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It’s long been said that words have power and when you think of that phrase you probably think of ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ thoughts. You might think of words that empower us and uplift versus those that tear us down. And while there are words that generally create a positive or negative feel to them, I want to talk about something a bit different.
I want to talk about words like ’email’ or ‘sales’ or ‘newsletter’ or ‘career’ or ‘money’ or ‘abundance’ or other seemingly simple words that might be thought of as neutral.
Even neutral words can be charged with a positive or negative vibe depending on how we feel about them. One word might resonate positively for me, but for you it might feel a bit negative or heavy.
So, why am I talking about words and vibes?
Because many times the words we use (and the vibes attached to those words) hold us back in some way.
I’ll give you an example:
A few months back I was working with a lovely client who is also an entrepreneur. She is incredible at what she does and is very good about making a list and doing what needs to be done except for when it came to her newsletter. (Those of you in the business world know how much emphasis is put on your list and the newsletters you send to your list.)
My dear client was stuck. No matter how many times that newsletter ended up on her to-do list, it never got done. She procrastinated, avoided it, and would do 100 other things before she would think of taking care of the newsletter.
Why?
Because the idea of it was overwhelming. The importance and power that was placed on the dreaded newsletter made her cringe. She wanted it to be perfect and couldn’t bring herself to sit for the amount of time it would take her to get it to perfect.
After some digging we realized it wasn’t the actual newsletter that was sending her running for the hills. It was the vibration and feeling that was attached to it that was.
I suggested that instead of thinking of it as a newsletter she think of it as just an email. She sends emails every day to her clients so what is one more? Changing the word also changed the vibration that was attached to the activity. She no longer needed to fret about sending perfect emails because she emails were easy for her.
Words can become like brick walls, blocking you from being, having, or doing exactly what you need to get to where you are going.
If negatively charged words are your issue (and I assure you we all have something like that), then it can be as simple as shifting the word a bit which also shifts the vibe.
I’ll give you another example.
Just yesterday I had a conversation with another client who was struggling with doing ‘sales pitches’. Every time she got to the sales part of her call, she would freeze up and stumble a bit. She didn’t want to be pushy or sales-y or sleazy about it and desperately needed to find a comfortable way of dealing with sales.
I noticed the negative charge she gave to the word ‘sales’ and we chatted about changing the idea of a ‘sales pitch’ to simply an invitation, because really that’s all it is. The word invitation instantly feels lighter, brighter, and open. She immediately felt the difference and felt better about inviting clients to make life changes.
Sometimes the blocks you are feeling have very simple fixes. Change the word, you change the vibration. Words like ‘money’, ‘abundance’, ‘prosperity’, ‘rich’, etc. also have the potential to have a ton of vibrational baggage that comes along with them.
Are there any words that feel heavy, dark, or do you feel resistance to? Share in the comments below and let’s see if we can do a simple flip to change the vibes. It can make all the difference in how you feel.
Good point! Swap a word or two and you can totally reframe your problem and move forward. It’s hard to remember to do that sometimes. Thanks!
Yep! And sometimes we are so close to the issue we don’t even realize how easy it is. 🙂
well…i was just talking about it yesterday with my friend….it is a bit different though…what do i say when i dont have money at the moment ?…i want to go out and i do go out but i dont have the money…but i know that it will come …but a that moment i am broke…i find myself repeating to my friends …oh,sorry i dont have the money at the moment…what other phrase can i use because i feel this one is so negative and it makes me nervous…i feel that it is wrong…and that i am blocking something….money….abundance….all of those things…so help me please….how do i express myself in those situations ….i am a freelancer so the money thing is always sticking up in the air…and i am tired of it…..i want to have it for a change !!!….
Ivana, I can see how that is a tough one. Some times we are so hell bent on describing the ‘reality’ etc. and we are honest and to the point about our situation. So instead of telling your friends you don’t have the money, maybe just say, I’m staying in tonight or ‘maybe next weekend’. Also the feeling that you are doing or saying something ‘wrong’ makes the whole conversation and thought about money feel heavy.
I can help you dig into that a bit more with some specific help around money mindset stuff if you are interested. Why don’t we schedule a consultation and we can chat a bit about how I can help you with this..https://lifeoncedreamt.acuityscheduling.com/