High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 52: Turn Impossible to I'm Possible

Episode Date: June 13, 2016

“Nothing is impossible…the word itself says ‘I’m possible.’” Audrey Hepburn Nothing legendary has ever happened without someone believing it was impossible at one time.  In this podcast, Cindra provides examples that impossible is temporary. Impossible is brief. Impossible is short-lived. Impossible is not permanent. As Muhammad Ali said, “Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. It is not a declaration. It is a dare!” She describes how high performers – or those to work to reach their greater potential – view the impossible. She shares a strategy for you to consider what you think is impossible for you to change the impossible to I’m possible. To reach Cindra, send her a tweet @Mentally_Strong or an email at [e-mail] Affirmation this Week: I defy limitations. I move boundaries. I do the impossible because I’m possible!

Welcome to High Performance Mindset with Dr. Sindra Kampoff. Do you want to reach your full potential, live a life of passion, go after your dreams? Each week we bring you strategies and interviews to help you ignite your mindset. Let's bring on Sindra. Welcome to the High Performance Mindset Podcast. This is your host, Sindra Kampoff. In today's episode, we're going to talk about turning impossible to I'm possible. I'm grateful that you're here, ready to listen to a message that's going to inspire you to go after your goals and your dreams. Now today's episode I draw on some inspiration from Audrey Hepburn. She said, nothing is impossible. The word itself says,

I'm possible. Nothing legendary has ever happened without someone believing it was impossible at one time. Consider a few of these examples. On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldridge became the first two people to land on the moon. People said, that's impossible, or not. Matt Schutzman broke the world record in archery, even though he was born without arms. He used only his feet and shoulders and broke the world record in archery even though he was born without arms. He used only his feet and shoulders and broke the record previously held by an able-bodied person. People thought break

an archery world record without any arms that's impossible or not. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple in their garage. They kept asking the important question that pushes the impossible. What if? Today, over 1 billion Apple devices are active around the world, and half of U.S. homes own an Apple device. Steve and Steve revolutionized the world? That's impossible. Or not.

Travis Kalniak, the Uber co-founder and CEO. In 2010, he had an idea to launch Uber in San Francisco, which provides on-demand cab alternative through a smartphone. His car service is now valued at $18 billion and operates in 128 cities across 45 countries. Take on cab companies? That's impossible, people thought. Or not. At age 64, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim 111 miles without stopping from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark tank.

A 64-year-old woman swim from Cuba to Florida nonstop? That's impossible. Or not. As evident in these examples, impossible is temporary. Impossible is brief. Impossible is short-lived. It's permanent. And as Muhammad Ali said, impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.

It's not a declaration. It's a dare. And that's how high performers, those who work to reach their greater potential, view the impossible. They see it as a challenge or a dare. When people say, that's impossible, they say, watch me do it. And they don't put limitations on their ability or their achievements. They defy limitations. They move boundaries. They push past other people's restrictions. And they turn the impossible to I'm possible. They consider all the ways that they can do it and they can make it happen. And from my experience working with the world's most elite, and I'm talking about athletes that are at the highest levels in the NBA, the NFL, or that run at the Olympics. What I've observed and noticed is that when critics and naysayers say that they can't do it, they use it as fuel. And when people say that's impossible, that puts

fuel in their fire. They wake up and work harder because of their critics, their opponents, or their naysayers. Because from my experience, people rarely outperform their goals and their dreams. They rarely achieve more than they set out to do. So pushing past your own limitations and your own restrictions that others may place on you is key in reaching your greater potential, what I call high performance. And you know, sometimes those restrictions, gosh, they can unintentionally come from people, sometimes like our parents or our siblings or our aunts or uncles or cousins or our friends or sometimes even our coaches. So we have to pay close attention to the limitations that maybe we unintentionally put on others

or that others are trying to place on us. We have to break free from those limitations. So here's a few questions for you to think about. And I encourage you to dive deep as I'm asking you these questions. Have you given up on your previous goals or a dream because someone or maybe you thought it was impossible? What critics or naysayers do you need to stop listening to? As Aristotle said, criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, or being nothing. So maybe there's a dream or goal that you need to recommit to. Think about that right now and dive deep. And what I'd like

you to do is I'd like you to engage with me in what's called the impossible to impossible exercise. Now, first of all, what I'd like you to do is think about the things that you think are impossible for you to accomplish. And then what I want you to do is think about them as what if questions. You know, maybe you think it's impossible to get in the best shape of your life. Maybe you think it's impossible to run a marathon. If you're a high school athlete, maybe you think it's impossible to win state. If you're a high school athlete, maybe you think it's impossible to win state. If you're a college athlete, maybe you think it's impossible to move forward to your goals and your dreams. If you're a coach, maybe you think it's impossible for you to go after that championship.

Or if you're a parent, maybe you think it's impossible for you to save money for your family to go to Hawaii. Think about something that you think is impossible right now. And I'd encourage you to ask those in what if questions. So what if I did run a marathon? What if I did save enough money for my family to go to Hawaii? What if I did win state? What if I did make it to the next level? Just by asking yourself these what-if questions, you're moving past the limitations that maybe you're putting in your own mind. At one time, I thought it was impossible for me to run a marathon. On Saturday, I'm running my 13th. There's lots of things that I've thought was impossible at one time. I'm sure you've experienced something similar and chances are that you have already accomplished something that you once thought was impossible. My guess is that you've already done the

impossible many times in your life. So consider what you've already accomplished that you once thought was impossible. And you know if you have a few minutes I'd encourage you to write that list down. Read it when you feel tempted to give up or read it when you feel like tempted to listen to your critics because my friends high performers are those who work to reach their greater potential they turn the impossible to impossible they believe that impossible is not a fact impossible is an opinion high performers defy limitations and move past boundaries, boundaries that other people place on them or boundaries in their own mind. And they consider all the ways that they

can make it happen. They view the impossible as a challenge or a dare. My friends, thank you so much for joining me today. I enjoyed delivering this message to you and I want to thank you for listening. I'm very grateful that you're here. So today I'm going to end with an affirmation that you can find on my Twitter page, which is at mentally underscore strong. You can also find it on my Facebook page, which is Dr. Sindra Campoff. I'd love for you to go on there., leave me a message Let me know what you thought about today's message What stood out to you And tell me what limitations you got to push past Tell me something that you think is impossible

That you know you can do And making that public declaration can make all the difference So tell me what feels impossible And how you're changing that to I'm possible Alright, today's affirmation is this I defy limitations So tell me what feels impossible and how you're changing that to I'm possible. All right. Today's affirmation is this. I defy limitations.

I move boundaries. I do the impossible because I'm possible. Make it an outstanding week, my friends. And I always would love to hear from you. You can shoot me an email at cra at syndracampoff.com. Maybe an easier way is to go on the website, which is drsyndra.com. Make it an outstanding week, my friends, and be mentally strong. Thank you for listening to High Performance Mindset.

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