Summary: Welcome back to Episode #35 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today's topic is on 10 Phrases to Ban from Your Vocabulary. I talk to you about the negative, opposing, yet seemingly innocent thoughts and phrases that we use without even knowing or thinking about them and their underlying impact every single time. I want to challenge you to ban these self-limiting thoughts and phrases from your vocabulary and don't be surprised if it drastically enhances your life. Quick announce: If you want the FREE program on Confidence Building Series, come here to Prolific Living, and sign up for the email list on the top right corner. The program is going to come to you in late April!. Guess Who is the Fresh Voice This Episode: Peter James Sinclair, the fresh voice for this episode, runs a fabulous blog called Motivational Memo. He is a great entrepreneur who has also turned his children into budding entrepreneurs. I find that completely unique about him and something to model in your life if applicable. You can find him at Motivational Memo. In fact, on March 23rd, I have a guest post up on Motivational Memo: Motivation is Not Out There: Start Looking Within. Thank you, Peter! And there is another surprise Fresh Voice for you during the podcast that you won't want to miss! All I can say is that I have listened to that and laughed every time for at least a dozen times! Thank you, Angela! The iTunes Page: Subscribe & download! The RSS Feed: Follow the Feed! Your Weekly Friday Show Notes: Let's get on with our 10 phrases, shall we? Just as you eliminate things and thoughts to get clarity, focus and renewed perspective on life, you should eliminate words and phrases that do nothing but harm you in the short and long term. 1. "I am not good enough." - Why do you even make this decision before you even give yourself a chance? Or else why punish yourself indefinitely for something that may have happened in the past? Instead, I want you to say: "I may not know who to do this, but I can figure it out, I can learn, I can find the answers, I CAN do it." Or simply: "Yes, I am enough." 2. "I don't have a choice" - Yes you do. You always have a choice. Except the very rare circumstances, there is always a decision to be made and you make that, even by declaring that you don't have a choice, you are still making a decision, albeit a poor one. When you say this, you strip yourself of all power and control over your life and play the victim. Don't do it. Ban the phrase. Instead, I want you to say: "I have a choice and I made this one." 3. "I can't do that - I don't have any willpower." - When you say that, you assign status to yourself and you have no idea, by the way, how long and far your will power can go. Willpower is a state of mind. Don't let your own mind to get in your own way. Instead, I want you to say: "I am going to do this." "I will give it my best shot." Or my other suggestions. 4. "It's their fault - they are to blame." - This is only momentarily making you "feel good" while at the same time, you are completely disarming yourself from all control and responsibility and accountability for your own life. Don't try to put other people down in order to feel better. These feelings will never serve you well in getting you what you want. Instead, I want you to say: "I am responsible for my own life." 5. "I wish I could do that." - Why don't you then? What is stopping you from doing that? Saying this takes away all your chances of actually doing the thing in question. You play the weak victim of circumstance instead of working on how you can actually do that yourself. Instead, I want you to say: "I plan on doing that." "I might just do that - that sounds interesting." 6. "They just got lucky." - That is not the explanation for other people's success and wealth. You do not possibly have enough information to make that statement. When you say that about others,
