Happy Tuesday !

When you read the title above, did you automatically fill in the blank?  Do you remember the story of the Little Engine that overcomes a seemingly impossible task while repeating “I think I can, I think I can?”

I have to admit, I had forgotten all about the Little Engine until I ran into a “grown up” version of the moral of that story the other day. I was cleaning out old post-it notes that I had tucked under my computer keyboard when I stumbled across one of my favorite sayings – “If you think you can or you think you can’t – you’re right !”

When I first heard that saying many years ago, the cleverness of it struck me, and sparked my curiosity.  Now, years and many lessons later, when I came across that post-it note, I smiled and remembered the Little Engine and his mantra, “I think I can….I think I can…”

How about you?  Do you think you can?  Or, when faced with a challenge, is your first thought “I can’t!” Are you aware of what you are telling yourself inside your head?

Well, one way to figure out what is going on inside your head, it to listen more closely to what you are thinking and saying.

So, are you ready and willing to do a little experiment today to increase your awareness of the power of the words can and can’t?

OK! First, fill in the blank in the following sentence with the first thing that comes to your mind.

“I CAN’T _______________.” (No editing – just write down the first thing you think of.)
Now, sit for a minute with how that feels.
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Now take whatever you wrote in the blank above and plug it into the following sentence.
“I THINK I CAN __________.”  Now repeat this outloud to yourself (quietly works just fine) at least three times.
“I THINK I CAN _________. I THINK I CAN ________.  I THINK I CAN ______!

Now, how does that feel? Do you feel lighter? Do you feel possibilities starting to come to you?  Do you feel the beginnings of a smile on your face?

Remember, whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right! So why not go with CAN? 

You might as well go with the option that opens up possibilities and comes with a smile…..

Just Imagine That !