The Words You Use Are Shaping Your Reality More Than You Realise | Guy Lawrence

#459 In this podcast episode, Guy talked with listeners about how everyday words and phrases had quietly shaped their sense of power, ownership, and confidence. He explained phrases like "I'll try," "I should," "I have to," "what if," "they made me feel", and "What the hell is happening?" had often revealed where people unconsciously gave their power away. He encouraged listeners to shift into more empowering language such as "I'll do my best," "I choose," "I get to," "I wonder," "I felt,", and "Isn't that interesting?", so they could meet life with greater awareness and responsibility. Guy also shared personal stories from a guru retreat, parenting moments with his daughter, traffic triggers, and a retreat blackout to show how language could open or close the nervous system in real time. By the end, he reminded listeners that words carried resonance, and that small shifts in vocabulary could help them move from contraction, blame, and reaction into gratitude, curiosity, presence, and deeper self-ownership. ==================== Guy in the USA: immortaltaoistrites.com/matt-and-guy-lawerence Work with with Guy: www.guylawrence.com.au/start-here Guy's Official Partners: The DNA Company – Get 10% Off https://thednacompany.com/letitinpodcast FLFE – 2 Week Free Trial (No Credit Card Required) https://www.flfe.net/rp-affiliates.php?p=LiveInFlow&w=TryFLFEfree ==================== Referenced in This Episode Robbie Holz 1st Episode Yoda (Star Wars) 180 Nutrition, Guy's former company. LIVE IN FLOW ==================== Key Points Discussed: (00:00) - The Words You Use Are Shaping Your Reality More Than You Realise! (00:49) - "I'll Try": The First Phrase Guy Wants You to Drop (01:05) - The Guru Weekend Where Guy Felt Completely Out of Place (03:34) - "You Were My Best Student"—The Lesson Guy Never Expected (04:26) - Replace "I'll Try" With This One Powerful Reframe (05:11) - How "I Should" Lets Other People's Expectations Run Your Life (05:57) - "I Choose": Taking Ownership Back in a Single Sentence (07:02) - Why the Words You Speak Carry More Power Than You Realize (08:00) - Replace "I Have To" With Gratitude: "I Get To" (09:01) - "I Don't Have Time"—The Story That Keeps Us Addicted to Busyness (10:10) - Are Your Words Creating Contraction or Expansion? (10:52) - How "What If?" Automatically Pulls the Mind Toward Worst-Case Scenarios (11:13) - Replace "What If?" With "I Wonder" and Open Up Possibility (12:20) - The Swimming Lesson That Taught Guy's Daughter to Reframe Fear (13:57) - "They Made Me Feel This Way": The Phrase That Gives Your Power Away (14:56) - Nobody Really Makes You Feel Anything—So Where Is the Trigger Coming From? (15:21) - "My Boss Makes Me Anxious" vs Taking Ownership of What You Feel (16:16) - "Isn't That Interesting?"—The Reframe That Interrupts Emotional Reactions (19:50) - LIVE IN FLOW — Experience This Work in Person ==================== Guy's Offerings www.liveinflow.co ==================== Listen on Podcast Spotify Apple Podcasts ==================== Connect with Guy Instagram www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence Live In Flow www.instagram.com/live.in.flow ==================== Continue Your Journey Explore Guy's complete collection of solo podcast episodes: www.youtube.com/show/VLPLKOgPYwzskDo?sbp=Kgt1clRBdHJGem9pd0AB