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What if I can’t vs what if I can?

What if I fail vs What if I succeed?

What if they don’t like me vs what if they love me?

What if I can’t vs what if I can?

You’ve said this to yourself before right? Before you go into an important meeting, what if I can’t remember my points? Have you ever said to yourself - what if I remember exactly what I want to say? - probably not right?

Yet imagine how different that would feel. When you ask yourself what if I can’t, you’re reinforcing the idea that you might not be able to remember, you’re focus is then on worrying, whereas if you were to think what if I can remember exactly what to say, you're focusing on exactly what you are going to say (which is pretty helpful right!).

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What if I fail vs What if I succeed?

Now I'm not suggesting we only flip the question, sometimes the original...