Be honest, especially with yourself

I hear it all the time: "We can't do that." Or, "I can't do that."

Yes you can.  You can pretty much do or say anything that you put your mind to.  Of course, there will be consequences.  Perhaps very good ones.

But please stop saying, "I can't . . ."  We can't . . ."

Be honest.  Say, "We don't want to . . ."

Posted March 26, 2009
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Brant

That's what I teach. And as hard as I try to get my message across, most people and organizations simply can't pull it off.

http://www.acleareye.com/sandbox_wisdom/2009/03/saved-by-irrelevance.html

OK, that was pretty snarky of me, but just sayin...

Posted by: Brant | March 26, 2009 at 07:56 PM

Tom Asacker

That's not snarky Brant. It's perceptive as hell. Thanks for pointing that out.

Posted by: Tom Asacker | March 26, 2009 at 08:04 PM

Tom

Tom,
What you are pointing out is the truth about the difference between our minds and our bodies.
While our bodies may have limits which were set by nature, our minds have limits set by us. It is not to say that every mind G-d created is equipped with the same degree of capacity, it just means that the limits we usually use for "we can't" are not our limits at all. They are fictitious ones which our subconcscious has placed upon us. Kudos for pointing this out to your readers...

Sass

Posted by: Tom | March 27, 2009 at 06:18 AM

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