A few days ago, I was having dinner with a dear friend. He works with young people who have faced certain challenges in the traditional school system and are now trying to complete their degree so they can start vocational training. “Norman, the boy was sitting in my office, crying. Even now, it brings tears to my eyes,” he said. “He walked in, tears streaming down his face, and told me: ‘I told the woman at the employment agency what my dream is — to become a caregiver in a residential home, just like my father. And she looked at my documents and said, completely dry: “You won’t make it.”’ Everything I had built up with him over months… another person destroyed it with a single sentence.”
When a dream breaks on four words.
Are you aware of the power your words carry? For the believers among us, it’s even written in the Bible: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.” Meaning: before God created anything, there was the Word. He thought it, he spoke it, and then he created it. The Word carries creative power — because words are your thoughts, given sound. Every time you complain, speak badly about yourself or others, every time you give up in your thoughts and your words, those words carry the power to become true. Your body follows your thoughts. It doesn’t walk to the fridge on its own. You first think: “I’d like a glass of milk.” And then your body moves. Without clear thoughts and clear words, there is no clear action.
Anthony Robbins, one of the great motivational teachers from the U.S., always says: “The quality of your thoughts determines the quality of your life.” And as we’ve said, words are thoughts put to sound. So when will you begin to think and speak positively for more than 50% of your day — instead of letting yourself be swept away by negativity and idle chatter? Neither politics, nor the media, nor anyone “up there” truly wants you to thrive. Otherwise, the topics we talk about here every week would have long been woven into the kindergartens and schools of the world as basic knowledge. But as long as civil servants — paid and guided by the state — talk people out of their dreams and goals, probably because they themselves feel bitter and directionless, we must take care of ourselves.
And of course, not everyone is like that. There are wonderful people in the offices, employment agencies, district administrations, press departments, and even in government. But those who genuinely want to create change get slowed down — and then they have two options: step out, or keep going and keep their mouth shut. “Whose bread I eat, his song I sing.”
Please step onto the train of positive thoughts and words. Give yourself — and others — hope, courage, and confidence. Because the only real reason for failing is not believing in yourself. It may be that you won’t reach every goal fully. But at least you’ll move in the right direction — and you only do that when you believe in it. And whether the final result matters or whether you enjoy the journey… well, we already talked about that last week.
I believe in you. You can do this. And you will get better, and better, and better every single day. Like so many things, it’s a habit. Let go more often of the things and people that give you strange, negative, or draining thoughts — and focus more on what and who makes you feel good.
And above all: Believe in yourself, in your goals, and in your dreams.
With love and have a wonderful holiday and Christmas time.
