9 words and phrases that are undermining your success

• The language you use when you're talking to yourself affects your behavior. Certain words can make it harder to achieve your goals.
• Your language also affects how other people perceive you. Certain words and phrases can make you seem less intelligent.
• To that end, we collected a series of words and phrases to avoid whenever possible.

It's not just what you say; it's how you say it that matters. Even if you're only talking to yourself.

And there are certain words and phrases that are often counterproductive. Below, Business Insider has rounded up a series of those words and phrases to avoid, based on recommendations from psychologists, engineers, and workplace experts.

Read on to see which items to eliminate immediately from your vocabulary - and what to replace them with.