"I'm Not the Sort of Person Who Could Do That"
Published July 2026
Over the years, I've spoken to many people who were looking for extra income, greater flexibility, or simply a way to improve their financial future.
Interestingly, very few of them said:
"That won't work."
More often, they said something quite different:
"I'm not the sort of person who could do that."
The Story We Tell Ourselves
Most of us carry around a picture of who we are.
We decide whether we're confident or shy. Good with people or awkward. Business-minded or not. Entrepreneurial or not.
The problem is that these stories often become limitations.
We stop asking whether something is possible and start assuming it isn't.
What If You're Wrong?
Here's a simple question:
How do you know?
How do you know you're not the sort of person who could build a second income?
How do you know you're not capable of learning new skills?
How do you know you're not capable of succeeding at something you've never actually tried?
Most people don't know.
They've simply assumed.
I Certainly Didn't Look Like an Entrepreneur
If someone had told me during my career at BT that I would one day be helping people build a residual income business, I would probably have laughed.
I wasn't a salesperson.
I wasn't particularly outgoing.
I certainly didn't see myself as some kind of entrepreneur.
Yet life has a funny habit of taking us in directions we never expected.
Neither Did Emma
Emma's initial reaction to becoming involved in the business was famously:
"Over my dead body."
That's probably not the response most business trainers recommend.
Yet over time she became an enormous part of what we've built together.
If you'd asked either of us years ago whether we'd eventually qualify for multiple incentive holidays, build a substantial customer base, and help hundreds of people, neither of us would have believed you.
Most Successful People Start as Beginners
This sounds obvious when you read it.
Yet people often compare their own first day to somebody else's tenth year.
They see confidence and assume it was always there.
They see success and assume it came naturally.
In reality, most successful people began with uncertainty, mistakes, and self-doubt.
The Better Question
Instead of asking:
"Am I the sort of person who could do this?"
try asking:
"Am I willing to learn?"
Because that's usually the real difference.
Not talent. Not personality. Not confidence.
Simply a willingness to learn and improve.
Final Thoughts
Some of the most limiting words in the English language are:
"I'm not the sort of person who could do that."
Not because they're always wrong.
But because they're usually based on assumptions rather than evidence.
The truth is that most people are capable of far more than they give themselves credit for.
The challenge is being willing to find out.