Dad always had a ready response any time he heard me say “I can’t do it!”
Can’t never could.
Even though I strongly disliked that phrase as a teenager, those three words contain a lot of wisdom.
- “I can’t start my own business.”
- “I can’t lose any weight.”
- “I can’t support myself as an artist.”
- “I can’t ask for a raise at work.”
- “I can’t travel around the world.”
As long as you keep saying these phrases, or any similar to them, you will be absolutely correct. Change a couple of words, however, and you never know what could happen.
- “I don’t know how to start my own business.”
- “I haven’t yet lost any weight.”
- “I don’t support myself as an artist.”
- “I will research how to ask for a raise at work.”
- “I will travel around the world.”
Removing the world can’t from your vocabulary will make a huge difference in your life. Even if you don’t want to quit your job and travel the world, you can build the life that you have always dreamed of.
But I don’t know how!
Fortunately, there is now an easy-to-read guide available that will teach you how to turn your can’ts into cans! Released today (I had a sneak-peak since I’ve been a Practical Nerd reader for some time now.) If you want simple and practical guidelines to overcoming the can’ts in your life, you should check out Subliminal Captivity: Why We Tell Ourselves To Give Up.
Even though I grew up hearing “Can’t never could”, I still found Subliminal Captivity to be full of great information that will be really helpful in my life. Best of all? It’s free! (You don’t even have to give your email address.) Check it out!