Ice Chip #19

A review of our learning. 

When I started this concept of Ice Chips, we began with the fundamentals of understanding:  There is Power in the Clarity of your Articulation. 

Focus centered on removing (k)notty words from our vocabulary.  You were asked to send me pictures of signs with (k)notty words in them……and several of you did so.  Thank you.  (By the way, if you spot any more, you are welcome to send them along to my email:  bob.nicoll@remembertheice.com 

There was focus on removing words that push us away from our desired goal, and encouragement on utilizing word choice that draws us closer to our goal. 

A review of the Process of Re-Education helps us to feel more comfortable about the changes we are making.  Embracing Cognitive-Emotive Dissonance is an important step. 

Remember, repetition is the mother of skill.  This is a powerful concept to get a handle on. 

Those steps in Re-Education are repeated here once again. 

1. New Intellectual Insight:  Deciding the new behavior you want to master

2. Converting Practice:  Working on your new skills.  Over and over.

3. Cognitive-Emotive Dissonance:  Change feels strange, like a tug of war between thinking in a new way, and still feeling uncomfortable.  Remember this is a part of the process that must be embraced.  Push through it, and you will be glad you did.

4. New Emotional Insight:  You’re feeling more comfortable about your new behavioral change.  Look at you smile.  Well done!!

5. New Personality Trait Formation:  Now you are really getting the hang of this new skill.  You appreciate your new habit.  Writing and speaking with empowering words is a great new skill. 

You shared your excitement with me about the pictures and journey I shared as I spread the Remember the Ice message in 11 countries over 48 days.  It is still vibrantly in my conscious. 

Having many opportunities to focus on empowering word choice in different cultures was an amazing experience. 

What about the culture you are cultivating?  Are you using your new skill?  Are you willing to feel uncomfortable at first, as you stumble a bit while making the change in your words? 

Are you willing to stop using “don’t’, “can’t” or “won’t”? 

For the next week, just pick one of them, and stop using it. 

Substitute what you would like to do, what you believe you can or could do, or what you will do.  You will smile as you focus on making this shift. 

More importantly, you will begin to feel different and have a strong sense of confidence in sharing your message. 

There really is Power in the Clarity of your Articulation.  Just make the change. 

Be safe this 4th of July Holiday.  Appreciate your independence and be thankful for what you have.  Where ever you are, there is reason to be grateful. 

I appreciate each of you so much for your support and desire to learn about Remember the Ice. 

Thank you, and be good to you, 

See you next week, 

Bob

June 30, 2009 | Filed Under Ice Chips, RTI 

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