Thursday, January 1, 2009

"I can't do it" never yet accomplished anything, "I will try" has performed wonders. George Burnham

Too often I am around people that will quickly say "I can't".  To the serial entrepreneur these to small words are not in our vocabulary.  We have an insatiable  desire to always say "I will try.  It may be an over simplification, but the business world is made of those will try and those who quickly say I can't.  There may be many reasons for saying I can't but a primary one is fear of failure.  


The serial entrepreneur understands that while failure is always a possible outcome of saying "I will try", so too is success.  I would imagine that those who simply say I can't are the same people who always see the glass as half empty.  

I believe  success always starts with "I will try".  Without these first three little words so man or woman has ever gone on accomplish great things in life and in business.  I am sure it has happened, but I have never seen the person who started with "I can't" achieve anything .  

If you are one of those "I can't" people, it is never too late to strike those two little words out of your thoughts and move to "I will try". By doing so, you  have taken the first step towards an exciting adventure where failure is still a possibility, but you now have a chance to succeed. 

As you push your square rock uphill, remember each day starts with "I will try....."

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