A few weeks ago I made an announcement on social media that surprised a lot of people.
I was giving up swearing.
Not forever. Just for July.
While everyone else was doing Dry July (which, considering I haven't had a drink since 2023, wasn't exactly an option that excited me), I decided to see what would happen if I stopped dropping the occasional colourful word instead.
The response from people?
"Good luck with THAT."
"No chance I could do that."
And my personal favourite...
"No effing way is that possible."
The irony wasn't lost on me.
But here's the thing...
This wasn't really about swearing.
It started because I noticed something in myself that I hadn't paid much attention to before. A habit that had quietly become more automatic than intentional.
Then, in the very same month, I received two pieces of feedback after a workshop that completely contradicted each other.
One person loved my well-timed swear words.
Another thought they were completely unprofessional.
Same room.
Same workshop.
Same words.
It got me thinking...
Is swearing at work acceptable... or unprofessional?
Does it make you more relatable... or less credible?
And are the rules actually the same for everyone?
In this episode of The Shake Up Podcast, I'm sharing what happened when I went swear-free for a month, the unexpected things I noticed about myself, and why this conversation turned out to be far more interesting than I ever expected.
Whether you swear like it's a second language, save it for home, or haven't uttered a single swear word since 1998... this one's guaranteed to get you thinking.
I'd love to know where you land.
Swearing at work... hot or not?
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