9 words and phrases that are undermining your success
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- The language you use when you're talking to yourself affects your behavior. Certain words can make it harder to achieve your goals.
- Your language also affects how other people perceive you. Certain words and phrases can make you seem less intelligent.
- To that end, we collected a series of words and phrases to avoid whenever possible.
It's not just what you say; it's how you say it that matters. Even if you're only talking to yourself.
And there are certain words and phrases that are often counterproductive. Below, Business Insider has rounded up a series of those words and phrases to avoid, based on recommendations from psychologists, engineers, and workplace experts.
Read on to see which items to eliminate immediately from your vocabulary - and what to replace them with.
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