Words Matter, Talking on Eggshells & Changing Relationships by Changing Our Words With Sam Horn

Episode Highlights With Sam

Why she gave away almost everything she owned and became a nomad for a year
The reason words matter so much and how to get better about the words we use
Why parents should get the word “careful” out of our vocabularies with our kids
Words that, as parents, we should USE and words we should LOSE
A simple exercise to shift your words in parenting
Replace stop with start in parenting
Capable instead of careful
Replace "No" with "Yes you can" as soon as
Why to replace the word should with next time or from now on
We can’t motivate anyone to do better by making them feel bad
How to be a pattern interrupt
Replace “nothing’ and “no way” with “There’s something” and “I wish”
Language to use when kids are sad, upset, or mad
When we think we are comforting and we are actually contradicting them and how to paraphrase and understand instead
Why not to explain when people complain and what to do instead (agree, apologize, and act)
Two words that can put grievances and grudges in the past
Replace finding fault with finding solutions
Four words that help us keep our cool even when other people aren’t
In influencing others, example is not the main thing… it is the only thing

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