The Words You Use

Becoming someone who is motivated and takes action has a lot to do with the words you
use. Look at the following statements and notice how you feel as you read each one:
• I have to do this soon.
• I need to do this by the weekend.
• I badly have to get this finished.
• I really should start this sometime this week.
• I’ve got to get this done.
• I really should get this finished sometime today.
Are they inspiring or do they get you worked up and feeling stressed and anxious? Do
you feel motivated to go and start the activity? Now read the following statements:
• It will be great when it is done!
• It will be absolutely fantastic when it is complete.
• I will feel great when this is finished.
• It will be so brilliant when I have done this.
• This will be so good when it is finally completed.
• It will be such a relief to have this finished, I know I will feel good.
How do you feel when you hear these statements? A little more motivated to go and
complete the task? You can also add a reward or some sort of prize at the end when you
do this as an added incentive to complete the task, or to at least make it sound more
enticing.
• It will be great when this is finished, I am going to treat myself to a pizza.
• I can’t wait to get this complete so I can go and eat in that new restaurant.
• When this is done, it will be unbelievably great, I will go and watch that new
movie.
• It will be amazing when this is complete, I will go and buy that new dress I saw in
the shop.
• When I have finished what I am doing, it will be brilliant, I will go and treat
myself to a bag of toffee.
• When I complete this, not only will I feel on top of the world, I will go out and
treat myself to a massage.
• When I finish this I will go and treat myself to a nice hot bath.
How do you feel when you hear these statements? Even more motivated to go out and
complete the task. You can choose how you word these statements, they are provided
here as a guide only. Remember motivation is whatever works for you and if you feel
more motivated to go and do a certain task just by changing the words you use then start
adopting similar statements into your everyday language. Will be nice when it happens or
it will be fantastic when you complete a task?