Episode 165: The Power of Language

Words matter. This week Shannon and Janine discuss how shifting our language just a hair can shift our outcomes.

Discussion topics include:

• Shannon survived the Portland heat wave!

• The value of shifting your language

• Changing "should" or "need to" to "choose to" can be very powerful

• How "need to" puts you into flight or fight mode

• The calming effect of "choose to"

• How digging into why some tasks are important can help you choose to do them

• Reframing your language to shift you into "good enough" mode

• The power of the name you give a space

• Experiencing the impact of subtle shifts of language

• How changing language requires changing some habits

• Janine's hand-lettered "What do I choose to do?" note

• A living example: We changed our podcast tagline from "overcome" to "let go of" in early 2019

• Cutting yourself some slack as you make things changes in your language

• Thinking about the language you use in communicating with others

• How a shift in language can make you more productive