The "I have to" diet
Every day I find myself using the phrase, "I have to," about a million times. I don't know about you, but I seriously HATE having to say that. Reason being? Nothing makes me want to do something less than being required to do it (especially when there are several of those things on the to do list). So I had this idea to try something new. Whenever I catch myself thinking "I have to," I am going to say "I get to" or "I want to." The words you use can have such a powerful impac