Three simple words

You regularly meet people who are stuck in a negative thought. A thought like "This will never work" or "This will never change." These negative thoughts don't help you move forward and can be quite persistent. It even seems as if these thoughts are the truth. No matter what you do, the situation doesn't change.

The next time you find yourself in such a situation, you can use three simple words to write a different future. Those three words are: "Up until now"

"This hasn't worked up until now" or "This hasn't changed up until now." See what happens? These three words enable you to write a different future. They open up negative thoughts and let you say: "The past has brought us to this point, but we can change it. Starting today!"

"It hasn't changed up until now, but I believe we can make it happen together with this team!" It also works for more personal limiting beliefs: "Up until now I never felt good enough, but now I see it was all in my head!"

The next time you encounter a negative thought, give it a try. Start with "Up until now" and write a new future together.