What’s your relationship like with the word “impossible”?
Mine isn’t good. It actually evokes feelings of competitiveness and disdain. It’s definitely a trigger.
How dare anyone tell me that something is impossible! I can do anything I set my mind to!
So my blood was boiling this week when I came across an article with headlines “Now Impossible for Young People to Buy a Home”, or something to that effect.
Impossible? Never!
Hard or difficult? Yes!
Impossible? No.
If something is difficult or deemed to be impossible, then it just needs a little more attention, a good dose of motivation, often some lateral and creative thinking, and a robust plan.
Maybe you can’t buy the house of your dreams – yet. But if you have a job, regular steady income and the ability to save and demonstrate responsible spending, then there is hope.
Don’t shatter dreams with the concept of “impossible” (unless you’re one of those definitely impossible puzzles where every piece looks the same). Open up thinking and possibility by getting curious.
How else can you achieve that goal other than the path that has been trodden before? What other ways are there to get to the finish line?
If your income isn’t high enough to save the deposit or service the loan, then maybe you need a new job or a side hustle or to team up with someone else and buy together. If property in your ideal location is too expensive, buy something smaller in a cheaper location that still has good rental and capital growth potential.
Find the possibility of things rather than getting shut down by the impossibility.
The only time that this word is acceptable is when it’s turned on its head and made into a double negative, “I believe that it’s impossible for me not to succeed.”
That’s a good use of the word, don’t you think?
