When it Comes to PhotoReading, Don’t Try, Just do it

To try is to plan to fail

We hear that a lot yet we don’t really understand the significance of that. What it means is quit working on making it work just do the best you can. I know this is hard to do when we’re learning something and we’re not sure if were doing it right.

So what is wrong

It implies failure. Look at it. What does, ‘I am going to try.’ Really say? If you think about it or listened to yourself whenever you’ve used that expression, it says “I am going to try, BUT…, I might not be able to, Idon’t think it will work, I don’t think I can.”

What does the mind really hear? Everything after the but. All that was said before it is wiped out. Gone and meaningless. You may have great intentions and they were wiped out because now your focus is on the, “but” and that highlights your true expectations.

The problem with trying is it’s an either or option with too much emphasis on possible failure.

To try is to attempt to two things at once. To succeed and fail at the same time. Giving yourself the safe way out by taking the middle of the road. Ultimately, “to try”, is a cop out. The problem is sooner or later you do wind up being squished like a grape. It’s an easy excuse to shortchange yourself and not live up to your true potential.

Shortchanging yourself

When you did the intended task and found it didn’t work perfectly. You weren’t able to do it as well as a professional or discovered there were some things you cannot do well. You quickly let yourself off the hook and say. “Well. At least I tried.” and that’s the end of that.

Right there, you’ve shortchanged yourself!

You tried, with the expectation that failure is a probability. Proved you can fail and left it at that. You don’t take what you learned from the experience. You cannot look at what worked for you and where you ran into problems that led to your failure, because you’re finished. ‘At least you tried.’

So what is just do it?

When you just do it you apply what you know to the best of your ability. You’ experiment and learn because in the end you expect things to work out. You take each opportunity to develop your skill more. Like a plant pushing to the surface you know you’ll succeed because you’re moving in the direction of the sun.You’re an adventurer who knows there is no failure only learning.