Cyn

I just finished reading an essay by Amway founer Rich DeVos.  The main theme of the essay was how we condition ourselves to either fail or succeed.  Rich and his friend, Jay decided they would start a flying school in Grand Rapids, MI.   Even though neither held a pilot's license at the time, they found pilots and students.  They had a can-do attitude.  When the lack of a runway would surely have stopped most people from opening their business, they added pontoons to the aircraft and used a river as their runway.

Next, they decided to open a restuarant.  On opening day, they didn't have the electricity hooked up.  Did that stop them?  No!  They rented a generator and opened when they said they would.

What does this have to tell us?  It tells me to believe in myself.  If I want to do something, I should go do it and not let circumstances get in my way.    If you shoot for the moon  and miss, a well known quote says, you still fall among the stars.  But what do you get if you don't shoot for the moon?  Stuck here on planet earth, none the wiser for missing out on an opportunity to forge ahead.

What do you tell yourself?  I can? or I can't?

People sometimes laugh at affirmations, but what if you got up everyday and sincerely told yourself "I can_______."  Fill in the blank.  What is it you wish to do?  Have dreamed of doing since you were a child?  Fly an airplane?  Write a novel?  Lose weight?  If you believe you can, you will.  Just don't let self-doubt stop you from achieving what is important to you.