It's tedious to invest the time every day (I want to make strawberry jam!) It's hard coming up with new exciting content. (Yes, I consider my posts exciting! Maybe on the very fringe of the definition and if you round up, but still exciting.)
On the flip-side, I really want to succeed in this challenge. I let so much slide in my life, lots of ideas are given up on, dreams that don't see the light... I want to prove to myself I can do something!
I'm reading Daniel Pink's book "To Sell is Human". (More about how cool that book is in a later post... But for now, just understand it is more about how Americans think than it is on how to sell.) In it there's a section where he talks about motivation and how do we motivate ourselves or others.
The experts he spoke with believe Bob the Builder is the Guru on this topic.
"Can't we do this? Yes we can!"
And here's their thinking. Bob asks a question. He allows you to say no. He leaves the decision in your hands. You can say no. You can say yes. You can say yes, if... It's not a forceful dominating statement.
Follow it up with the with "Yes I can!" And now you're open to conversations about how to accomplish the task.
You leave the cheer feeling empowered! You've stated you can. And you're open to doing so! (The things you learn from kid TV shows.)
I guess that's where I'm at. Can I do this??? Yes I can!!!
What are you fighting? What have you told yourself you would do, and then stopped? I'll ask you the same question...
Can you do it???
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