You’ve heard me say that what we think is what we get, that we create our reality with our thoughts. Many of you may not perceive yourself as master of your fate. Many of you may not agree that “the fault, dear Brutus, lies in ourselves not in our stars that we are underlings.” As Dr. Phil would say, “How’s that working for you?” Our Subconscious mind is very powerful. When we tell ourselves and other people that, “I can’t do it,” we’re sending a message to our subconscious mind, which will do everything in its power to make that thought a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is not semantics. This is how it works. So we choose our words and our thoughts which precede our words, carefully. Better to say, “I’m having difficulty” doing something rather than saying “I can’t do it!” Better to be hopeful and positive and work hard towards our goals and dreams, and not subvert them by sending negative messages of limitations and failure to our subconscious mind, increasing the odds of turning our “I can’t” into an unsatisfying reality.

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