Is the word "Impossible" shattering your dreams?
Everyone, at some point of his or her life, has dreamed of being somebody special, somebody big. Who hasn't fantasized about being the one who hits the game-winning homer? Who hasn't dreamed of being the homecoming queen? And how many times have we dreamed of being rich, or successful, or happy with our marriage or relationship in general?
Most of the time, we have big dreams and we have great aspirations. Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that, but do we act on our dreams and aspirations? most of the time we don't.
This is where the sad turn of events in our lives takes place. we get caught up in the tick-tock of day to day barely existing instead of experiencing exciting adventures in self actualisation.
Have we learned to aim higher, our lives could be so much better.
The word impossible is an obstacle in setting goals. how many times have we heard people say i can't do this, it's impoosible to do this, i am no good at this even if i could, no one can do this. Instead of thinking of ways of doing the things they say they can't, they do the opposite.
Thank God not everyone is thinking like that, otherwise we would still be in stone ages, there would be no inventions and no innovations.
when someone thought of bringing the world in a small box to you while you are having your dinner, everyone thought it was impossible including the scientist at the time, but yet television was invented. how about flying? how about visiting the moon? and so on.
I hear asking if that's the case why not everyone is achieving their dreams? my answer to that is 5 things:
- outrageous dreams: nothing is impossible yes, but there are limits, for example becoming a millionaire in 24 hours without laying the ground foundation to achieve this, not even buying the lottery ticket.
- Lack of can do attitude.
- No Plan:
- no action
- Not following through
Results? failure, broken heart and giving up hopes.
If we lack confidence and we limit ourselves with self-doubt, and self-limiting assumptions, how can we break past what we deem impossible.
Give this exercise a try. Take a piece of paper and separate it to 3 sections and write down some goals in your life as follow:
- Under one header, list down things ‘you know you can do’.
- Under another header, write the things ‘you might be able to do.’
- And under one more, list the things that that are ‘impossible for you to do.’
Follow this process:
Now look at all the headers strive every day to accomplish the goals that are under things ‘you know you can do’. Check them when you are able to accomplish them.
As you slowly are able to check all of your goals under that heading, try accomplishing the goals under the other header-the one that reads ‘you might be able to do.’
As of the items you wrote under things I could do are accomplished, you can move the goals that are under things that are ‘impossible for you to do’ to the list of things ‘you might be able to do.’
As you iterate through this process, you will find out that the goals you thought were impossible become easier to accomplish. And the impossible begin to seem possible after all.
You see, the technique here is not to limit your imagination. It is to aim high, and start working towards that goal step by step. However, it also is unwise to set a goal that is truly unrealistic.
Those who just dream towards a goal without working hard end up disappointed and disillusioned.
On the other hand, if you told someone a hundred years ago that it was possible for man to be on the moon, they would laugh at you. If you had told them that you could send mail from here to the other side of the world in a few seconds, they would say you were out of your mind. But, through sheer desire and perseverance, these impossible dreams are now realities.
Thomas Edison once said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Nothing could be truer. For one to accomplish his or her dreams, there has to be had work and discipline. But take note that that 1% has to be a think-big dream, and not some easily accomplished one.
Remember the saying, “No pain, no gain”? That is as true as it can be. Ask any gym goer and he or she will tell you that there can be no gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone.
As you step up the ladder of progress, you will find out that the impossible has just become a little bit more possible.
So dream on, My friend. Don’t get caught up with your perceived limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams.
Aziz Meknassi
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Aziz Meknassi is a self improvement addict, martial arts instructor, multi-lingual and webmaster of
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