Anything is Possible. Nothing is Impossible

What could you do if you could do anything? How would your life turn out, if you simply took that extra step? You would never know, because you never did.

While teaching or coaching children I often hear, “But, I can’t do that” or “it is too hard”. I am not certain who invented the word can but I know that should not be taught to children. Most adults will respond with, “Yes, you can”, to which the child will either do the thing he thought he couldn’t do before or still say, “No, I can’t”.

When that word comes up in my conversation with children, I often ask, “You can’t or you won’t?” We know a child can do anything. The question is not whether they can do a thing but if they will do a thing. When you believe you can’t do something, understand that it is born out of fear. Fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of losing, fear of every external circumstance that does not exist.

Fast forward the little scared girl into the future, where these unknown and unfounded fears follow her into adulthood. Since she has grown up believing she can’t do certain things, she never attempts to try anything. Our fear causes us to live a stagnant life. We call it being cautious, but fear is fear. We fear to make mistakes, we fear to be hurt, we fear to look silly, we fear to be who we were born to be.

What is stopping you from doing what you want to do?

Yes, I know money, time, contacts and resources. But is that what is really stopping you or is that what you make yourself believe. Anything is possible. Go ahead and eat that elephant

5 Basic Ways to Eat an Elephant

• Believe – Believe you can do anything. Tell yourself, “I have the power to do and to be whatever I wish to do and be.
• Act – Think, Speak, and act just as you wish to be and you will be that which you wish to be
• Systemize – Have your own system for living or you will be enslaved by another man’s
• Intentionalize– Set your intention and stay focused on it. If you lack intention, you will often stray, procrastinate or lose your way. With intention all forces of the universe will align to make what you thought impossible, possible
• Choose – Be decisive. What are you waiting for? Make a choice already

Yes You Can

As big as an elephant is, it is not impossible to eat one. Believe it can be done. Think, speak and act as if you have done it already. Create a system for doing it and be intentional about it. Be decisive about it. Get it done.