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Leadership Language & Word of the Month Archives

Leadership Language
March 2007 - click here


Word of the Month: “RELATIONSHIP”
- You are in “relationship” with anyone or anything with which you interact. . Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
February 2007 - click here


Word of the Month: “AUTHENTIC”
- Genuine, original, real, not copied or false. When someone is expressing his or her authentic self you can feel it. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
January 2007 - click here

  • Example: “Utilize”
  • Replace with: “Use


Word of the Month: “AWE”
- An experience of admiration evoked in recognition of the Divine. Like stopping long enough to watch a crimson sunset streaked across the sky, or a field full of flowers waving in the wind, or your child’s smile. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
December 2006 - click here

  • Example: “Right”
  • Replace with: “Correct” or “Yes”


Word of the Month: “INTIMACY”
- Contrary to popular opinion, intimacy has very little to do with physical proximity. It has even less to do with sex. Engaging in a sexual act with another person is often a strategy to avoid true intimacy. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
November 2006 - click here

  • Example: “You're wrong ”
  • Replace with: “While I see your perspective, I disagree and here’s why”


Word of the Month: “DISAPPOINTMENT”
- An internal experience of feeling "less than". Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
October 2006 - click here

  • Example: “Try... ”
  • Replace with: “Working towards...”


Word of the Month: “TRUST”
- The cornerstone of all relationships; without it the experience of feeling truly alive and connected is not possible. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
September 2006 - click here

  • Example: “If Only... ”
  • Replace with: “Wouldn't it be nice if...”


Word of the Month: “TRUST”
- The cornerstone of all relationships; without it the experience of feeling truly alive and connected is not possible. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
July 2006 - click here

  • Example: “You”
  • Replace with: “I”


Word of the Month: “Joy”
- Joy is the full expression of the soul’s delight embracing the present moment. It springs from delight which is birthed by awe. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
June 2006 - click here

  • Example: “I Guess
  • Replace with: Add the word “Yes, please” or change to “No, thank you”


Word of the Month: “PERFECTIONISM”
- Perfectionism is the product of a belief system that says you must do everything “right” in order to be worthy of being valued.  Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
May 2006 - click here

  • Example: Can't
  • Replace with: Add the word “Yet” or change to “Won’t ”

Word of the Month: “WORRY - A mental activity undertaken as an avoidance mechanism when we feel powerless in a situation and have not yet taken constructive action. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
April 2006 - click here

 

  • Example: Fix
  • Replace with: “Handle” “Address” or “Repair”

Word of the Month: “COMPLAINING We complain in order to connect with other people or to avoid accountability for our results. It’s the number one human strategy for deflecting feelings of disappointment. Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
March 2006 - click here

 

  • Example: Yes, But
  • Replace with: “Yes, And”

Word of the Month: APPROVAL Everyone wants to feel approved of. It meets the basic universal need to feel appreciated, acknowledged, valuable and worthy. Everyone wants to feel “good enough.” Click here for more...

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Leadership Language
February 2006 - click here

 

  • Example: You should give him a call
  • Replace with:You could give him a call

Word of the Month: “ANXIETY” A modern day plague and the breeding ground of depression, anxiety is closely linked to unrealistic expectations, untapped potential and unmet approval needs. Click here for more...

 

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Leadership Language
January 2006 - click here

 

  • Example: “We have to get this done by 5:00”; “We need to finish this ASAP.”
  • Replace with: “We’ll want to complete this before we head home tonight.”

Word of the Month: RESPECTAretha got it right: “R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me!” Respect sprouts internally and is a recipe, not an ingredient. Respect is a combination of a lot of different things and the sum total of them all. It begins when you tell yourself the truth about what really matters to you instead of what other people tell you should matter to you. You cannot respect someone else until you respect yourself. Click here for more...

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