“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.”
Henry Ford
Question: Have you ever been faced with a decision and said to yourself “I can’t do that”?
Stop It.
Too many people spend their lives avoiding responsibility by saying they can’t do something…
When the truth is really, they won’t do it because they do not want to face the consequences.
Examples:
- I can’t give up sugary drinks in order to lose weight
- I can’t just quit my job
- I can’t make time for that
The truth is, what these words really mean is:
- I won’t give up sugary drinks in order to lose weight…either because it is too much work, or the withdrawal is unpleasant, or because I just like the taste
- I won’t quit my job…because I feel the risk is too great / I don’t want to be an entrepreneur
- I won’t make time for that because I either do not feel managing my time is important, or I simply have other priorities that are more important
Truth: You Almost Always Can
For me personally there is very little in my life I truly can’t do.
I can almost always meet for coffee. I can skip a workout.
But, I won’t always meet for coffee if I have other priorities.
I won’t skip a workout if I feel my health is important enough.
So in your life, I encourage you to not look at things in black and white and terms of what you can or can’t do.
To say you can’t is to limit yourself and choose failure.
But when you say you won’t – at least you are taking responsibility for the choice.
You can do many things in your life.
The power of choice is you get to decide which you will – and which you won’t.
Write this on a post it and stick it up on your computer monitor, mirror or somewhere else so it will remind you:
“Today I will do what others won’t,
Jerry Rice
so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t”