"Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes."
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- We do not think and talk about what we see; we see what we are able to think and talk about. — Schein says the same from the other side: the words we have decide what we are able to see.
- Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best. — If words create reality, being impeccable with your word is a responsibility, not a nicety.