Success comes in Cans not Can'ts

I was leaving my local Sainsburys and spotted a plant hire shop door across the road. Above the door was this slogan:

"Success comes in Cans not Cants"

This line has been in my head ever since. It is one of those simple statements that really contain an Ah Ha moment. I was due to train on Influence skills - this is all about Cans. We have seen the success of Lewis Hamilton and Barack Obaman in the last few days - real examples of people that are all about Cans not Cants.

The news media continue to spread their doom and gloom and no doubt there is a real recession and times are difficult. Living in a world of cants will paralyse us all. Living a life of CANS is far more fulfilling. I find that negativity is contagious.

My wife is thinking about her website - babieswelcome.com and how she makes this work. She has been racking her brains. There are a number of CANS:

• Make a directory with two levels - free simple listing and enhanced listing which babyfriendly sites pay an annual fee


• Sell organic baby products


• Travel bookings for parents with young children and babies and earn commissionings on the bookings

I am sure there are many other ideas (let me know if you have any thoughts).

The statement led me to write my first newsletter in a very long time. Click here to access. I have used the CAN DO as a theme. I would really enjoy hearing more stories about how you have adopted the CAN DO approach.

Back to writing a startegy document for a NHS Primary Care Trust. No here is an organisation that has begun to be CAN DO.