Trying is a polite way of saying, failing. Trying not to eat meat, when you are already eating meat, trying to study more, when you really watching TV, trying to get your copyright material, when in actuality you haven’t even contacted the office.
By saying try is a way to give yourself permission to fail; it’s an excuse, a get of a jail free card. In some countries the word ‘try’ isn’t even a word – because it really doesn’t do anything to help explain what it is that you are doing. Either you are not eating meat or you are eating meat – there aren’t shades of grey.
The point of bringing this up, is that without even realizing it, by saying ‘try’ you are setting yourself up to fail. And it takes it’s toll on you – mentally and emotionally. There will be part of you that feels relieved that you have more time accomplish your task, but instead of being proactive – you are setting yourself up for failure. You also are more likely to feel bad about yourself. When you say, “I’m trying to complete this research paper”, and you really aren’t – there is a greater likelihood that you are going to mentally berate yourself for not doing the research paper. That is no way to go about completing your tasks that are important to you.
So instead, do this.
Think of new ways to describe what you are doing. Working Towards, cutting down, etc. But do it more incrementally it if that helps; take smaller steps. Or, if the task you have is a larger one – say making a business plan; set out which part you will do first. Then ou are making that your task, i.e. ‘Today I am going to lay out the marketing plan for the business plan, not ‘Today I’m going to try and finish my business plan.’
By using these methods and strategies you will notice that you are able to achieve more in a smaller amount of time. Plus, you will feel more confident about yourself and what you are accomplishing
Stop making excuses, start making changes. Today. Or at least, try to. 
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