Soft Talk Challenge

Have you ever noticed how your words let you hide, or avoid something? Giving you the opportunity to not commit, or to "kind of" be in integrity with yourself? Those words are called "soft talk" and mannnnn was I ever unknowningly addicted to them. Consistently working on getting these words out of my language, my emails, my text messages, etc has been HUGE.

For a plain as day example of this, read the following: "I think I could probably be a better listener".

Does that sound like someone who actually has any intention of becoming a better listener? When we speak to others or ourselves like this, it leaves us with an opportunity to not really commit. Like we're just dipping our toe into the idea of doing it.

Eliminate the soft talk, and that flaky phrase transforms into: "I can be a better listener", or better yet: "I am becoming a better listener".

That sounds like someone who is actually showing up.

Here is the challenge:

Take a piece of paper and write the following words at least twice the size of your normal hand writing.

I GUESS

I THINK

LIKE

MAYBE

POSSIBLY

SORT OF

MIGHT

ALMOST

KIND OF

PERHAPS

HOPEFULLY

COULD

Now take that piece of paper and tape it somewhere you look at multiple times a day. The fridge door, your steering wheel, your bathroom mirror, whatever. For the last few months I have had this as the Lock Screen of my cell phone, and it does a great job at keeping it front and centre for me. DO THIS NOW.

Stop reading. 

Write it out.

Tear it out.

Tape it up or make it your Lock Screen. 

RIGHT.

NOW.

Eliminate these words from your language and watch what happens. Your world will change.