“Do. Or do not. There is no try”

– Yoda

Today is celebrated by fans as Star Wars Day. The pun is pretty obvious, “May the Fourth be with you”. In observance of this day, I wanted to share the Yoda-ism above. It’s one of my favorite quotes from the movies.

It’s beautiful in it’s simplicity. All too often when we are tasked with doing something we say to ourselves or others, “I’ll try…”. It gives you an out right away. You’re allowing that you could fail.

But if you say “I will”, it changes your perspective. It’s no longer luck or chance that that dictates if you will do what you are setting out to accomplish, but a matter of time, effort and dedication that will see you through to the goal.