http://www.burg.com/2010/02/breaking-the-gossip-habit-part-four/ Bob Burg's Official Website Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.burg.com/2010/02/breaking-the-gossip-habit-part-four/comment-page-1/#comment-2542 Gina Parris Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:16:31 +0000 http://www.burg.com/?p=2289#comment-2542 Bob, what a great subject! I know one time in middle school my big sister told me it was silly to give up chocolate for lent, and she said, "Why don't you give up something useful like gossip?"This changed my life! I'd like to think I never went back. But I have noticed that when I make a point of number 4- really acknowledging when I'm saying non-useful words, to apologize out loud by saying, "I'm sorry - we don't need to be talking like this." It does help change the direction of things. (like last week when I had a reunion with my 4 sisters and we'd sometimes start railing on our sweet and imperfect mother!) Perhaps with family and those we love the most it is easiest to be careless and forget about the power of death and life wrapped up in our tongues. Bob, what a great subject! I know one time in middle school my big sister told me it was silly to give up chocolate for lent, and she said, “Why don’t you give up something useful like gossip?”This changed my life! I’d like to think I never went back.
But I have noticed that when I make a point of number 4- really acknowledging when I’m saying non-useful words, to apologize out loud by saying, “I’m sorry – we don’t need to be talking like this.” It does help change the direction of things. (like last week when I had a reunion with my 4 sisters and we’d sometimes start railing on our sweet and imperfect mother!)
Perhaps with family and those we love the most it is easiest to be careless and forget about the power of death and life wrapped up in our tongues.

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