{"id":6449,"date":"2016-03-17T15:08:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T15:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:48:48","slug":"language-is-the-foundation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/language-is-the-foundation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Language is the Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Positive Thoughts\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Positive-Thoughts.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>(from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/151757207X\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687502&amp;pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_i=1468089374&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_r=0W2EDDAZ8QZ6WPXG3N3X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coaching Perspectives V<\/span><\/a> \u2013 1 of 11)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider how language impacts you personally.\u00a0 Test it by thinking about something you want to accomplish.\u00a0 Say to yourself, \u201cI wish I was able to do it.\u201d\u00a0 How does that feel?\u00a0 Now say to yourself, \u201cI am moving forward and doing it.\u201d\u00a0 How is that different?<\/p>\n<p>While the research behind language and positivity is extensive, it is mentioned only briefly here to invite your further exploration.\u00a0 This chapter is a story highlighting the personal and coaching perspective of language.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/research-on-positivity-and-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Positive language<\/a> creates positive thinking which creates positive feelings that lead to positive actions which create positive outcomes that build confidence which supports positivity.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 Using positive language for exploring and acting on thoughts, feelings, and behavior is the foundation for maximizing success.\u00a0 A high level of positivity enhances brain capacity and function, and impacts confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Language used to express thoughts and beliefs creates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/the-language-of-coaching-science-or-art-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-fulfilling prophecies<\/a>.\u00a0 Reframing challenging or negative experiences with positive, proactive language supports positivity and confidence.\u00a0 Talking about wins and good experiences also supports confidence and creates positivity, plus builds momentum.\u00a0 Positivity and confidence enhance individual ability to face challenge and change.\u00a0 Positivity through language enhances skills including decision making, proactivity, and emotional intelligence.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet Two Brothers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explore the impact and power of language through the lives of two equally talented brothers: Brendan is a talented athlete who excels in sports; Kevin is a natural musician who is skilled with several instruments.\u00a0 Both brothers are good students.\u00a0 Throughout this story, for each area of their lives, notice what happened, what was said, what they thought, and ultimately how language impacted them.<\/p>\n<p>Follow this blog series now to learn the language of the comments and thoughts and how that impacts outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(from Coaching Perspectives V \u2013 1 of 11) Consider how language impacts you personally.\u00a0 Test it by thinking about something you want to accomplish.\u00a0 Say &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,16],"tags":[464,116,119,465,77,48,85,45,50,86,81,88,118,466,463,462,115,134,117,79],"class_list":["post-6449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-and-resources","category-business","category-coaching-stories","tag-business-coach-certification","tag-business-coach-training","tag-career-coach-certification","tag-career-coach-training","tag-client","tag-coach","tag-coach-training","tag-coaches","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-certification","tag-coaching-success","tag-effective-coaching","tag-executive-coach-certification","tag-executive-coach-training","tag-health-coach-certification","tag-health-coach-training","tag-icf-approved-coach-training","tag-life-coach-training","tag-life-coaching-certification","tag-skills","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6449"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12907,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions\/12907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}