“You Can Do Anything You Set Your Mind To”…Can You?
May 7th, 2026 by Diane Conklin under Business - General, Business Strategy. No Comments.
Most people take things at face value and don’t give much thought to things people say…especially people you look up to or respect.
For example, a popular thing people say that many just agree with is “How you do anything is how you do everything.” You’ve probably heard it. Maybe even thought, yep, that’s true.
While on the surface, it may seem like it. It’s certainly a feel-good statement that’s easy to just take at face value and go along with.
But…
…it’s not true.
Think about it.
How I eat a donut is not how I run my business, or how I drive a car, or how I build relationships with my coaching clients, or how I speak from the platform, and so on.
It sounds good on the surface, but that’s really all it is…surface.
It happened Saturday after the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.
For the first time ever, a woman trainer’s horse won the Derby. At 23-1 odds, coming from the back of the pack, Golden Tempo won the race by a nose.
In the winner’s circle, Cherie DeVaux is quoted as saying “I’m glad that I can be a representative of all women everywhere. That we can do anything we set our minds to.”
That part in question here, for me, is “we can do anything we set our minds to” – as it applies to anyone, not just women.
I’m all for positive thinking and getting your head on straight, not giving up, persevering and being persistent. I’m all for pushing yourself beyond your pre-conceived, false limits.
And, I’m the first to admit, you can learn most things.
You can learn to run a business or to be a good copywriter.
You can learn to play guitar, but will you ever be as good as Jimi Hendrix?
If you are a fully grown man, and you weigh 98 pounds, soaking wet, can you really be the heavy weight boxing champion of the world?
I might be able to learn to sing better but I’m never going to be Whitney Houston, Diana Ross or Beyonce.
Yes, I’m all for you believing in yourself. Pushing your limits and striving past your comfort zone.
Most of the time, we don’t push ourselves hard enough, we don’t accomplish all we could if we really gave it our all.
And nobody can really accomplish anything they set their mind too.
It takes more than wanting to. Sometimes it takes more than working hard to get it.
Most of the time, in business, you can accomplish almost anything you want if you set your mind to it.
Persist.
Commit.
Be disciplined.
Focus.
Be consistent.
It won’t happen overnight.
It may take time.
But, in business you can accomplish great things that positively affect a lot of people.
What have you talked about that you want to accomplish that you haven’t yet?
To Your Success –
