:: Robin Sharma

Victimspeak

Robin Sharma

Nov.20 : Back to a theme I shared with readers in The Greatness Guide. Words shape the way you feel. They influence the way you proceed reality. And they can either take you closer to your mountain-top or draw you nearer to the valley. Use world-class words and you’ll get to your world-class life.

I was sitting in Starbucks in Manhattan. The guy in front of me ordered a "chai latte". The barista said she was out of "chai". He looked wounded. Seriously. I wish you could have seen his face. Like he just got an arrow through the heart. His reply? Classic victimspeak: "How could you do this to me?" I waited for his smile. It never came.

No matter where life sends us, we are responsible for the way we respond. We truly are. We can own our reaction. We can choose what we do with the situation. We can be bitter, or show up better. Tons of choices — at all times. Starting with our words. Choose them well. Leaders do.

— Excerpted from The Greatness Guide 2

by Robin Sharma. Published by Jaico

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