I Tried That

The human escape phrase from personal responsibility is, "I tried that." Apparently, Yoda has never tried that phrase.

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Transcript

I Tried That

Years ago, after having my teeth cleaned, the dental hygienist handed me a packet to take home. In there I found a new toothbrush, dental floss, and some sample whitening strips to affix to your teeth.

The whitening strips got me curious about the phrase, “I tried that.”

I wonder how many people tried the strips one time and were disappointed that they didn’t get a Hollywood smile. The instructions clearly say you have to repeat the application over a period of time to get results.

It amazes me the number of people who suspend logic and believe they took the action necessary by attempting something once, and then dismiss its effectiveness with the phrase “I tried that.”

How often have you heard this statement, “I joined a gym but it didn't work for me”? You would be astounded by the number of people who buy gym memberships and go only a handful of times. Yet in their mind, they believe they have no culpability for their lack of fitness because they say, “I tried that.”

We shift the responsibility from us to something else with the phrase, "I tried that." How quickly we look for a scapegoat.

How many of your New Year’s Resolutions over the years have failed? How many of those failures have you justified with “I tried that?”

It’s a mindset that is pervasive and it never works. It’s much more honest and effective to say, “I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.” It keeps the responsibility where it belongs – with you. AND it keeps the door open to the possibility of accomplishing that which you haven’t figured out yet.

“I tried that” has had a long and storied career. Let’s chip in, buy it a gold watch and send it off to play pickleball and bore the pants off of people telling them about the good old days when it was the most popular phrase on earth.

All the best,

John