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How to take 'have to' out of your vocabulary
- Switch “I have to finish this ” for “I want to finish this"
- Replace “I have to be patient with my partner” with “I want to be patient with my partner”
- Exchange “I have to exercise” for “I want to exercise”
Every time you switch have to for want , you immediately have to replace your negative outlook with a positive one. At the same time, you’re lifting a heavy emotional burden off your back.
So that’s why you can make a huge positive change in your life if you take these words out of your daily vocabulary.
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Vocabulary enables us to interpret and to express. If you have a limited vocabulary, you will also have a limited vision and a limited future.
JIM ROHN
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Take 'but' out of your vocabulary
The word but is an adversative conjunction. That means that it puts two ideas together, opposing each other, whether to add a detail to a statement, give it more depth, or contradict it. If we look at it from a psychological point of view, we usually use this wor...
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Your vocabulary can lead either to success or failure
It makes sense if you think about how, without realizing it, we all use set phrases, unaware of how they shape the way we think and look at reality. If you change the way you talk about reality, you might also be able to change your life.
Bernard Roth, professor of engineer...
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Exchanging 'have to' for 'want'
The second big recommendation professor Roth makes is to exchange the expression “I have to do” for “I want to do” When you say “I have to do” you put yourself in the realm of obligation.
That’s very discouraging. It means that you might want one thing, but you have to do ...
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Alternatives To Saying Sorry
- We can eliminate 'Sorry' from our vocabulary when we bump into someone, and replace it with ‘Go ahead’, ‘Pardon me’ or ‘After you’, for example.
- During meetings, we can use phrases like ‘I have an Idea’ or ‘I would like to add…’.
III. Have no regrets
"There's only one way we can say that the life we live is long: if it's enough."
"I look upon (my life) as though it could be my last."
Don't delay the things you want to do when you retire or when you think you will have the time to do it. Live immediately.
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