20 Things You Can’t Do

You can’t do that!

It’s against the rules.

It’s not allowed. It’s out of bounds.

Sometimes it seems that we live our lives between the lines of “can’t and no.”

Life has a way of boxing us into what we are allowed to do.

However, often it is ourselves that says what we can and cannot do.

Are you telling yourself that “you can’t?”

Telling Ourselves No

We all get a lot of people telling us what we are allowed to do. Or more specifically, what we cannot do.

Workplaces are overrun with rules and red tape and people telling us what we cannot do:

- Can’t skip that meeting

- Can’t work remotely

- Can’t use new tools

- Can’t try new ways to do things

However, ironically, for most people they are their own biggest critic.

They tell themselves that they cannot do things.

Do you limit yourself?

Are you living in the world of “can’t” and “no?”

It’s possible that you are your own biggest limitation.

What Can’t You Do?

We tell ourselves, “We can’t.” We resist putting ourselves out there.

Maybe we are afraid of failing. Maybe we are nervous of what others would think.

Yet, deep down somewhere, we wonder what we are capable of.

Secretly, we even think… that we can.

“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.”

- Henry Ford

Have you asked yourself? Or do you already know what you can’t do?

Here are many of the things we tell ourselves that we can’t do:

20 Things You Can’t Do

1. Get a new job.
2. Learn a new skill.
3. Skip that meeting.
4. Overcome that obstacle to your goal.
5. Get in shape.
6. Be early.
7. Get a promotion.
8. Find a partner.
9. Teach a class.
10. Be stronger.
11. Get out of a bad relationship.
12. Make more money.
13. Be more organized.
14. Fail at something.
15. Break through that wall.
16. Be a better friend.
17. Be loved by someone.
18. Get your degree.
19. Not watch TV tonight.
20. Be happy today, no matter what happens.

What do you tell yourself that you can’t do?

Thinking You Can

What if you said you could?

What if you lived in the land of can?

It would open new possibilities. New opportunities.

Sometimes believing in yourself is half of the battle.

Try using “can” and “yes.”

Today, ask yourself what you can do.

What do you tell yourself  that you “can’t” do? How would things change if you said “yes” and “can?”