On the opposite of hiding

On the opposite of hiding

Iโ€™ve been reading a lot of Seth Godin recently. His outside-the-box thinking really appeals to me, and never ceases to offer new perspective. On page 44 of โ€œPoke The Box,โ€ he writes this, โ€œIโ€™m not sure Yoda was right when he said, โ€˜Do or do not, there is no try.โ€™ Yes there is a try. Try is the opposite of hiding.โ€ This really got me thinking about how we hide from our responsibilities and our potential everyday by brushing things off and not trying them. Itโ€™s also challenged me to become more aware of the choices Iโ€™m actually making when I decide not to try something. Is it my subconscious running from fear? What metrics am I measuring the costs-benefits by? But Yoda wasnโ€™t wrong either (of course). We often hide behind the idea of trying. The trick here is to reevaluate your definition and interpretation of the word โ€œtrying.โ€