Wilbur And Orville Wright had an impossible dream – they dreamt that man could fly. In 1961, President Kennedy had an impossible dream for his nation – that they would land on the moon before the end of the decade.

As I am sure you are aware, both dreams were deemed impossible at the time but both were achieved, despite the odds.

Why were they achieved?

They were achieved because of belief. The Wright brothers believed in themselves and shook off their critics and kept trying to design a working flying machine until they succeeded. NASA worked with American industry to ensure that Kennedy’s dream was achieved.

Do you have any dreams that you think are impossible?

Are they really impossible, or are they possible?

Listen to the reaction of your body, what your heart says with the dreams – are they really possible? Do the people around you tell you that you are a dreamer and you’ll never achieve your dreams?

You can accept these limitations and agree that they’re right and it’ll never work and go through life knowing that you’ve never really tried and never achieved your dreams.

But STOP and STOP right now. Don’t accept these limitations, believe in yourself because you can achieve anything you desire. If the Wright brothers had accepted the limitations people tried to put upon them, where would our society be now?

You cannot guarantee that other people will believe in you, so it is vital that you believe in yourself. You are the one who controls your destiny and so your self belief is vital to your future.

Ask yourself some questions like:

What do I want?
What do I need to know to get it?
What steps do I need to take to get there?

Belief is everything, without it there is nothing. It is the fuel behind every success there has ever been, so if you can believe in yourself then you can achieve anything.

What you focus on is what you become – if you focus on good things, you’ll get more of them. If you focus on negative things then you will get more of them! Whatever you concentrate your mind and activities on is what you will achieve. This is the basis of The Secret and The Law Of Attraction.

Unfortunately, in today’s society, many people allow themselves to be overtaken by the negative with the negatively biased slant on the news. This is a self destructive cycle because the more you focus on the negative the more of it you will attract into your life.

In your mind you will have an image of your “ideal” you and how you feel you should be. Keep this focus and be that person at all times. Sure it may require a bit of work, some learning or some reading, but it will be well worth you while as you will feel so much better about life.

You need to engage a filter in your mind where you only let positive thoughts promulgate and negative thoughts are banished.

One thing you will encounter as you develop this positive mental filter is what I call the “bucket of crabs” syndrome. If you put lots of crabs into a bucket and one tries to crawl up the side and get out, the other crabs will pull it back into the bucket.

Human beings are the same, which you can see from the news. As soon as someone rises above the crowd and set themselves apart the “masses” attempts to pull them down and find fault.

You will find people will try to do this as soon as you start to improve your life. Keep around you the people who build you up and let the people go who pull you down. If you are surrounded by people who are telling you that you can’t do that or it won’t work then it will damage your self belief.

Develop your council of trusted advisors and banish the nay sayers.

There is one thing that you have that no one else in the world has. Something that sets you apart from everyone else … YOU!

You are your most valuable asset and you can achieve the impossible by leveraging this asset. Be yourself and enjoy being yourself because you are an amazing being.

It isn’t the easiest thing to live a successful and happy life. People will try to pull you down and you will face many challenges. However, pay attention, keep on top of things and believe in yourself and you can achieve the impossible!

Jason E Johns is a personal success coach specializing in helping people achieve the impossible. Learn how you can achieve the possible with his free talk “Is It Really Possible?” at http://musicforchange.com/cms/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=29