Are there any words you try to avoid using?
One for me is "desperately".
I hear people use it all the time, "oh I desperately want to go there / do that / reach this goal..."
I've tried to train myself to replace desperately with the word fervent.
It might seem like a small change, after all what's a synonym amongst friends 😉
But for me, I just find "fervent" to communicate the heart in a, shall I say holier way?
Desperate exudes a negativity that I'd rather not be associated with.
A hopelessness that I'm not aligned with.
A despair...
Whereas "fervent" indicates intentionality, desire, passion, connectedness...relationship with that which I am seeking.
And since leadership = relationships, I'd rather rise to fervency than fall to being desperate.
What's a word you avoid using?
