Eloquently put by Tony Rush of Liberty League - I don't think I can improve on this so I just give it to you straight...

Yoda Had It Figured Out....Success Advice From The Little Green Guy

Did you know that there is no corresponding result for the word "try"?

It's true. It's a word that has no meaning in the human mind or in the laws of physics. In the world of physics, a cause always produces an effect. But, not with the word "try".

Prove this for yourself by following some instructions for creating causes.

EXPERIMENT ONE: Pick up the phone on your desk.
What was the result of that cause?
You have the phone in your hand, right?
Cool...next experiment.

EXPERIMENT TWO: Do NOT pick up the phone on your desk.
What was the result of that cause?
You do NOT have the phone in your hand, do you?
Now....

EXPERIMENT THREE: Try to pick up the phone on your desk.
Don't do it. (That was experiment #1.) Only TRY to do it.

What's the result? You're sitting there with your hand on your phone and you're somewhere in a limbo of picking it up and not picking it up. If you do anything at all, you'll fall into Experiment 1 or 2 which isn't the point.

Trying is a weak word that means less than nothing. It's a noncommittal word that seeks to do two things at once and winds up in a barren wasteland of "no results".

And the reason why is simple: "trying" is not a cause. Therefore it cannot have an effect. It is actually a disempowering state of mind that keeps you from being "at cause" of anything productive.

And yet "trying" is the thing that most people wind up getting stuck in.

Honey, I'll try to spend more time with the kids. Never gonna happen with that attitude. Then they'll wonder why their kids are suddenly 18 years old and don't want to spend any time with mom and dad.

"I'll try to get started next week"....and you never hear from them.

I'll try to get the money to get started"....and you can call them in six months and they're in the exact same situation.

I'll try to get some people to the meeting"....which basically means they're going to trot out there with no expectations at all and then give up before they accidentally "do" anything.

And you guys know this already.
When you invite someone to dinner and they say, "I'll try to come"...do you honestly expect them to show up?

When a guy tells his date that he'll "try to see about going out again soon", do you really think she's going to sit by the phone waiting for his call?

When a boss says, "I'll try to get you some more money at the beginning of the next fiscal year"...do you really think he's going to bat for you to get you a higher salary?

"Try" is a weak word that should be evicted from the vocabulary of every person who is cultivating a mindset of leadership. Do something or don't do it. But, for God's sake, don't TRY to do it.

Yoda had this figured out in Star Wars: A New Hope. He told Luke Skywalker to do something and Skywalker replied, "Okay, I'll try."

Yoda said, "No. Do. Or do not. There is no try".

Yoda's right. And by all measures of success the guy who created him (George Lucas) knew what he was doing when he wrote those lines for the little green guy. George Lucas doesn't try. He DOES.

Do you do?
Or do you try?

And if you ARE trying...how soon can you stop trying and start DOing?

The obvious reason I passed this story on to you is that it is a great reminder that we should try to do our mental exercise every day, so that it becomes a habit and second nature.

OOPS - did you notice? I hope you did, I have to admit that I did this intentionally so that you notice how we do this if we don't quite trust our own ability. Quite honest, how can you ask somebody else to trust you, if you don't do this yourself? 

I looked through Google image search for an image to accompany this article but had to give up. Do it yourself - it is amazing the variety of photos that come up when looking for the word 'try.'  Everybody seems to be trying. In many instances that is good, because there are many things that I prefer not to be successful and when those people 'try' that is a good thing.

One point to consider though, and that there is one definition of the word 'try,' that is legitimate. It's a synonym to test, and testing things is a very valid activity. At least until you really understand that you create your world, and then there is no testing any more either - then you just do.