Ever watched Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible”? Tom Cruise was really suave in the movie, cruising through all obstacles with that smoothness. What we thought was impossible, Tom was able to overcome them with good planning and a high degree of precision.

Truly, if only in life, we can be as polished as him. Yet, do we really believe we can do what he had done? How many times do we tell stories of “impossible-ness” to ourselves?

To a F9 student: “A1 is great, but for me to get an A1, that is impossible!”

To an overweight student: “I can never get gold for NAPFA!”

To a shy child: “OH DEAR! How can I ever be on stage with everyone looking at me??”

Are our goals truly impossible?

How many of you had been ridiculed when you had suggested something that you really want to do and people around you just slammed it shut by making slight remarks like “don’t be ridiculous, that’s so impossible!” or “please be realistic!” or “get real!”?

I had read recently an article that helped me see this in a different perspective.

There is no such thing as an Impossible goal. There are only Impractical steps to get to the goal.

This had really shifted my paradigm! It’s so true that we judge the end goal as unreachable when in fact, we seldom put time into thinking how we can actually take steps to get there! So today, I am going to share the steps I had learnt to start our journey to get to our “I-M-Possible” goals.

1. Set your I-M-Possible goal.

What is it that you truly want to achieve? Is it that A1 in Maths and Science? Is it that NAFA gold? Write it down! Entertain nothing but possibilities!

2.   Decide why you want to achieve that goal.

Is it to get to that TOP junior college that you had always dreamed of? Is it to be able to qualify for the first team in the basketball team? What is that strong “why” that will drive you forward? The bigger the WHY, the more “energy” you will have to see your goal through.

3.     List all the possible ways that could help you get to that goal. ALL. Again, any methods you can possibly imagined, write it all down!

Getting a coach on the specific subject, spending an extra hour everyday to run through all the not careful mistakes in your homework/tests, walk to school instead of taking that 5-minute bus ride etc etc. List EVERYTHING.

4.    Choose the most practical way to get to that goal.

Looking at the possibilities that you had listed. Choose one most practical way FOR YOU. Not for anyone, but one that works for you.

Now, you may find that the way you had decided on is not going to see you through all the way to your goal. That’s perfectly fine! The key is to get started. In time to come, the ways and opportunities that will help you get to your goal will start revealing themselves. The very first step will lead to the next step, so, get started!

All the best in your I-M-Possible pursuit!