Empower Your Self – Never use these words

By adminCoach, Empowerment
Man using scissors to remove the word can’t to read I can do it concept for self belief, positive attitude and motivation

Empower your self – Never use these words

First step is to do an analysis of yourself. Honestly, what kind of words come to your mind when you face challenges?

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people never say “I can’t do it” to almost everything.

 

“I can’t do it”  to almost everything?

Yes – I know – Big words but most ambitious people are driven by results and doing more, not less. If you are driven by goals, you are relentless in your pursuit of  every opportunity presented to you if it means growing and empowering yourself . It could mean, in your own mind, having to meet as many people as you can to get there. That also means saying a lot more yeses than no’s. But is it sustainable?

While it’s true that many successful and high-profile people put in 60 to 80 hours per week, really successful people don’t neglect their mental health and self-care or time with family, hobbies, or other interests. They recognize that if they can’t take care of themselves, they cannot achieve their goals.

As we near the end of the year, this is typically the time people start thinking about what goals to set for the new year. My advice is “Learn to manage yourself”.

 

Focus on what you can control

But here’s what we can do, and is very much within our control: Choose how to use that time by managing yourself wisely.

Here are the things I recommend you say “I can’t do it” to, based on my own observations of really successful people:
  • Say “I can’t do it” to opportunities and things that don’t speak to your values, or further your personal or organizational mission.
  • Say “I can’t do it” to superficial networking. Really successful people don’t network. They build relationships.
  • Say “I can’t do it” to overworking by doing all the work yourself. Delegate instead and trust in others’ abilities and skills to get the job done.
  • Say “I can’t do it” to neglecting your deepest wishes and desires for what your want to accomplish in life. Stop accommodating and yielding to others’ wishes and desires. It’s your life, take control of it, and live your calling.

Dr. Thamina Anwar

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