Dream Big Dreams. Impossible is
Just a Word
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 relationships?
Often, we dream big dreams and have great aspirations.
Unfortunately, our dreams remain just that – dreams. And our
aspirations easily collect dust in our attic.
This is a sad turn of events in our life. Instead of experiencing
exciting adventures in self actualization, we get caught up in the
humdrum of living from day-to-day just barely existing.
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But you know what? Life could be so much better, if
only we learned to aim higher.
The most common problem to setting goals is the word impossible.
Most people get hung up thinking I can't do this. It's too hard.
It's too impossible. No one can do this.
However, if everyone thought that, there would be no inventions, no
innovations, and no breakthroughs in human accomplishment.
Remember that scientists were baffled when they took a look at the
humble bumblebee. Theoretically, they said, it was impossible for
the bumblebee to fly. Unfortunately for the bumble, bee no one has
told it so. So fly it does.
On the other hand, some people suffer from dreaming totally
outrageous dreams and not acting on them. The result? Broken dreams,
and tattered aspirations.
If you limit yourself with self-doubt, and self-limiting
assumptions, you will never be able to break past what you deem
impossible. If you reach too far out into the sky without working
towards your goal, you will find yourself clinging on to the
impossible dream.
Try this exercise. Take a piece of paper and write down some goals
in your life. 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.’
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 little by little.
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.
Ask any gym rat and he or she will tell you that there can be no
gains unless you are put out of your comfort zone. Remember the
saying, “No pain, no gain”? That is as true as it can be.
So dream on, friend! Don’t get caught up with your perceived
limitations. Think big and work hard to attain those dreams. As you
step up the ladder of progress, you will just about find out that
the impossible has just become a little bit more possible. Dream Big
Dreams. Impossible is Just a Word
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Dream Big Dreams.
Impossible is Just a Word |
