Do you think you can?

This adage is a powerful influence in my decision-making. Like most maxims, it goes back further than we think and pre-dates Henry Ford. It doesn't matter who said first. Or who said it best. What matters is who applies it.

There are at least three pearls of wisdom contained in the essence of this saying:

1. Learn to a) hear your intuition, and b) trust it enough to act on it. Have you talked yourself out of any opportunities, because fear convinced you it was something you couldn't achieve? I have. Sometimes, of course, it is true. If you're short, you will be right to think you can't win Olympic gold in high-jump. It probably isn't on your list of goals anyway. Focus on the things your intuition tells you that you want to achieve.
2. Be bold. Not reckless. 'Think' with both your logical and your emotional brains. Data informs decisions and it shapes belief. Elon Musk believed he could send people to Mars. He knew he could do it. And now, millions also believe that people will live on Mars this century. If you think you can, make a plan.
3. Great questions lead to powerful thinking, which leads to amazing results. "I don't think I can <insert goal here>" will lead to different thinking, compared to asking "How can I ... ?" If you don't believe you can do something now, do you think that you could learn how to do it? Ask "Could another person do this? What would they do to achieve it?"

If you think you can, you can. Your brain will find a way. If you think you can't, your brain will follow instructions equally well.

Write your list of 'things I would do if money was no object'. If something is on your list, it is something you can achieve.

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