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Who Says?

May 18, 2010 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

Who Says?

I want to know

Who says?


Who says?

Who says you’re not good enough?

smart enough?

strong enough?

talented enough?

Who says you’re not realistic enough?

Who says?

Who says?

Who says you can’t travel?

be awesome?

start your own business?

do what you love?

Who says you can’t change the world?

Who says?


Who says?

Who says you’re not?

Who says you can’t?

Who says it’s too hard?

Who says it’s impossible?

Who says?


Who says?

I want to know.

Who says?

Who says?

Whoever they are

I disagree


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  1. Jess says

    May 19, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    Well, most of the time I can discount when other people tell me I can’t do stuff, but I’m usually my own worst critic, so when I tell myself I can’t do something, it feeds into my brain and that negative thought buries itself deep.

    However, I’m working on believing that I CAN do everything, because y’know, I’m just bad ass like that.

    Reply
  2. Joel Runyon says

    May 19, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    Good point Jess!

    I don’t know if you read ManVS.Debt but Adam Baker had a post up there a few weeks back about 26 things he’s learned in 26 years. [http://manvsdebt.com/26-life-lessons/]
    My favorite thing was “You can do anything you want. No seriously… you can literally do anything.”

    The more and more I stretch myself & push myself, the more I realize just how true that statement is.

    Reply
  3. Matt says

    July 3, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    I can definitely relate to what Jess said. I am definitely my own worst critic. Once that self-doubt creeps in, be it from statements made by those around us or just the feeling that the crazy things we want to do are impossible, it’s hard to break that thought process. I want to live in Indonesia and I’m pushing myself hard to do that. Like you said Joel, the more you push ourselves the more we realize that nothing is out of reach.

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      July 5, 2010 at 1:44 am

      Totally true Matt.
      Sometimes the only limits we have are our imaginations.

      Reply

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