9 words and phrases that are undermining your success
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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