Both Can and Will are Necessary

Thank you to Leanne Hoagland-Smith for yesterday's comment. It served as reminder that we need both "Can" and "Will" in our "choices."

More thought and research led me to this wonderful quote by Robert Frost ...

"The world is full of willing people;
some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."

The concept that we "can do" what it takes to achieve our dreams, our goals, our passions comes from what we identify to be important. And, what we consider comes from our beliefs. Often times, we, and others, limit our level of involvement which actually limits what we can do. It may appear to the outside world that we do not have the will to do the work, when in reality, we do not have the belief in our own ability.

Back to the definition of can - "possession of power." Identifying that we own our potential, leads us to tremendous opportunities. It is always interesting to observe that people allow others to do the work because they believe the other person is more qualified, more interested, more suited, more whatever. As a result, committing to greater engagement and action becomes a challenge.

Know that you CAN be more when you ...

Capture what you possess - talents, strengths, ideas, lessons learned.
Adopt an attitude that your abilities have helped you in the past and will continue to do so.
Nudge your will into action.

then you WILL:

Work with passion and purpose
Open doors and overcome obstacles
Reveal new energy and ideas
Know you are successful because you can


Both Can and Will are necessary.