The Power of Not: Positive Results from Negative Affirmations

Back-of-the-book Review: ‘The Power of Not’ is probably not what you think. As a public speaker and writer, I’ve been coached to avoid the negative words. According my own teachers, there are other ways to communicate what needs to be said without mouthing or typing the words no, not, or never. But Shawn has found a way to strip the negativity from these words. He’s even discovered what I’m calling the ‘science of reverse positivity’ in that, now I know how good and positive the ‘nots’ in my life really are. Thank you, Shawn, for reminding me of my own power and ability to not do, say, or be anything less than God’s ideal. And for my favorite sentence in the whole book: ‘Covered in God’s mercy, we begin to see the world differently.’ -Kenny Bishop, Gospel Singer and Public Speaker