Why Your Words Are Killing Your Dreams & How To Use Communication To Change Your Life | Erwin McManus

May 5, 2025

Erwin McManus is a mind, life, and cultural architect, renowned for his impactful writings and global speaking engagements. In this conversation, he explores how your inner dialogue shapes your reality, emphasizing the need for positive self-talk. McManus reveals the importance of understanding your communication archetype for better relationships and shares insights on adapting communication styles for deeper connections. He articulates the vital role of empathy and curiosity in effective communication, urging listeners to foster resilience and create supportive environments.

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INSIGHT

Inner World Shapes Communication

Our inner world heavily influences the frequency and tone of our communication.
Negative feelings like fear or anger create a shadow frequency that harms our spoken words' impact.

ADVICE

Forgiveness and Empathy Key

Start raising your inner frequency with forgiveness: forgive others, ask forgiveness, and forgive yourself.
Combine empathy and authenticity for healthy communication, seeing from others' views and sharing your true self.

ADVICE

Separate Identity from Failures

Avoid personifying your negative behaviors; say 'I failed' not 'I am a failure.'
Detach your identity from shortcomings to prevent negative self-labeling.

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Erwin McManus is a mind, life, and cultural architect and an award-winning author and artist. His books have sold over one million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. As a world-renowned communicator, McManus has spoken to millions of people in seventy countries on five continents in stadiums of up to one-hundred thousand people. His creative genius has resulted in consulting work with organizations spanning from the NFL to the Pentagon.

Today on the show we discuss: why your inner world shapes how you speak to yourself and others, the biggest mindset shift you must make in order to transform your life, why knowing what your communication archetype is will change your relationships, the #1 life skill you must master if you want to succeed personally and professionally, simple ways to drastically improve your communication with others, why you must change your environment if you want to create lasting change and much more.

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