How will you know if you’ve never tried? That’s the question asked by Psychologist Dr. C. Watson. I couldn’t agree with her more. Too often we rationalize why things won’t work. But we will never know unless we try. At times we may look at the experiences of friends, colleagues, coworkers and even family members and use their experiences to judge our own.
Often we are even stuck in our fear of failure. But good things come to those who make the attempt.
Today I implore you to be bold. Step out. Try. Attempt to do the thing that you have always been afraid to do. Who knows? You may surprise yourself and accomplish great things!
Try it today!
Cheers to your success!
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Dr. Shelly Cameron is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and author of 12 nonfiction books, including The GreenLight Factor and Success Strategies of Caribbean American Leaders. She is the creator of the GreenLight Leadership Framework and founder of Global Coaching Corner. She leads the Ignite Caribbean 30 Under 30 Emerging Leaders program. Drawing on over 20 years of global HR leadership experience, she's passionate about helping professionals navigate change and design fulfilling lives through intentional goal setting and self-discovery. Her research was published in the JAABC Business Journal, and she was a featured author for the 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival's 250th celebration.
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3 thoughts on “How Will You Know If You Have Never Tried?”
I believe that most of us don’t try new things because of 4 words; What will people think. It is depressing how these 4 words destroy millions of dreams every single year. We should all be bold, we should try new things and we should live our lives to the fullest because life is brief and there is nothing worse than dying knowing that you could have left a legacy behind.
I believe that most of us don’t try new things because of 4 words; What will people think. It is depressing how these 4 words destroy millions of dreams every single year. We should all be bold, we should try new things and we should live our lives to the fullest because life is brief and there is nothing worse than dying knowing that you could have left a legacy behind.
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The absolute truth. Thanks for sharing.
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And thank you for sharing this blog post
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