energy shift as you put our there the possibility that it “can” or “will” happen.
In the next few days, try to catch yourself using low energy words and see if you can find a high-energy way to verbalize the same thought. Example – take the phrase “I can’t afford to buy a new car” – replace it with high-energy words such as – “ I am choosing to invest in a savings account so I can buy a new car”. Notice the high-energy action words: “choosing”, “invest” and “savings”. These new words suggest that action will take place as opposed to the non-action associated with “can’t afford”. Let’s try another - “I never seem to be able to lose weight”. Note the low-energy words: “never” and “lose”. How about changing it to something like: “I am excited about starting my new health and fitness program today”. Notice the higher energy words: “excited”, “starting”, “new”
and “today”. By changing your choice of words you have shifted a belief you have which will cause you to act in a different way. Now, you have a much more “positive energy vibe” around you causing people to react differently toward you, ultimately setting the tone for something positive to happen to you in this area.
Stay in the “positive vibration zone” - pay attention to your words. Be careful of using the word “but” and find ways to use “YES” as much as possible. Use this simple strategy and be amazed by how you will light up a room and attract other positive people as well as exciting new possibilities into your life!