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Several years ago, I took part in a training day offered by my colleague Sonia Di Maulo on leadership and positive communication.<\/p>\n

She had invited me to offer a short laughter yoga workshop to the participants. I was lucky enough to be there for HER workshop. And I learned several important things. <\/p>\n

First of all, I was really surprised to see how much my negative imprint was present in my vocabulary!<\/p>\n

Without even intending to be negative, I was!<\/p>\n

Negative me?<\/h4>\n

Have you noticed how negative our everyday language can often be?<\/p>\n

In Quebec, for example, when someone asks us “How are you doing?” we often respond with “I’m not doing any worse (or any worse)!”<\/p>\n

Negative!<\/p>\n

We also say “no problem”.<\/p>\n

Negative!<\/p>\n

“I can’t complain”.<\/p>\n

Negative!<\/p>\n

That much?<\/h4>\n

Just realizing this has changed things for me.<\/p>\n

Well, it’s still a constant effort<\/strong> to be vigilant about everything I say (and I miss many opportunities to do better) but I’m getting better! And that’s what counts, I think. One step at a time! <\/p>\n

A little game of FLIPPER<\/h4>\n

The English expression “flip” translates as “bounce” or “reverse”.<\/p>\n

Let’s do something together. We’re going to turn “negative” expressions into more “positive” ones. <\/p>\n

Shall we give it a try? Use this visual to modify what you’d choose to say.
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

Once you’ve “flipped” the statements to the positive, I’m going to invite you to look at what Sonia was suggesting and especially to pay attention to your energy<\/strong> as you read each line.<\/p>\n

Do you also feel… negative, lost, sad, heavy or has your energy changed?<\/p>\n

I can tell you what happened for me by modifying certain expressions.<\/p>\n

I felt more in “control” and with more momentum. As if I were also more present to ME. <\/p>\n

What I’m proposing is quite simple, but sometimes difficult.<\/p>\n

We seem to be almost conditioned to express ourselves in “negative” mode.<\/p>\n

So how about paying attention from now on to the way we say things and “flipping” them to the positive?<\/p>\n

Thank you to Sonia DiMaulo<\/a> for this wonderful life lesson!<\/p>\n

Vigilance my friends! Let’s be vigilant! <\/p>\n

Click here to see what Sonia suggested<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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