Want To Feel Incredible? By Richard Lefever At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

It is “O” dark thirty (actually about 5am). Out of habit my conscious mind snaps to attention. My very first complete conscious thought is to repeat the word “Incredible!” Suddenly I feel a surge of energy, a smile growing on my lips, and regardless of what the day might hold, I bounce out of bed ready to meet the day’s challenges head on.

The power of one word “incredible!’ is indelibly etched across the face of my day. It’s better than coffee. The power that simple words have over our emotional and physical subjective state is simply astounding.

I am a hypnotherapist with way too many years under my belt to admit to, but I am still blown away every morning by the impact a word can have on my day.

I invite you to perform a simple experiment. I assume you are sitting in a chair as you read these words. Take a moment, and rank how you feel on the fun scale of 1 to 10-- '1' being ‘blah’ and ‘10’ being ‘ecstatic’.

Now for the experiment: Say the word "yuck!" three times. Say it with meaning and whatever enthusiasm you can muster. Now, notice how you feel on that scale of 1 to 10. My money says that you’ve dropped at least a notch or two (unless you started at 1) on that scale. Ask yourself, how often do you "yuck" on your day?

Now, say the word ‘incredible!’ three times. Exaggerate the expression and feelings as you say it. Notice what it does to your feelings on that scale. If, as I predict, you’ve advanced upward on that 1 to 10 scale, smile and congratulate yourself. Go ahead and repeat the word ‘incredible!” a few more times and see how far up the scale you can advance.

Consider how you talk to yourself, and what words you predominantly use. “Self-talk” has been a self-help buzzword for a couple of decades, but you can show yourself in a very few minutes exactly how important and powerful language is. I’m not talking about the effect of ‘affirmations’ to change the universe, just the impact of a few well chosen words to change your subjective experience of the world.

Think of other situations, and what experiences your words can aim you towards. Try “powerful”, “sexy”, “g-g-g-r-r-r-eat! (of Tony the Tiger fame) and see how you respond. Once you become aware of how important such words are in your day-to-day experience, you’ll find yourself scripting your new vocabulary for a designer day.

I suggest you make that day “incredible!”

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