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Some of the phrases that we say on nearly a daily basis are very damaging to our psyche. Would you tell your three year old child that he would never amount to nothing? Why would you say that to yourself?

You may not directly say that to yourself in those exact words but you communicate that to yourself indirectly, through other words and phrases. Remember, anything you say to yourself over and over again, whether good or bad,  is something that you start to believe. You embed those thoughts and behaviors into your mind.

The same words and behaviors that you choose to use around children, should be the same care that you exercise when talking to yourself. Below, I’ve devised six phrases that should be eliminated from your vocabulary.

1. I Can’t – It’s no wonder that you never end up accomplishing the things that you want out of life, when you tell yourself that you can’t do something. When you go about life with an attitude that you can’t, then you never will. Change your mentality from an I can’t to a Can Do mentality.

2. I don’t deserve – At a young age, we’re all taught to be humble and put others before ourselves, and I agree. However, there are times when you have to consider yourself. You have to reward yourself for your own hard work. Many people sabotage themselves because they focus on what they feel they don’t deserve. Eliminate this phrase from your mentality and reward yourself for the things that you do deserve.

3. I’m not good enough – I’ve been playing drums for about 18 years now. One of the phrases that I’ve heard way too often coming up, while conversing with others, is “I’m not good enough.” Many people would ask me, “how are you so coordinated? How do you do this with your right hand, while doing that with your left foot, while keeping your right foot going?” And the next thing I hear them utter to themselves is, “wow, I’m not that coordinated, I don’t see how you do it. I could never learn to play drums like that.”

Many of the challenges that we’re well capable of, we end up convincing ourselves out of doing. The words that we indirectly say to ourselves communicate, “I’m not good enough.” When you see a juggler skillfully juggling and you find that’s something that sparks your interest, totally eliminate this phrase from your vocabulary. Instead, declare that you can do all things through Christ which strengthens you.

4. I’m a failure – Sometimes things happen in life that seem to go against everything you’re shooting for.  No matter what you put your hands to do, it seems that nothing ever goes in your favor. It doesn’t mean that you’re a failure. No matter what anyone says, you are not a failure, you are a victor.

The world wants to program your thinking so that if you fail so many times, it means you’re a failure. I’m here to tell you other wise my friend. God’s thinking is not like man’s thinking. He’s sees the end and He has a plan just for you. Change the phrase from I’m a failure to I’m more than a conqueror. I am an overcomer.

5. I’ll never get better – I talk very often about stepping out of your comfort zone and not falling prey to stagnation. While I encourage you to constantly strive and push forward into the next dimension of life, it’s important not to fall prey to discouragement.

It may seem like there’s no way possible for you to progress forward into a new dimension, but when you say, “I’ll never get better,” you are speaking death into your destiny. Change this phrase from I’ll never get better to I’m getting better and better everyday and in a whole new way.

6. I give up – This phrase is a product of the previous phrase. The second you give in and throw in the towel, is the second that your breakthrough releases. After a certain amount of time fighting and stressing to make things happen, we make a detrimental decision to throw in the towel. Don’t give into defeat my friend. Continue to fight and push forth until the victory is won.

Remember, you have great power in what you can accomplish or the type of person you can be by the words you speak over yourself. If you tear yourself down with thoughts that are detrimental to your well being, then you will never achieve the level of success that you want to achieve. Take time out to eliminate negative thoughts and phrases out of your mind and you will notice a difference in the motivation and drive that you have as you charge forth on your journey of life.

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