Impossible is Just a Word.A Poem by Mista TanBizOn 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. But, through perseverance, these impossible dreams became reality...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 those 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.
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 hard 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, and 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 © 2016 Mista TanBiz |
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