HOW TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE

What does impossible really mean? Is anything truly impossible?

Humans can’t fly, but the Wright brothers proved an airplane could get us close enough. We can’t defy physics and teleport from one side of the world to another, but the internet made it possible to instantly bring the other side of the world to us.

Have you ever wondered how some people seem to achieve the impossible?

You know those people who always seem to have luck on their side. The ones where success comes so easily – without them even trying?

Well I’ve got news for you – those people don’t exist.

While successful people may appear to be lucky or ‘in the right place at the right time’ – this is not really the case.

If you want success, if you want to achieve something truly great with your life, you’ve got to work for it.

I know this for a fact. It doesn’t just happen. There are no overnight success stories.

In-fact pretty much everyone you see who has achieved something great, has put the hard yards in.

Yes there are exceptions to the rule – but let’s be honest with ourselves. Let’s be realistic about what it takes to really make a difference with our lives.

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” – Margaret Drabble

When you are so sure of your plan that it is the right one for you, you have tunnel visioned your options and possibilities.

Often, we get overly attached with one way of doing things. We may even claim or think in our mind that “my way is the best way.” The reality is not easy to digest for many. Your way might be the best under your current set of situations and structures. But it might become obsolete in a year or two.

For example, you may be an author and use the traditional method of sending your manuscript to publishers.

But if you are technology shy and refuse to get into e-books on the various platforms, you are missing out on a great possibility. And that is just the beginning of the content delivery and multimedia learning avalanche. The world is changing rapidly and getting attached to one way is not productive anymore.

So ask yourself if you are nipping opportunity in the bud by being so sure of your present methods that you disallow other ways. Remember that this is a difficult one to get past. We love our ways of doing things to the point that we get blind sighted to other ideas and possibilities.

Start by setting yourself a pretty challenging goal (It’s time to get out of your comfort zone! If you’re new to the process of setting goals – you can read my Beginners 7 Step Goal Setting Method)

. Now – work backwards and identify the small steps you’ll need to take to reach the goal. If you don’t know all the steps required – don’t worry too much. Just make a start by at least planning what needs to be done over the next few weeks to get going.

Now it’s time to stop focusing on the big goal for a moment. We want to eliminate any feelings of overwhelm or fear that may block you from getting started.

Instead, each day – completely focus on the ONE task you have to complete that day. Don’t worry about tomorrow or the next day or the day after that – just focus on what you need to get done that day.

. At the end of each week, you can give yourself permission to review your progress and think about the big goal again. But only so you can plan the next week. Remember – it’s the culmination of many, many, tiny steps that will get you to your big goal.

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi

The plan to navigate the impossible does not come from jumping headlong and then quitting. Of course if you can do that without quitting, by all means go ahead and do it!

For most people, the transition from doing what is necessary and then what is possible and then into impossible work is huge. This creates all types of psychological discord and unease and makes quitting easier.

The best plan is to listen to the timeless words of St. Francis of Assisi. Begin with small steps into the zone of necessity and then into possibility. When you score small victories, you are telling your belief system that it is possible.

Tiny little steps all add up to a huge leap. But the problem is that we get impatient with the small steps. We want huge results and we want it now. And as a result, we do nothing to move forward.

So what is the way forward?

If you want to learn and master photography, try taking up one tip a day.

If you want to write, write 500 words a day.

If you want to build a small business, read and implement a small change everyday.

If you want to work on your productivity, try implementing one small system.

“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see them, for they’re always there.”– Norman Vincent Peale