It is Not Impossible

Recently, a reader asked for ideas on how she could leave the office life to pursue her passion on her own. We all have dreams – maybe you want the same thing. Today, I want to talk about a mindset that may be hindering you.

It is not impossible.

Stop telling yourself that the life you want is impossible. It isn’t. Humans fly, we walk on the moon, we work on machines that store data in a tiny chip. The life you want is not impossible. It might feel that way at times. Maybe you feel it is impossible to end a bad marriage, patch up a relationship that sucks, quit your day job, lose weight, start your own business or get out of debt.

I truly hope after reading this you will believe the life you want is not impossible.

… But it will be hard.

It will be hard because change is hard.

Facing grief and depression and failure is hard. Not having a steady paycheck is hard. Losing weight is hard, it might take years. Not knowing if your novel will sell or collect dust in the closet is hard. I know.

And even after you take steps toward change, you will still have bad days. Days you want to give up. Days when you wonder, “Was this the right choice?” Don’t run away from that question. Answer it with as much truth and reality you can find … and move forward. You might have to get a day job again or fail or never sell that book. I don’t know.

But if you want to change your life, the first step is to believe it is possible.