By Neil Phillips.
One coaching client this week brought to mind the words from Marianne Williamson about “Our Greatest Fear.” Marianne wrote:
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Those are powerful words.
I kept getting other reminders on how important words are. Just imagine:
- Martin Luther’s 95 Theses without the written word.
- Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg address without those 267 words.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. delivering his 16-minute “I have a Dream” address without words.
I’m sure you can think of your historical examples. Words are also incredibly important in our everyday lives as well. Think about:
- Your telephone time today.
- Your emails and text messages.
- Face-to-face conversations.
When I forget the power of words, my clients keep doing things to remind me. My clients think that they are describing their reality. At some point during every coaching call, each one realizes that they are creating their reality.
When we describe our future, we create a possibility. When we establish goals, our words shape our future. When we speak, we are so powerful. We need to recognize that power.
Our words can set our ceiling or the ceilings of those on our team. “No one wants to sell” can easily become a prophecy rather than a statement of the facts.
Those are powerful words.
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