You are capable of anything and nothing

Words can hurt.

Words that do the biggest damage are the ones we say to ourselves.
We are our biggest critics.
We tell ourselves the story of who we are frequently enough that we cannot see our lives any other way, except in a dream.

Lost opportunity is sad.
Lost potential in someone is scary.

If you cannot believe in yourself, neither will anyone else.

I've come to HATE the word, "Can't".

It's a word that doesn't belong in our world.
Even though I've used it.

It doesn't stop me from HATING it.

You tell someone or yourself you CAN'T do something.
Are you being honest with yourself?
Or is there a bigger problem?

Using the word, CAN'T, is an excuse.
It's an easy way out.
No need to explain ourselves.
We just CAN'T do it.
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Whereas the real reason we CAN'T do something is somewhere between,
We DON'T WANT to,
And we DON'T KNOW HOW to,
And we're not COMMITTED to learning how to do it.

Not wanting to do something can be viewed as laziness.
Not knowing how to do something says we're stupid.

Using the word CAN'T is a copout for ourselves.
We protect ourselves from being seen as lazy or stupid.

Or that's what we subconsciously tell ourselves before we go to bed at night.
And as long as we lie to ourselves by not admitting our weaknesses,
We can hold on to the perception that we are strong.
When in fact by telling ourselves we CAN'T, we make ourselves weak.

There is no CAN'T.
Figure it out.
There's a way.

I can hear my wise friend Michel whispering that I am wrong on this one. He has told me that I CAN'T be the president of the United States because the current laws won't allow it.

To Michel, I say, "CAN'T is not the problem. I don't want to be the President. Plus if I did, I don't know how to change the laws nor am I committed to face the challenges that would surely face me.

Can you or CAN'T you?
It's a choice that only you can make.
Pay attention to what you tell yourself,
You'll end up getting exactly what you said,

Whether you're committed and willing to work for it.
Or if you do nothing.

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right --- Henry Ford.