Why Not Try?

A reoccurring theme that I have seen over the past month regarding goals or dreams is that you have to TRY.? Novel concept, right??? If you call Uncle Google there are an enormous number of quotes and images that basically say that failure is only if you don’t TRY.? Did you get that?? If you are not TRYing, that is the only way to fail.? So many may choose to offer up their opinions or their perspectives, however ultimately, the only one that matters is yours.? Ask yourself this question:? What have you been wanting to TRY?? What is the first thing that popped into your head?? Write it down.? Did anything else come to mind?? Write it down too.? You will need something else to do once you accomplish the first one.? Now, how about we discuss what it means to TRY.? What can we learn from TRYing?? Let’s take a look.

T -Trust?????????????????????????????

Trust yourself.? You have to trust yourself to be able to TRY in the first place.? Where will you start?? What do you need to start?? When can you start?? Do you trust yourself to start messy and imperfect?? Are you reliable?? Are you truthful?? Are you able?? Are you strong?? Ok, you meet the basic definition of trust, so I guess you can trust yourself.? Now, back to what you are going to TRY.? What is it?? Don’t glaze over what you really want to do for something you think someone else wants you to do.? Everyone starts at the same place (the beginning).? Nobody starts perfectly, regardless of what they say.? Are you wanting to pick up a new hobby?? Are you wanting to pursue a degree or certification?? Are you wanting to take up photography?? Start a YouTube channel?? Volunteer with the youth?? Be a mentor?? What is stopping you?? Write it down and tape it to your bathroom mirror.? Tape it to your door to see as you leave your home.? Trust yourself, you can do it. Do you trust you?

R -Remove????????????????????

Remove expectations.? Don’t try to be perfect right out of the box.? You have to allow yourself to be messy and to be vulnerable.? You have to allow the ebb and flow of the beginning to see where the flow takes you to.? Start with what you have and don’t be hard on yourself.? Allow mistakes and allow yourself to be, well, be not so good.? Allow your mind and passion to flow, regardless of if it doesn’t match what you want at first.? You must learn how to get where you want, and if you don’t allow that imperfect flow to take you to where you need to go, you may never get past the starting point.? Can you, do it? Not can you start, can you remove expectations?? What expectations do you have?? Are they keeping you from trying?? Are they keeping you from attempting to start?? If they are, you need to stop allowing them to be a roadblock to where you are wanting to go.? Yes, we will always face some sort of complication, barrier, or discouragement, however if you know upfront that they will come and that they are a part of the process, you will be less like to stop or avoid trying.? Remove expectations and get started.?

Y-Your???????????????????????????????

Your best is all that matters.? Don’t try to compare yourself to anyone else, especially what you see on social media.? What you don’t know is that they are more than likely to have a crew or staff of individuals helping in different aspects of what you see.? You are you, and unless you have figured out how to duplicate yourself, you are probably all you will have to start.? That doesn’t mean that you can’t ask for help.? Ask for feedback, or guidance.? Your best is your best.? You may take a step back and tell yourself, let’s do that again, and that is ok.? Keep trying.? Maybe do it again.? It may take a few times before you are reasonably satisfied with the outcome or result. The more you do it, the better you will get at it.? When you first rode a bike, did you take off down the sidewalk and ride around the block?? If you answer yes, go directly to go and collect $200. More than likely, you didn’t. You probably fell over because you did not have momentum, and you were working on your balance.? Did you give it your best?? Yes, you did, yet you still fell over.? Some start with training wheels, and that is ok. You TRY your best to do what you can with what you have. If you didn’t have training wheels, you just took the chance that you would learn how to balance and how to keep your momentum going. Sound familiar?? You don’t need training wheels, so TRY your best and pedal to get your momentum.? Give it your best, because that may be all you have.? You may crash, but get back up, and TRY again.

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What are you waiting for?? What is stopping you?? You have to start somewhere, and you have to start sometime, or you will always wonder and always ask yourself what could have been.? Take charge of your passion and just TRY.? Trust yourself to get started, regardless of the initial results.? Remove your expectations to be perfect or to compare yourself to someone else.? Giving it your best is all that matters.? One day you will look back and wonder how you even started, yet you will be further down the road than you though you would be and better at it than you thought you would be.? Imagine what would have happened if you did not begin or TRY.? Start today, regardless of how it looks. When you see where you start you will be glad that you overcame your fear and that you did not fail because you tried. The only failure is if you never TRY.? Now, go back to the first thing you wrote down and get started.

Stay safe and stay well!

T – Trust yourself.

R – Remove expectations.

Y – Your best is all that matters!

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