Everything emits energy, even your words. The language you use affects how you are perceived, how you feel, and how others feel. This is important because simply using more constructive language can have a profound effect on your surroundings and your own life.

Facts are valuable. However, they have limitations when not shared with a story that connects to the emotions of your audience. People want to connect to you as a leader. They want to connect with others. And they want to emotionally connect to the outcome. Connect with story.

Do you ever wonder how one leader makes a decision fast and with ease, while another hesitates and stresses? Or how one leader appears to confidently make hard decisions in the moment, while the other unwillingly makes a decision or let’s the circumstance decide for them?