Believe it or not, your mindset is more important than any of the knowledge you have. Henry Ford only had very limited formal education, but he had a desire and a mindset that actually forced him to achieve his goals. He is also the one that said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right!”



His drive and determination took him from a non-educated worker to a leader in industry. This is the same type of mindset you need to have to succeed. This is a mindset that doesn’t say, can’t!



Can’t is a word that can stop you in your tracks. As soon as you accept that you can’t do something then it is the truth, you can’t. Don’t let the word can’t dissuade you from your goals. Think of can’t like this:



C= Conveniently.



A= Accepting.



N= Negative.



T= Thoughts



Conveniently Accepting Negative Thoughts is the easy way out. If you believe you can you will achieve your goals.



It doesn’t mean you can’t do something just because you don’t know how to do it



It doesn’t mean it can’t be done just because no one has done it before.



All you have to do is to create a mindset with a burning desire to achieve. This means anything that you think you can’t do, can be done. You just have to figure out how to do it.



Besides can’t there is another term you should avoid and that is newbie. “I am a newbie”, is probably the most commonly used excuse that I hear.



You might think that being a newbie isn’t an excuse but instead is the truth but that isn’t the way it usually works. Just about the only time you hear some one say they are a newbie is when they are using it as an excuse. For example:



Question: What is your website?



Answer: I don’t have one I am a newbie.



Question: What field are you working in?



Answer: I don’t have one I am a newbie.



Question: Have you started building your list yet?



Answer: No, I am a newbie.



As you can see all the answers were used as an excuse for not having something done. I know I used this as an excuse, when I started out, and you probably have too.



Taking action is the only difference between a newbie and a non-newbie. If you want to reach your goals you can’t do it as a newbie so take some action no matter how small and move toward your goals.