That was very cool and insightful of the group leader.
When at my last dojo we had a similar policy of not allowing using the words "can't" and "can not" in the building. If you did use them you had to do pushups. One night, when I first joined, I did over a hundred push ups. I didn't realize how frequently I was saying that.
I like Hottie's philosophy.....mine problem is lack of focus therefore lack of preparation therefore the sensation that "I cant'"...
But usually any time i said 'I can't" i ended up discovering that indeed 'I could"..
Its like the story of the little train that was always saying 'I wish i could, i wish i could" and then started to say "I think i can, I think i can" and it did climb on top of the hill....
I always loved that children story...
Pollie......you know what.."I think you can, i think you can"....:-)
Dont be afraid of making mistakes.....usually they are so big only in our eyes..{{hugs}}
Okay, I'm going to bury "I can't whistle as good as I would like to."
"I can't cook as good as my mother". " I can't write as good as a lot of the bloggers here on SoulCast" I gots lots more, but that was a start......Thanks, dee