When I lost my first corporate job, I didn’t want to get another one. I’ve never dreamed of working under flickering fluorescent lights while living pay check-to-pay check. 

But I told myself “I can’t NOT get another job. I need to make money.”

Now, if I had applied this advice back then, I would have had to admit my real truth — which was that I was too scared to try something different.

Once I banned the following three phrases from my vocabulary, it triggered a confidence in me that rippled into all these positive changes in my life.

• I left the corporate rat race behind

• I’m in my best physical shape ever

• I healed my relationship with food and feel excited about eating again

• I came together with my best friend of 15 years, and we’re now planning our wedding

• I dove into entrepreneurship and have more than tripled my corporate income.

None of these changes would have happened if I hadn’t made this mindset change first.

Here are the three phrases I want you to remove from your life, and why!

For the next 30 days, don’t say or think…

1. “I can’t”

2. “I don’t have time”

3. “I don’t want to be greedy”

   
   

I can’t

Can’t is a weak word — and a ridiculously overused one.

Most of the time when we say we “can’t” do something, what we’re actually saying is “I don’t want to try.”

Think about it.

For example: When I lost that corporate job, it’s not true that I had no choice but to get another. What’s true is that I just didn’t know how to make money on my own — and I was too unmotivated and afraid to even try.

When you stop saying “can’t,” it forces you to own your decisions.

I don’t have time.

What a lie of a line.

Similar to “can’t,” this phrase gets used to avoid ownership. It’s suggesting that we’re slaves to the clock, and that we have no control over what we give our time to.

When we say this, we’re not being genuine.

When I would use this phrase, I probably really meant…

• This isn’t a priority for me right now

• I’m not in the mood to do this

• I’m not interested in doing this

But we choose to say what’s easy instead of what’s true.

Making this language change forced me to say what I really meant, and it constantly reminded me that we have so much more power over our lives than we give ourselves credit for.

Where my time goes is not a decision someone forces upon me. I choose everything I spend my time on.

If I’m unhappy with my life, maybe I’m being too lazy or scared to change what I’m spending time on.

I don’t want to be greedy

I spent most of my life assuming that rich people are greedy.

Wealthy people are often portrayed negatively — even as villains…

• 101 Dalmations

• Titanic

• Superman

• Spiderman

• Ebeneezer Scrooge!

And now this is something I hear all the time from people on sales calls. When I ask someone how much money they’d like to make, I get a lot of…
“Oh, I don’t want to be greedy or anything”
“Not a lot — just enough to get by,” or
“I just want to be comfortable.”

We think this is a safe answer — because we don’t want to be judged if we say “I WANT TO MAKE A LOT OF MONEY!”

But here’s the thing: if you only ever make enough to be comfortable, how are you ever going to be able to help other people?

Isn’t only wanting to take care of yourself actually more greedy?

I want to live a rich life — that’s not a bad thing, and it doesn’t mean I’m going to step on other people to get there or horde all the riches to myself.

I want to have more so I can provide more. And in order to have more, I must be willing to say that I want it.

You are the only person you will spend every second of the rest of your life with.

The internal language you use fucking matters!

So, here’s your to-do: remove these phrases from your vocabulary for the next 30 days.

You will notice your thought patterns change. You’ll probably feel more powerful. And you’ll probably get way more accomplished because you’ll stop making excuses.

Reply to this email “DAY 1” so we know when your 30 days start, and can check in on you at Day 30.

If you’re committed to the journey of…
being in the best shape of your life
earning more money in better ways, and
having meaningful relationships
join others like you in our community!