So many times in my life I have heard people either tell me, ” I CAN”T ” or even worse ” YOU CAN’T ” This annoys me so much. The first question I always ask is why not ? Why do we have to bound by pre conceived ideas of what we can and can’t do. I have climbed Kilimanjaro with only 3 days notice before we left to do it. Many thought we wouldn’t make it but we did. It wasn’t easy at all, but we did it.
After only running 300km in training in 6 months before the Comrades ( 89km Run ) people said I wouldn’t finish that but I did and I did the same again this year, so that’s twice in a row now.
Take a minute now and think about all the things you have done when people said you couldn’t do it.
NOW take a minute and think of all the things you want to do BUT haven’t because people say you can’t do it. Makes you think doesn’t it. I think we need to have a mind shift and start to actually do the things we want too and don’t listen to what other people say or even sometimes what your own head tells you. Its just FEAR that stops us trying something.
A perfect example has been Thor Hushovd at the this years Tour de France. He is a 83kg Sprinter, who is also the Current world Road Champion. On paper he shouldn’t ever be able to climb with the world’s best climbers who weigh 55 / 60kg but he has done on a few times this tour to keep yellow and then yesterday he attacks on a very big mountain stage and chases down the lone rider in front by himself and takes a stage win. The odds if you were betting were around 1000 / 1 for the him to win. Yet he did it.
It gave me goosebumps and reminded me again to go out there, Take life by the balls and do WHAT I WANT TO DO.
Maybe you should to ? A old friend of mine, Donovan took a chance on my advice 4 weeks ago to try out for a big job with us at PUMA, he didn’t think he stood a chance, yet he started working this week in the position.
Don’t let CAN’T ever stop you. You can be anything you want to be, just keep moving forward no matter what happens or how many times you fall down. Keep believing, Keep dreaming. FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE.