07/09/2026
A better host
You can imprison your dream with a ‘life sentence.’
Glen A. McQuirk
A ‘Life Sentence’ is a statement we habitually use without conscious thought of its debilitating effects. Roy Heeley has written a book on the concept, it is worth understanding. As I am in the business of equipping people to make their dreams become a reality, I often meet people who have great dreams, but the language they use imprisons their dream before it can even take root. They take some label or past failure and begin to speak this over everything they think about or do. Their sentences usually start with the words “I am not good at…” or “I am just…” or “I can’t…” These sentence beginnings are as good as saying I am a failure and plan to remain that way for the rest of my life and beyond if anyone lets me. We need to be careful of the words we use as they can give life to our dream or send it to the grave forever.
What 'Life Sentence's' do you use?