This one question separates good leaders from great ones.

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]How will I pass this test? So, rather than going, "I can't do it." I just go, "Okay, how am I How am I going to pass this test? What am I going to do?"

[00:00:06]What this does is it forces the brain to see different opportunities. There's a part of the brain called the reticular activating system, and if you If you say to yourself, "I can't do it."

[00:00:15]that part of the brain will just scan the environment and just give you evidence to prove to you that you can't.

[00:00:20]But, if you say, "How will I pass this test?" you're telling that part of the brain to go, "How can I solve this problem?"

[00:00:26]So, then you start to look for opportunity instead.