Why You CAN

Stop giving excuses and start giving reasons.

Whenever my parents would tell me what to do, like make my bed or fold my clothes, I'd give them all of the reasons why I couldn't. I could give them a million and one reasons why my bed was a pointless thing to make. I'd just mess it up in my sleep or I did homework on my bed. I couldn't fold my clothes because they'd get unsorted when I'm looking for something or  I didn't have the time.

But by telling my parents why I couldn't do something, I was emphasizing what I wasn't capable of rather than what I was capable. of. I was limiting my F.O.G. or Factor of Greatness. I was making myself believe that I couldn't actually do these things when I could.

One day, I discovered that making my bed wasn't all that hard, and I actually enjoyed sleeping in a made bed. Folding clothes wasn't that time consuming, and I could do it in between tasks. Staying tidy wasn't a chore anymore because I made it fun.

I started thinking of all of the reasons why I could or when I could. I started realizing that I was capable of doing things. This doesn't just go for folding clothes or making my bed. I'm useful other places, too now.

So stop listing off why you can't be great, and start listing the reasons why you can.