What does it really take to keep to our words? Has the world grown so grey that we now have forgotten how valuable words are? Even the bible said that God created this entire universe and man with words, so this should at least give us some sort of reason to make our words count.
Now I know that people think there is a difference between casual talk and real talk, what they fail to sometimes understand is the fact that for every idle or careless word they say, they leave a bit of their personalities with them.
HOW IT AFFECTS OUR RELATIONSHIPS
If you are that friend who after saying something to someone would always come back and say things like:
Did you really take me serious?
You would eventually find out that your words will soon hold no water where your friends and family are. It always starts very casually with you making promises you cannot keep and saying things you cannot prove. If you are married then your kids are about to label you as the parent who cannot be trusted.
LEGALLY
Have you ever wondered why even in the law court someone can get sentenced to 25 to life, because of one wrong sentence on the witness stand? The moment you get into that box, you better guard and gate the words that come through those very loose lips of yours, or tie up your life by them.
Those of us who watch a lot of movies will easily recite the following lines:
You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do would be used against you in the court of law.
The police favorite right?
It then becomes very clear that it is only wisdom for you to decide to make your words count.
BUSINESS
This surely speaks for itself; one with a perverse lip can only make it to a certain distance in business. I often hear my father say this:
A lie no matter how long it has been in office will always remain a lie
No matter how successful you are as a business man, if your wealth was accumulated because you kept manufacturing one dishonest word after another to swindle your innocent clients of their hard earned money, it is only a matter of time before your fraud catches up with you or you get killed by them. You would definitely have a lot of secrets to hide from both friends and family.
Is that the kind of life you want to have?
WORD STABILITY
I have met people whose words are as good as gold. I trust most of them much more than I will ever trust any financial institution. Have you ever heard someone say about another person:
I trust him/her with my life.
When someone makes that kind of comment about you, just know that you have a friend for life. Now you should also know that it takes just one ”careless” mistake to destroy trust, so you have to ensure you have staying power.
Building word stability isn’t very easy I know, but in the end it definitely is worth it. Even in business, if you pay close attention, you would see that most of the major deals signed by both individuals and corporations are sealed by:
- Words
- Signatures
- Handshakes
YOU WIN PEOPLE OVER WITH WORDS, SO DECIDE TODAY TO ACHIEVE WORD STABILITY
