U.S. President Barack Obama demonstrated the power of words during an appearance with Jay Leno. The commentary that was made with regards to the Special Olympics was clearly unscripted.
While joking on The Tonight Show about his bowling skills (during his campaign trail he shamefully scored 37 in a game), President Obama said he’d been practicing at the White House.
He told Jay Leno that he bowled 129 in the bowling alley at the White House and said his bowling skills are “like Special Olympics or something.”
Special Olympics president Lum was quoted saying, what Obama said on The Tonight Show adds to the discussion that’s needed to promote awareness and has proved “an unbelievably significant and critically teachable moment.” From playgrounds to the “top rungs of our leadership, including our president,” he said Americans have plenty to talk about and learn when it comes to stereotypes and how words can trulystab.
Not only should Americans take this advice seriously , but the rest of the World should also beware. We can forgive Barack Obama as people do make mistakes.
Raymond Aaron the creator of the Monthly Mentor recently did another educating and informative interview for the wealth creator source with Yvonne Oswald Author of “Every Word Has Power”.
Yvonne Oswald, MHt MNLP MTLT(TM) is a National U.S. award winning author and pioneer in the field of personal growth. A renowned and well-thought-of Communications Trainer and Keynote Speaker, she is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and a Master Practitioner of NLP and Time Line Therapy(TM) and is currently a candidate for the PhD in Clinical Hypnosis. She has an outstanding reputation for her exciting, innovative and interactive seminars.
A British citizen and a qualified teacher with 20+ years’ experience, Yvonne helps every audience (live, radio/television) clear issues and quantum leap their personal growth and life choices. Recently nominated for the COVR Visionary award for her unique CD “Mind Magic” (how to release damaging emotions and confining beliefs in less than 60 seconds, her second book, “Every Word has Power” is already in its 3rd printing (published March 2008 by Atria/Beyond Words, who brought you The Secret).
This interview like so many other interviews by Raymond Aaron the ultimate goal setting coach leads us down the suitable path. The words we use not only touch the people around us but also ourselves. Yvonne teaches us how to use words to manifest what we want in our personal and business lives.
There is true power in our words. We need to pay more care to the words we use especially when we are talking to ourselves and our children. That old rhyme “sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me”, no longer applies. We now actualise that we can do eminent harm to people in general and our family, with the words we use.
