- I am not smart enough to do that.
- I don’t have enough money to buy that.
- I am not strong enough to run that marathon.
- I can’t draw.
- I am not able to help others.
These are the things we tell ourselves with self-defeating attitudes every day. We seem to believe the negative words we say to ourselves and then we act upon them with the same small-mindedness and wonder why our lives are so dull, without passion or impact. We take refuge in local watering holes, plant ourselves in front of big-screen televisions and stream NetFlix for the entire weekend. We turn thirty, then forty, another zero year comes along and we wonder where the years are going? Wasted.
Consider the power of the word …Yet.
- I’m not smart enough to do that..yet.
- I don’t have enough money to buy that… yet.
- I’m not strong enough to run that marathon…yet.
The word yet changes your focus entirely. Yet means that you are looking for a solution, a path of some enlightenment that you are looking for a door to walk through. Add the word yet to the end of your sentences and your brain hears it.
Your brain believes everything that you say to it.
More importantly, your brain acts upon it and starts looking for ways to make your words true. I haven’t traveled anywhere exciting..yet. I haven’t shared my personal interests with anyone else..yet. I haven’t found my purpose in life…yet. Trust me, say this to yourself, frame your words with yet as a suffix and positive changes will automatically start to transpire.
Is it magic? A blessing? The energy of the Universe?
Call it what you want, if it works, call it whatever you want. We use only a very small percentage of our brains. Usually, not much more than the part that is designed to keep us alive and follow the routines we have adapted to feel comfortable, no different from when our ancestors lived in caves. The world has transpired into an amazing place in the last hundred years, we deserve the life that takes advantage of everything available to us, and share it.
The reason you haven’t done it is that you haven’t taken the leap….yet.
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