No Try

Twenty-four hours.

No “try.”

That’s the whole practice.

When you catch it in your mouth,
and you will,
make the honest choice
between the two things
“try” was hiding.

I’m doing this.

Or:

I’m not doing this.

Both are honest.
Both are strong.
Both leave your word intact.

“Try” was never a third option.

It was just the place
where your yes and your no
went to hide from each other.

Flush them out.

And when the yes wins,
here is the equation
I run my life on.

Think first.

Always think first.

Then:

action,
plus conviction.

That’s drive.

And drive,
aimed at something true,

is a life worth living.