Mind Who And What You Listen To

The influence the words we hear have on us is without question. A lot of people have been derailed in life simply because of hearing the wrong thing from the wrong people. When you hear something and keep hearing it, it will begin to form your reality because it will have an impact on your actions and this will become the building-bricks for not only your attitude but your character. At the end, what you hear repeatedly will become a very big decider of how your life will be. This is why you need to be selective of what you hear and from who you hear them.

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While in school, one of my friends ran into problems with the school authority. The problem was that he had a proposed sorting deal with one of the lecturers which leaked. What happened was that one of his supposed friends convinced him that everyone was doing it that it does not matter. After series of convictions, he decided to oblige, but it was still the same friend that went to report him to the authorities. Ironically, it was later discovered that his friend who convinced him to do it was not even part of it, she only convinced him just to implicate him because of certain personal problems she had with the lecturer, so she wanted to use the guy to set him up.

His only saviour was that the deal was not yet enacted before it was bursted and they had to call it off, though he was disciplined but not as much as it would have been if the deal was carried out. The point is that he would not even had embarked on such an act if not for the constant words from his friend which changed his perception of the whole thing. Her words made him to do what he had always detested, this is to show you the power that is embedded in words. You will be surprised to know that there is a kind of words that you will keep hearing and you will begin to act towards that, even if you did not initially agree with it.

What you hear often tends to create the structure of your belief, perception, attitude, and your actions. If you are exposed to positive and constructive words, it will become easier for you to take positive steps. This is why, when you keep on telling someone things like "you can do it, you can make it, etc," it will spur some zeal within them to take some very daring steps to be the best they can be. But when you tell them that they cannot make it, it will discourage them from making any move at all and at the end, they would not achieve anything, not because they could not, but because they followed after the negative words spoken to them.

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Anytime you hear someone speak words and the words create doubts and fear within you, then you should stay away from the person. This is so that their words will not create negative influence on you. But rather follow after the people whose words create hope, zeal, and passion. It is true that you cannot stop people from speaking, but you can stop them from speaking into your life by separating yourself from them. Someone who does not motivate you positively should not be your friend and you should beware of them. You should only be in the company of the people who have positive influence on you.

In this era where everyone is entitled to their various opinions, you need to be able to discern between good and bad, so that you will not just allow everything into your life. The words you permit into your life is like a seed, which has the propensity to grow into actions and results. As a farmer for example, if you do not want certain fruit, then you do not have to sow it as seed. In the same way in life, if you do not want an action, then you should not permit the words that can trigger the action. Remember that you are responsible for your actions, so do not allow people's words to influence you to act negatively.

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