The Power Of Words

There is a great quote by Mark Twain that I absolutely love.

“The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter–it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the Lightning.”

The words we choose every day in our professional speaking and presentations are crucial not only to our business success, but even more importantly to our deep sense of well being.

Here is a powerful collection of words by David Whyte. His poem is entitled, “Loaves and Fishes.”

                    This is not the age of information.
                    This is not the age of information.
                    Forget the news and the radio and the blurred screen.
                    This is the time of loaves and fishes.
                    People are hungry, and one good word is bread for a thousand.

Think about that idea for a moment. “…one good word is bread for a thousand.” The words we choose have tremendous power: not only to inspire and persuade, but also to crush and annihilate. Make sure the words you choose are the lightning that inspires your friends, family and business colleagues to rise to their highest potential and greatest good.