Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. All right, I’ve used this phrase a lot. Spoken by the character Yoda, it is one of my favorite quotes from the Star Wars movie series. In fact it’s right up there with “Flying through hyperspace ain’t like dustin’ crops.” However, the first one is very motivational. But, what the hell is that little green fella talking about?
So, here it is again... Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
When we try, we leave open for the possibility of failure. By simply 'trying', we accept failure. We know there is the possibility of failing, and no matter how undesirable that might be, we accept it as an option, an option that we can (simply by accepting it) live with. Therefore, when we try, we acknowledge that there are two possibilities. One is success while the other is failure. One outcome is desirable, the other is not. But, simply by the fact that we have acknowledged two outcomes, we have accepted each one.
It’s when we stop trying and start doing, that we allow only one outcome.
We should be doing, not trying. When we do, we can't fail. That's because in doing, we don't choose just one path, we choose one, then another, then another until we get the one that works. We have ruled out failure as an option. Failure is not something we can or will do.
When we’re young, and we go to the motor vehicle administration to take our driver’s test, we don’t go in there saying that we’re going to try to pass it. We go in saying that we’re going to pass it. Hence, doing, not trying. This can be applied to anything. It does not limit the options to find the right solution to a problem, but it does commit one to completing what they set out to do. Hmmm, it’s like committing to goals we make.
Basically, we are not failing because we continue until we succeed. Therefore we do.
Or as a popular ad says... Just do it.