What is the Language of Persuasion?
It comes down to the actual words you speak in your own head (and you may never say them out loud). And then ultimately, it is the actual words that you say when attempting to persuade others. Words have power. Words can lift up. Words can energize. And, yes, words can kill. So, if there is a “language of persuasion” what is it? What kinds of things should you be saying to yourself? What kinds of things should you be saying to others? The words NOT to say … and the words TO say … You may not realize that you do this, most people don’t. But your internal voice may be constantly reinforcing negative things by saying things like “I can’t … it’ll never work … I have to … I need … they made me feel … etc.” These phrases are stealing energy from you. Most of these small fragments are negative. Most of them position you as the victim. So, realizing you have complete control over what you say to yourself, begin to change it. Instead of these phrases, say things like “I will … I can … I get t
