Are You Smart Enough to Actually Do the Impossible?

Remember that European space probe recently that actually landed on a comet tens of millions of miles from earth?

 

Clearly, the people involved in that project were too dumb to know better than to think they could accomplish such a feat.  I hasten to add…they WERE smart enough to do the impossible.

The whole project started as someone’s dream and evolved from there.  

• The evolution of the accomplishment was to move the dream to a clear vision; 
• develop a step-by-step plan to realize the vision; 
• act on the steps in the plan; 
• adjust as circumstances changed along the way 
• and, keep trying until success was achieved. 

Pretty smart, don’t you think?

The reality for all of us, you included, if we are to achieve all we can be, do or have, is we must stay smart through the whole process just like those scientists.

Now, here is an additional view on how to stay smart so you can achieve the impossible.

Someone once said: Ignorance is bliss. As I understand that statement, it means that what you don't know is not a source of concern for you.

As someone else once said: What you don't know won't hurt you. Either statement could possibly be a source of comfort or peace of mind.

But, how about the ultimate lack of peace of mind? 

It is the state where you know you could have done more but didn't. You gave up rather than keep trying.

Your resulting ignorance as to what you could have accomplished will bore a bleeding ulcer of discontent deep in your gut.

Would that be bliss to you?

I would contend that would be a situation where what you don't know would definitely hurt you.

• Don't over think it when it comes to realizing your true potential.
• Spend more time acting toward achieving that potential.
• Figure out how you would define your ultimate potential...your ultimate success.
• Get that picture indelibly etched in your mind.
• Then, think about and develop a detailed action plan for getting there. 
• Finally, go do it!

Think of yourself as being "not smart enough" to know all you can be. 

I'm not challenging your intellect here.

I'm tracking with the thinking of the very thoughtful and clever Wisconsin newspaper columnist and editor, Doug Larson. 

On this very topic he said: 

"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible."

My bet is you're smart enough to know that you will accomplish impossible things! 

What do you think?  Are you smart enough to achieve the impossible in your life?  What is the first step you will take?

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