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From “I Can’t” to “How Can I?”

This is the first article I’ve written on my phone. My computer is being used to deliver a surprise to my eldest child - a noble purpose.

But this is my writing time. So what to do?

Adapt. Find a way.

It’s a tiny example, but scale up, it’s the principle that counts.

This is a lesson we can benefit from learning again and again. There’s always a reason something is hard, or harder than usual.

But nearly always, there’s a way.

In my corporate career, a phrase I dreaded in meetings was:

“But we’ve always done it this way.”

Management always said they wanted new ideas, actually they wanted an easy life.

Easy doesn’t often equal progress.

So don’t think “I can’t,” think “How can I?”