Word Swap Ideas Cards

The words you use about yourself under pressure are rarely accurate, and they're never neutral. "I can't" shuts a door that "I am choosing not to" leaves open. "I am failing" and "I am learning" can describe the same Tuesday.

Thirty-two cards, one swap on each. A few of them:

• "I should" becomes "I could"
• "I am behind" becomes "I am catching up"
• "I feel guilty" becomes "I made a mistake"
• "I need to be perfect" becomes "I am human"

Start with the swaps that hand you back a choice, such as swapping "I give in" for "I make a compromise". They change how a hard conversation feels from the inside.

Pick three that sound like you. When you hear yourself say the old version, out loud or in your head, say the new one.

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