Lesson 19 - Can You Fail?
Lesson 19 focuses on one important question.
What if you don’t know how to hit your target?
I’ve got another question though.
What if you can’t hit your target? Or does such a concept not even exist?
Let’s say that I’ve chosen to lose 50 pounds as my target. Now, losing 50 pounds is not an easy goal. 5 or 10 pounds is within normal range to lose, but 50? That takes more than some serious willpower, that takes commitment, a strict diet and exercise regiment and a whole lot of desire. No amount of Simpleology will be able to lose 50 pounds for me.
So what happens, 3 months from now when I suddenly realize that I’m not hitting my goal? Do I give up? Have I failed? Or have I just picked a target that is unattainable?
A co-worker who loves to make up her own expressions told me something this morning, which might shed a little light into our situation. She told me (about something completely different) that “if your holding your breathe, you’ll die.” A bit dire, but she makes an interesting point.
If you stand around and wait for things to happen, they never will. You need to go out and make your own breaks. You need to make the world tilt in your direction. And if you don’t, if you stand around holding your breathe for something to change, you’ll find our fairly soon that you’re the only one lying on the floor with an oxygen mask strapped to your mouth.
The only way you will accomplish anything is by trying. If you don’t try, you definitely won’t fail, but you definitely won’t succeed either.