The X-wing fighter has sunk, and only the tip of its nose shows above the lake’s surface.
LUKE: Oh, no. We’ll never get it out now.
[ Yoda stamps his foot in irritation. ]
YODA: So certain are you. Always with you, it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say?
[ Luke looks uncertainly out at the ship. ]
LUKE: Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different.
YODA: No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned.
LUKE: [focusing, quietly] All right, I’ll give it a try.
YODA: No! Try not. Do. Or do not!! There is no try.
Can you imagine if you had a life-saving surgery scheduled with your Doctor for 8:00 am tomorrow morning and your Doctor told you today, “I think I can make it, I will try to be there?” How would a ‘think’ and ‘try’ statement from your Doctor make you feel?
I challenge you to think twice before you use the word “TRY”. Plus, have your ears tuned in when you hear others use the word “TRY” then speak up as we must all hold one another to excellence for delivering wow. Likewise, Yoda knows what Kenneth Blanchard knows:
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.
Speak your words with confidence and deliver wow. Know what you say and type, and at the same time, be self-aware about what you do not know that you do not know then go learn. Skills, no excuses, commitment, and real results are all people care about.
