It's a strange thing, you have said it thousands of times I am sure...you will never know what you can do until you try. However the sad truth is, that most people never try anything until they know they can do it.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of trying new things rather than waiting for certainty of success.
Bob Proctor's quote highlights a prevalent mindset where individuals hesitate to attempt new endeavors until they are confident they can succeed. This paradox suggests that many miss opportunities for growth and achievement simply because they are not willing to take the first step without prior assurance. It encourages taking risks and embracing the unknown as a pathway to discovering one’s potential.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage students to pursue their dreams, you might say, 'It's a strange thing...you will never know what you can do until you try.'
Do you think of yourself as a creative personality? If you do, you are both fortunate and correct, in fact the beautiful truth is that everyone is creative and we all have the ability to develop our creative potential. It is wise to remember that the person who follows the crowd will get no further than the crowd. The person who walks the creative path is likely to find they are in places no one has ever been before.
No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.
You will be amazed at how much free time you have when you never have to think about money.
I believe people should study a little bit every day. It should become habitual, like brushing your teeth, combing your hair, having a shower or getting dressed. Study the mind, the laws of the universe and paradigms. There's enough information on those subjects to keep a person studying forever.
People with the best intentions will often give you advice on why you shouldn’t take a risk because of what could happen. While some of what they say may be true, you should never allow them to get their negative anchors into your mind because, like them, you too will begin to sink. Next time this happens, throw them a life-line, and ask them what is good about their situation.
Happiness and peace of mind are a matter of consciousness. We must create the harmony we desire. As we raise our level of consciousness we become more in tune with the true nature of our being. This type of awareness is not an accident; it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.
You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you have, be, and do in the tomorrow of your life.
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.
The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds, and sometimes he needs somebody, his pal or his mother or his wife or God, to give him that confidence.
I'm not afraid to lose my job, and when you're not afraid, you don't feel any pressures. You are not too worried; you can express yourself in a different way. It makes you better, I think.
Right now, in every big city ghetto, tens of thousands of yesterday's and today's school dropouts are keeping body and soul together by some form of hustling in the same way I did.
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