People concoct all kinds of excuses to explain their bad decisions:
If I had more money, I could be happy.
If I had better genes, I could lose weight.
If I had more time, I could exercise more.
If I liked vegetables, I could eat healthier.
If I had gone to college, I could be successful.
If this, then that. It’s the if statement that fails.
Such utterances are debilitating self-fulfilling prophecies.
They hold you back.
The best thing to do is remove the if clause from your declarations,
revealing your true potential:
I could be happy.
I could lose weight.
I could exercise more.
I could eat healthier.
Because, truth be told … if you wanted to,
What would helen do? 