In this episode of The Self-Creation School podcast, host Leanne Letica shares the profound impact of everyday language choices on our lives. She recounts a personal story about how the word 'BUT' negatively affected her life and relationships, and how changing small, seemingly insignificant words in her vocabulary led to significant positive changes.
Leanne discusses concepts like growth mindset versus fixed mindset and the power of internal and external language in shaping our reality. She offers practical advice on how to pivot from limiting language to empowering alternatives, like replacing ‘BUT’ with ‘AND’, ‘SHOULD’ with ‘COULD’, and the transformative addition of ‘YET’. Practical tips are also provided to help listeners identify and change limiting language patterns.
The episode emphasizes that mindful practice and intentional word choices can open the door to limitless potential in our lives.
00:00 The Power of 'But': A Personal Revelation
01:43 The Ripple Effect of Changing One Word
04:28 The Profound Impact of Your Choice of Words
06:25 Embracing a Growth Mindset Through Language
09:06 Game-Changing Words: ‘But’, ‘Should’ and ‘Yet’
14:04 Transformative Language: ‘Why’ to ‘How’ and Beyond
17:01 Expanding Your World with ‘I Am’ and ‘What If’
19:21 Practical Tips for Empowering Language Use
24:28 Final Thoughts and Conclusion