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Don’t Try. Do.
by Adam Zack — October 26, 2016
Requests for your effort should be reasonable and the answer realistic.
The word “perfect” is probably the most misused word in America today. I washed the dog. Perfect. I took out the trash. Perfect. I was only 10 minutes late to work today. Perfect. Perfect is the new “fine”. Another phrase that is greatly misused is I’ll try. Hey, can you finish your blog today? I’ll try. Can you empty the dishwasher before your mother gets home? I’ll try. Will start going to the gym regularly like you said you would? I’ll try. Instead of being an action statement, it’s really more of an excuse that means I’m not really going to try at all. In fact, I’ll try and pretend that I didn’t hear your request and I’ll try to not do anything so you’ll forget all about it. Trying needs to involve the same effort that actually doing the action requires. Trying requires 100% concentration and commitment. It has to be something tangible and attainable. Trying should lead to success more often than it leads to failure, and when the result is failure, you should have a sense of satisfaction that your try really was your best effort. Requests for your effort should also be reasonable and the answer realistic. I need you to get your blog done today. I’ll try and if not it will be done first thing tomorrow morning. I need you to look more like Brad Pitt. I’d try but any effort would be futile and result in failure.
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Nobody said it better than Yoda “Try not, Do or Do Not, There is no Try”