BOLD LAW for Friday ! ...." There is no try...." From KW MAPS Coach George Gillas...Don't TRY to read this , DO read this...interesting take...

" There is no try , there is only do  "

Yesterday I questioned a client about his repeatedly saying, “I need to…”  Of course, “need” can have a positive meaning, but in his case, it did not. It was reflecting his feeling of moving away from problems vs. moving toward solutions. So I asked him what he would prefer to say instead… what would have a more positive emotional charge…

The words we use (especially unconsciously)  are a reflection of our thoughts – a reflection of the meaning we give those words. Try is one of those words. I remembered writing about this about “do vs. try” for Don’s weekly posts and dug into my archives from 2018 to send my client. When I read it, it seemed as on point today as it did when first published:

There is no try. Really. We often use the word when we say we’re going to try a food or a drink. We may be sampling it, but are we really “trying” it?

To “try” a food or drink means you have to successfully put it in your mouth, taste it, and form an opinion. You may or may not swallow it, but you certainly failed at trying – because you succeeded at getting it into your mouth… Hmmm.

Do this: Place a pen or pencil in front of you and try to pick it up. If it ends up in your hands, did you try or did you succeed at picking it up? If it is in your hands can we agree that you failed at trying? And can we also agree, that if you are going to fail at something, it may as well be failing at trying!

What would happen when you eliminate the word try? Substitute “I’m going to sample this food…” instead. You’ll get some interesting responses from the people around you. Then you can have a fun conversation about the word try – and how at KW no one tries to sell homes… We Succeed at Selling Homes!

There is no try!...only do !

Contributed by KCN leader Don Aldrich & KW MAPS NLP Coach George Gillas