Comments on: Mindset Mastery 35 – Eliminating The Impossible

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:36:26 +0000

To take away all the doubt, don’t just stop at your vocabulary, take it out of your conscious thoughts, remove it from your circle of friends and finally purge it from your sub-conscious – then it really won’t be part of your vocab.
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By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:03:43 +0000

If everybody would always only have done what at that time was deemed “possible” – I guess we would still be gatherers and hunters. Definitely no computers, no Internet, no cars or other things we take for granted. Go back in time and try to explain someone in the 15hundreds a mobile phone. I don’t think that would be seen as “possible” by them.
So it seems less to be about possible or not possible, but imaginable. If I can imagine it, I can find a way to create it. If I really want it and am willing to take action.
And that’s the point where most of us stop – because we have to get out of our comfort zone to get it. So we choose (yes, it is our choice) to not go for it, to settle with what we have and to call it “impossible” as an excuse why we don’t do it.
I am not saying that anything will happen in seconds. Changes take time and persistence, but believing in yourself and taking action despite the others saying it is “impossible” are the first steps on the road to success.
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By: Jazz Salinger

Jazz Salinger — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:42:09 +0000

Hi Sean,
This post reminds me of the saying, “Don’t tell me what I can’t do; tell me what I can do. Either help or get out of the way.”. I find there are lots of people who are only too willing to tell me that what I want is impossible.
I try to surround myself with people who are trying to improve themselves and their lives. They have goals and are actively working to achieve them. Impossible is not a word people like this use.

By: Sean Rasmussen

Sean Rasmussen — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:12:24 +0000

I totally agree, Eileen. “Naughty” is only a perception of the term “un-conformed”. Man, could I get on a tangent about conforming and indoctrination into society! Phew! I fought off the urge

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:56:20 +0000

Let’s also remove the word “naughty” from the dictionary. As I tell my kids, “no-one is naughty, they just need guidance to do the right thing.” I have never called my kids naughty and I never will. They have learnt that word from other people but that won’t stop me teaching them otherwise. Also, when my kids ask me to buy something and I say “no, not this time” and they ask why, I tell them that “I am choosing not to buy that right now” rather than “I cannot afford it” (which is what I grew up believing). Financial education should begin young. (ie I tell this to my 5 & 1/2 year old and my 4 year old. At this stage, my 20 month old is not asking to buy things…hehe).

Best wishes for a fabulous day!
Eileen.