210-I’ll Try

We hear it all the time, ‘I’ll try’, in response to a request to do or accomplish something. Almost inevitably, the actual result will come up short. It isn’t that the person is not necessarily capable of the goal, but rather may have some impediments that are sketchy and s/he doesn’t want to just say ‘no’, but rather at least offer hope. As the wise Yoda said, ‘Do or do not - there is no try.’ How do you help someone set up an environment where ‘I will’ is the desired answer? The key is chunking!