How A Simple Action Word Can Guide You Through Even The Hardest Days

Our intentions create our reality. One thing you need to achieve today. An overarching goal that summarizes several items on your to-do list or meetings on your calendar. A word that you use in the morning, that continues throughout the day in order to stay focused and focused.

Actors know that to tell a story they have to play with action and emotion. The verbs in question must be in order for someone to act. These include provoking, seducing, destroying, trying with all their might to present adjectives such as humble, confident, sad, read, truthful and clear on stage or in film.

These words include focus, blessing and harmonization, to name but a few. If you keep the verb Harmonize in the top of your mind as you pursue the activities of your day, you will see how the action of this word seeps into your tone of what you say and how you treat people. Simple words can be at the forefront of thinking and a powerful ally when it comes to keeping our thoughts, intentions and actions clear as we move through the day. Whether you are in morning meditation, studying silence, or practicing actions, words can serve as inspiration to achieve the goals required for what the day requires. What matters is that they overlap with the to-dos scheduled for the day and give different actions a unified purpose, a common purpose and energy.

Examples include motivating them to improve their numbers, inspiring them to serve their community, and educating them about the dangers of sitting too much. I have seen that words of deed are useful when a public speaker or manager makes a presentation, because they help to focus the energy and intent of the message. Most people do not feel well in front of others who hear them speak. Their goals are obscured by data and too many slides. Identifying action words at the beginning of content creation and keeping them in mind throughout the story can become a simple but powerful way to keep the conversation on track and achieve the goals they want to achieve.

I remember a time before COVID, when holding one of these words helped me breathe again after a perfect storm of a week of overwhelming scheduling. I was in the middle of a major U-turn on a project involving a gruelling Fortune 10 client who demanded late nights. I've been in tech all week playing for Silicon Valley. I was preparing to talk to an L.A. entertainment company that needed air travel, and tried to explain to my husband my desire for a non-refundable workshop stay.

The affirmation of my choice and the positive view of engagement crashed into my head and collided. I couldn't find the hours or space I seemed to need. My habitual physical reaction to such overexertion was to lie awake in bed for several nights, pondering, coming to catastrophic states and repairing.

We all know that fixing something in the middle of the night or the day after sleep is just as effective as putting hot water or chocolate into a tea pot.

A wise mentor once used a golf analogy to say we make the perfect swing by letting the ball go where it wants to go. I have shown that the best piece of this one-on-one challenge comes when I announce the result. I leave the result to whatever I want, believe or need to relax and breathe. He lets the ball go exactly where it belongs. This is where the word "I" comes in.

The word "capitulation" is a powerful antidote to the cortisol wave of stress. It's a great word to use to get stuck in bed to sleep when stress is an issue.

In our distracted, hyper-connected world, the simplicity of a little word can help break the mental static. Call a word to the forefront of your thinking and refocus on what you want to show the world. Doodle it on a Post-it note or stick it on your monitor, work station or dashboard so you can see it and be reminded of it all day long. Keep in mind an action word that applies to every problem or demand that comes up every day. Try applying the word release to a traffic jam, a cranky customer or an impatient boss.