{"id":5621,"date":"2024-08-05T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leaderenaction.ca\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2024-08-22T13:16:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:16:01","slug":"the-importance-of-speaking-kindly-to-yourself-to-take-action-and-stay-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/the-importance-of-speaking-kindly-to-yourself-to-take-action-and-stay-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Speaking Kindly to Yourself to Take Action and Stay Motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a business coach, I often encounter clients who struggle with their inner dialogue. The way we talk to ourselves can have a huge impact on our motivation and ability to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Do you differentiate between &#8220;I have to do&#8221; and &#8220;I will do&#8221; or even &#8220;I want to do&#8221;? \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n<p>This simple change of words can transform your mindset. When we say &#8220;I have to,&#8221; it can create external pressure, a sense of obligation. On the other hand, &#8220;I will&#8221; or &#8220;I want to&#8221; suggest intrinsic motivation, a personal desire to act.<\/p>\n<p>This distinction also has roots in transactional analysis, an approach I often integrate into my coaching. This theory teaches us that our thoughts, words, and actions are influenced by different states of self: Parent, Adult, and Child. By becoming aware of these states, we can better understand our internal dialogue and adjust our language to foster a positive, action-oriented mindset.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 What kind of self-talk do you use?<\/p>\n<p>Investing in positive and mindful self-talk is an investment in your success. Taking control of your internal dialogue can transform your &#8220;I have to&#8221; into &#8220;I want to&#8221; and pave the way for more determined actions that align with your goals.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the first person to motivate you is yourself! \ud83c\udfaf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a business coach, I often encounter clients who struggle with their inner dialogue. The way we talk to ourselves can have a huge impact on our motivation and ability to take action. Do you differentiate between &#8220;I have to do&#8221; and &#8220;I will do&#8221; or even &#8220;I want to do&#8221;? \ud83e\uddd0 This simple change&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5622,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions\/5622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.leaderenaction.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}