The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 96 of 203

Reactive language as self-fulfilling prophecy

A serious problem with reactive language is that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. People become reinforced in the paradigm that they are determined, and they produce evidence to support the belief. They feel increasingly victimized and out of control, not in charge of their life or their destiny. They blame outside forces—other people, circumstances, even the stars—for their own situation.

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