141. Change Your Words, Change Your Life with Becky Kemp

Becky Kemp is a speaker, author, and life coach. Today on Make It Happen she talks about the power of word choice, and how changing certain words in our vocabulary can change our lives. Then I give a few of my favorite power words.

 

(00:58) Favorite Things: Books

• “Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World” by Kristen Welch

• “Raising World Changers in a Changing World” by Kristen Welch
• “Your New Playlist” by John Acuff 

Podcast show with John Acuff: https://www.speakmichelle.com/make-it-happen-podcast/105

 

(03:47) Becky Kemp Interview: 

• (04:10) Becky is a speaker, author, and life coach. 

• (05:50) Becky struggled in the past with negative self-talk weighing her down.
• (07:14) “Change your words and it can change your life” was a phrase that came to her while praying and she let this phrase take her on a journey that changed her life. 
• (09:45) Michelle asks Becky about her philosophy of the word effect. 
• (11:25) Our thoughts are what drive how we feel. 
• (12:26) Be more intentional about how we show up each day. 
• (14:11) Many people end up settling with what they have rather than working for what they want. 
• (15:05) Becky shares power words that can help with your everyday life. 
• (17:35) “I can’t” is a word we should replace with “I can”.
• (21:02) Becky works with a lot of women coaching them as they build their businesses or develop talents. 
• (23:44) Becky tells herself many times a day “I accept myself unconditionally right now”.
• (26:58) Becky has a podcast called the “Word Effect” and you can learn more about the podcast and things she does at her website linked below. 

Becomingwithbecky.com

 

(29:00) Pick my brain: What are some of Michelle’s words?

• “Make It Happen”

• “Next right thing”