What is the real meaning of the Edgar Allan Poe saying, “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see?”
Why is that? Is it the words we choose to express our thoughts or… how we choose to express them? Either way the WORDS we use to communicate with others actually creates the world we live in. Words can be used to pass on knowledge helping colleagues become Intuitive and Creative while performing a task or force them into performing the same identical task mechanically. The difference between a Leader and a Boss!
The choice is always ours; or should I say the words we choose and how we use them..is ours!
- We can focus our words to ensure an individual becomes Intuitive and Creative in the way they accomplish the task; or
- We can blurt out commands in a ‘my way or the highway’ tone that results in a Robotic response that prohibits creativity.
Whether the word choice is based on our own lack of knowledge fears or defensive approach based upon our own insecurity; one this is certain, ‘it is 
not something we are born with!’ It is something we learn. According to Hal Gregersen, Director of MIT Leadership Center, “As children, we’re naturally curious-it’s how we grow and learn-but by the time we start school that sense of wonder starts to escape us.” Children are not afraid of being wrong and are always curious. What is interesting, neither are the Most Successful People.
Very successful curious people express themselves using words that allow 
themselves to be wrong, to seek “…insights and opinions of others…” Always using words in a “non-blaming, non-shaming, and supportive, working together [manner]” according to Kathy Taberner.
The good news, simply by changing the words we use, and how we use them, we too can be that Very Successful Curious Person; A condition everyone can overcome.
A condition we control based upon the words we use as Doctor Natalia Wiechowski helps us see when she asked,
“If words are NOT powerful, [then] why…”
- Do athletes and whole sports teams win (almost) lost matches in the last quarter [innings] of the game after a “conversation” with their coaches?
- Do companies yearly invest huge amounts into motivational speakers and life coaches?
- Do people who chose their words wisely have the tendency to live a happier life?
Here is a short, touching video showing how the Power of using the Right Words to gained Right Results.
Until Next Blog Choosing the “right” words matters and how we relate with others MATTERS. Choose Wisely,
Al McCormick
