So this is a quote I also remember from my 8th grade classroom wall. I loved it then and still love it because as simple as it is it is also very profound. It doesn’t have any hidden meaning, at least not that I’m aware of. It simply means what it says.
If you think you can then you can. It might take practice or a course to learn what you want to do but ultimately if you believe you can and you want it bad enough then, yes, you can.
Likewise, if you think you can’t then you can’t. It doesn’t matter if you possess all the skills, money, connections etc. that you need to do something. If you don’t think you can, you won’t likely even try. If you give a half-hearted attempt you’ll make sure you fail.
In my life, this is something I need to contemplate. There are things my body won’t let me do, or at least if I do the task I end up in extreme pain. So if I can convince myself that I CAN do it does that mean there won’t be pain? No, of course not. But if I believe I can then I will find a way to do it so it is less painful.
In my life, this is something I need to contemplate. There are things my body won’t let me do, or at least if I do the task I end up in extreme pain. So if I can convince myself that I CAN do it does that mean there won’t be pain? No, of course not. But if I believe I can then I will find a way to do it so it is less painful.
I was fortunate to grow up with parents who taught me that I could do anything I set my mind to. And, for the most part, that is true. I’ve done many different things in my life. Some I did well, others not so much but I proved I can do it if I believe I can and try hard.
Maybe you weren’t so blessed but that doesn’t mean this quote isn’t true for you too. Like someone once said (the source is uncertain) “Success comes in Cans, not in Cannots.” So tell yourself you can! Learn something new if that’s what it takes. And get out there and succeed!
What is it that you tell yourself you can’t do? Is there a way you could turn that into a ‘CAN’? Tell me in the comments. If you still believe you can’t then tell me what it is you think you can’t and we’ll see if we can come up with a way to make a CAN! Let’s have a conversation….
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