Logical Evolution Podcast

I’m covering three phrases you need to eliminate from your vocabulary if you want to see change. Using these phrases is a habit that short circuits a lot of us because they indicate that we really don’t believe we have the power to effect change. There’s no way we’ll create the changes we desire if we think on some level that we’re unable to do it. The first phrase to eliminate is: “I had no choice.” It may be an undesirable choice, but we do have a choice. It’s important to acknowledge the fact that the choice exists – in order to feel like we have any power in our lives. One context I have heard this in is with the statement, “I had no choice, I had to go to work.” You didn’t have to, but the other choice was so undesirable that you unconsciously eliminated it. What if you decided not to go to work? Well, maybe the results would range from mild annoyance to getting fired. Maybe these are very undesirable choices that you don’t want, but you do have a choice. To say “I had no choice” is not only reflective