Hello everyone, for me it is a pleasure to be here with you again, recently, while I was walking around the city of Bogota looking for something I needed, I heard someone say: "words can be like darts ".....

I always analyze what they say, what they write, the language they use to address others, either verbally or written, or gesturally, I consider it as something very important within society, and of course, within any organization in which people interact.

Wow, that phrase got me thinking and yes, they can be, in a metaphorical sense it has a great meaning. What in terms of communication for someone may be of little importance, for others can be something powerful. As I have become more adult I have become more aware of many things, and one of those is that words can have a weight when they are uttered, and that is why I think more and more before I speak.

Many times the best thing we can do is to keep silent, because once the words are released, they are not picked up. This is something that anyone should consider when communicating, but if we talk about a leader, no doubt that is what you should be more careful, because you can end up making your team work against him, and I do not think it is something you want, and for him, much less for the good of the company, business or project.

Previously I used to be very impulsive, both in word and action, which at times led me to have some problems. And of course being young, teenager, I could care less, besides, those were other times, I must say that nowadays the levels of violence have increased, the amount of weapons circulating in the streets, at least where I live and where I come from, is very high, which implies an increase of risks if we start looking for trouble, finally, **it's not worth it.

This current reality, coupled with my greater maturity, definitely makes me focus on avoiding problems, helping whoever I can, but that does not imply that I allow abuses towards me, which is something very different from avoiding problems.

There are swear words and explicit offenses, which I see and hear very often in the streets, sometimes they are said in a casual way, as if they had no weight, with an intonation that tries to lighten the load, but, finally obscene language is imposed on many people as something in a habitual way, I do not criticize it, but I just say that if it is said on a daily basis, at the time of an annoyance or even by the mere fact of not agreeing with something proposed, offenses could arise very easily.

I am not perfect, I am far from it, however, I am convinced that words are a dangerous weapon that must be well used in order not to hurt. Even what is said to children, in their process of growing up, those moments when they are absorbing all the possible knowledge can be crucial in their future self-confidence.

Treating an infant with derogatory words could make him end up believing that what is said about him is true, so it is better to speak nicely to him, tell him how valuable he is, because he will also believe it.

So, measuring our words, the intentions behind them, is necessary, because they are part of what represents us to others.

I say goodbye, hoping you have a great weekend.