Overcoming the Impossible

from Christine Harvey

A friend told me this story. For four years he wanted a job transfer, AND he wanted his employer to pay his moving expenses.

Everyone he talked to TOLD HIM IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE because of his job category and the rules under which he was hired. Still he held onto hope. Not a day went by that he didn’t think about it. He continued to ask the experts in personnel, and NO ON GAVE HIM HOPE. On day a new boss came along and changed his job category. Then he studied the rules ONE MORE TIME and found an exception to the rule under which he was hired. Within 12 months he had his transfer, to a job in which he could really excel, AND his employer was required to pay his moving expenses.

What if he had listened to the people around him? What if he had listened to the ‘experts?’ If he had taken their opinions at face value, he would not have been open to the new job, nor would he have studied the rules one more time. He’d still be in that old job he hated.

Many years ago my husband and I had a dream of going to Europe to live and work. The first friends we told our dream to, laughed in our face. I’m not kidding. They were nice people, they were upwardly mobile, and we felt safe telling them our seemingly wild dream. I remember feeling stunned and taken aback. But we held onto our dream. We tried for 12 years to find a way to move there and finally our opportunity came. We ended up living there for many years, and in the process I started my own export consultancy which lead to becoming an international management consultancy. In addition, I was elected Chair of a London Chamber of Commerce, the first woman and first American to hold that distinction. I was also able to travel throughout Europe and Asia with my management training company, and I became the author of 6 books sold in 25 languages under 48 different publishers globally.

What if I had dropped my dream the minute the first person laughed in my face about it? Sometimes it necessary to change your support group. It’s ALWAYS NECESSARY TO FOLLOW THE DREAM YOU SEE FOR YOURSELF.

Another friend of mine decided at age 30 that her friends were too negative. She explained to them that she loved them, but she needed more positive support in her life. She then sought new friends who were of positive nature. Eventually she became Vice President of an international agency with 13 offices she oversaw around the world. She puts much of her success down to that decision to surround herself with people who could see her potential.

What about you? Are YOU SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE YOUR POTENTIAL?

3 SECOND FOCUS TIP – Today, look around you. Listen to how people speak to you about your potential. Listen to how you support them. If it’s negative, think about the changes you need to make in order to reach YOUR FULL POTENTIAL. The world needs you to be operating in that sphere, so TAKE YOURSELF SERIOUSLY.

Consider this. If you, or people you care about need more support in this area, TAKE POSITIVE ACTION. What do you think about that?

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