Words Matter!

Today I want to share a powerful insight from an inspiring entrepreneur who runs a company with 80 employees. His philosophy is simple yet profound – to teach every employee the true meaning of work ethics. He believes that when an employee joins his company, they should gain such valuable knowledge and habits that no matter where they go next, they’ll always remember that “These work ethics I learned when I was part of that company.”

His constant target has always been to increase employee performance by teaching them work ethics. The discussion between us was about providing training in his company. He shared a beautiful expression, which I would like to share with you. I asked him what result he wanted, and he said, “The result I want is that if an employee wishes to bring a new skill into their circle, they are willingly ready to do so.” To confirm that I understood him, I asked, “Sir, do you mean they should leave their comfort zone to learn something new?” He replied,“Yes, you understood correctly, but I deliberately don’t use the term ‘leave your comfort zone,’ because no person likes to leave something. So instead, I say how can they bring something outside their circle into it?” That means, earlier it wasn’t part of my thinking or skill set, but now I have expanded my circle and included it inside. Circle means our mindset, our skill set, or our nature.

For example, if someone wants to reduce anger and anger forms a large part of their nature’s circle, then the skill to reduce anger lies outside. The goal is simply to bring that skill into the circle. Once it becomes part of our thinking, it feels easy.

Ever since I heard this expression, I decided to use it, believing that if I liked this thought, others would too. Instead of telling someone to leave their comfort zone, it is far easier to convince them by saying, “Don’t leave anything, just bring it into your circle.”

I am sure this linguistic therapy will also resonate with you!