Stop saying “I Can’t” and start saying “What can I do.” I’m saying this because I need to be held accountable as well. As I share about our lives on social media, I get a ton of responses to various things that all come back to the same sentiment, that it can’t be done in their lives. Sometimes those reasons are completely valid, but when it comes down to it, perhaps you’re not being called to do that exact thing. For instance, so many people have told me that they want to foster but it’s not possible for them. Perhaps that’s t...
Stop saying “I Can’t” and start saying “What can I do.” I’m saying this because I need to be held accountable as well. As I share about our lives on social media, I get a ton of responses to various things that all come back to the same sentiment, that it can’t be done in their lives.
Sometimes those reasons are completely valid, but when it comes down to it, perhaps you’re not being called to do that exact thing. For instance, so many people have told me that they want to foster but it’s not possible for them.
Perhaps that’s true. There are so many reasons why fostering isn’t for everyone and certainly not in every season. But what can you do? Can you offer childcare? Can you help make meals? Can you be a shoulder or a listening ear?
The same goes for perhaps paying down debt or saving money for a really large purchase. Maybe you don’t make it all the way to the cash only goal, but you take that one small step that begins a life change.
Listen in as Jesse and I share our thoughts on what “I can’t” really means and why it is so important to shift past that thought process and into one that helps you take action. Just because you may or may not be able to do something like someone else does not mean that you have been called to less. You just need to find your right path.
In This Episode:
[00:33] Welcome back and get ready to remove “I Can’t” from your vocabulary.
[01:21] But first, an embarrassing story about a radio interview I had recently.
[06:25] Thinking and talking is definitely a skill many women can attest to. How about men?
[07:27] Why husbands should and shouldn’t ask what their wives are thinking.
[08:19] My press on nails are saving my life this week.
[13:38] Listen as I set up Jesse’s life saving moment this week.
[15:32] Jesse shares the routine that is now saving his life.
[17:51] I’ve been reading Praying Mom by Brooke McGlothlin.
[20:12] Jesse is reading Cross Shadow by Andrew Huff.
[20:40] Stop saying “I Can’t.”
[22:35] Why resistance to change turns into “I Can’t” statements.
[24:24] If you’re coming up to the wall but you have a desire, take this challenge.
[25:53] Think of what you can do versus what you can’t.
[27:42] Is your response really “I Can’t” or is it “I don’t want to?”
[30:49] Maybe you’re not going to be able to accomplish that big thing, but it may be time for a small change.
Links and Resources:
Crystal Paine
Crystal Paine on Instagram
Crystal Paine on Twitter
crystal@moneysavingmom.com
Money Saving Mom
Money Saving Mom on Facebook
Money Saving Mom Deal Seekers Facebook group
Love Centered Parenting
Episode 120: How to Nix Your Negative Narrative (with Jon Acuff)
imPRESS Nails
Praying Mom by Brooke McGlothlin
Cross Shadow by Andrew Huff
