Words control emotions

When you belong to a great team, it’s great because of you, as well as the others. Otherwise, it would be a ‘mostly great’ team. But we don’t always ‘feel’ great.

Turns out, we can do something about that. We control more of our emotions with our self-talk than we realize. Consider these contrasts:

• Terrible or Inconvenient?
• Cold-caller or Treasure-hunter?
• Losing or Learning?
• Nice or Absolutely-Marvelous?
• Nutritious or Delicious?
• Organizing or Recreating?
• Scary or Growth-opportunity?
• Expensive or Valuable?
• Weak or Delicate?
• Confusing or Intricate?
• Hurtful or History?
• Paycheck or Calling?

Which words sound more like yours, the left ones or the right?

Which would you prefer? What’s stopping you?