Shifting Our Words to Shift Our Thinking!

Have you ever noticed that when you shift the words you are using your thinking goes right along with it? I have been reading Word Shift by Joy Kirr. In her book she states, "Our thoughts become our words, and our words become our actions." I have noticed since reading her book and intentionally changing the words I am using it is also impacting what I am thinking, and what people are perceiving because of my word choice.

As I was reading, I came upon the word crazy.  What Joy wrote resonated with me. If you asked me what word others would use to describe me I would probably tell you crazy.  I owned that title of crazy and never really thought about how others might perceive it Until... I was asked in an interview what word others would use to describe me. The first word that came to mind was CRAZY! But,  is that really what I was. Was I crazy to have provided ball chairs, flexible seating, and regular chairs for the students in my classroom? Or was I really innovative, courageous, and/or Impactful?  We must be careful of the words used.  Not everyone will perceive them the same way.