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Writer's pictureMarie de Champchesnel

Don't let anyone tell you that something is impossible

Updated: Jul 21, 2023


Do you ever feel like you’re being held back from pursuing your dreams? Perhaps you’ve been told that you don’t have the skills, the right personality, or what it takes to succeed. Maybe you’ve even been told that your dreams are impossible to achieve.

When I was just 15 years old, my head teacher asked me what career I wanted to pursue. I boldly replied that I wanted to work in a museum as a curator. Her response was far from encouraging. She told me that I would have to marry someone rich if I wanted to achieve that dream. In that moment, all my hopes and dreams seemed to disappear. But I refused to let that stop me.

I went on to study art and worked in the arts industry for over 20 years. However, those words stayed with me, and they certainly held me back on more than one occasion. It’s easy to let other people’s doubts and negative beliefs hold you back, but it’s important to remember that the only limits are the ones we put on ourselves.

As children, our experiences shape our world and become our belief systems. These systems are there to protect us, but if we stay in negative belief systems for too long, it becomes harder to break out of them and see things from a more positive perspective.


But it's not impossible!

If you're feeling held back by someone else's doubts or your own negative beliefs, consider this:


1- Play to your strengths

Evaluate what you're good at, what do people come to you for, what your strengths are. When we play to our strengths, our inner gifts, we become our authentic self. We are in flow, empowered as if nothing can stop us in our way.


2- Grow your skills set

A skill can be technical, people, data or things oriented or a trait. Assess the skills you have and love using and the ones you will need to acquire in order to pursue what you want to do. Where is the gap?


3- Network

Reach out to people who have made similar moves and succeeded - there's always something to learn from them. Be curious about their journey.

The truth is, anything is possible if you believe in yourself and put in the effort to make it happen. So don't let anyone tell you that something is impossible. Start your journey today and break free from those negative beliefs that are holding you back. Your dreams are possible, and with hard work and determination, you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

In the words of Tony Robbins, "The only impossible journey is the one you never begin."

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