POSITIVE WORDS
POWERFUL RESULTS
I urge you to read this book, I can't recommend it highly
enough!
Hal Urban, a man passionate about teaching and who has a great
love for young people, started his career as an author when he first wrote the book Life's Greatest Lessons (20 things that matter) which was
originally written for his 3 sons and was published under a different title. Hal was shattered when
at 29 he and his wife split but even more devastating was the news that his sons couldn't live with him. His
wife moved over 400 miles away.
Hal was given the book Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
which helped him immeasurably. It didn't restore his marriage but it helped him to think differently about
his circumstances. He said it was one of the most invaluable things that he'd ever learned.
Life's Greatest Lessons wasn't an overnight success but by word of
mouth it became a success story. However Hal felt that a great deal of material had to be left out and so he
wrote another book, Positive Words, Powerful Results. An inspirational read indeed and more so if you
implement some of his ideas into your own life. Tom and I (Joanne) have done that and we have noticed the
different, see the changes in our relationship, the improvement in our lives and that of family and
friends.
The Dirty Thirty
Hal Urban has asked the following questions
hundreds of times in the classroom, in workshops and on airplanes and in casual conversations - people of all
ages” “What kind of language drags you down? What are some of the things
you don’t like to hear other people talk about?”
From these questions Hal came up with a list of
what people don't like to hear and called them the Dirty Thirty, things such as bragging, rude and
inconsiderate language, ethnic and racial slurs, gossip, angry words, embarrassing and humiliating
people. Read the book to learn what else is on this list and strive to ensure they aren't part of
your day to day language and you avoid people who speak in this manner.
"Careful with fire" is good advice we
know.
"Careful with words" is ten times doubly so - William Carleton
Hal Urban's books are full of inspirational quotes,
appropriate for the message he is trying to convey such as:
THE POWER OF
WORDS
A careless word may kindle
strife.
A cruel word may wreck a
life.
A bitter word may hate
instill.
A brutal word may smite and
kill.
A gracious word may smooth the
way.
A joyous word may light the
day.
A timely word may lesson
stress.
A loving word may heal and
bless.
- Author
unknown
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