Even you can create an Impossible Future!

The Unstoppable Me!

Masterful Coaching

Robert Hargrove, 2010 Korea

The human condition The human condition is often one of is often one of

hopelessness and hopelessness and resignationresignation

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When we When we feel there is feel there is no hope, we no hope, we tend to give tend to give up and say..up and say..

Why Why botherbother??

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Yet….being human is about Yet….being human is about

unleashing the human spirit unleashing the human spirit

into action and keeping into action and keeping

hope alivehope alive

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Even at those moments when the situation looks difficult or even impossible

I want to talk to you about creating an

IMPOSSIBLE FUTUREand changing your life

Impossible is not a fact… but an interpretation

Most everyday things were once thought of as “Impossible”

You create a Default Future by

looking at your circumstances

and predicting that things

are never going to be

any different.

You create an IMPOSSIBLE

FUTURE from yourself…

by daring to dream and

being unstoppable

in realizing it

There are many people who

have realized the Impossible…

which shows that…

“IT CAN BE DONE!”

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Gandhi

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Mandela

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Walesa

Parks

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Edison

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Jobs

Tank Man

The ability to create an Impossible Future is not

reserved for the few

Even you can create an impossible future, with…..vision, passion, compassion, intention, imagination, determination, non-stop action

Seven Tips to Help You on the Journey

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Tip 1. Drive Out Resignation

My Impossible Future is . . .

Start right now

Focus on the positive vs. negative

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Stop indulging in

conversations where

you argue for your

limitations or talk

about how bad the

situation is

Ask yourself: if I don’t change my direction, will my Default Future be the one I want?

RELATIONSHIPS FINANACIAL

RETIREMENT

HEALTH & WELLBEING

JOB/ BUSINESS

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Remember Confucius….

If you keep going in the same direction, you are likely to wind up where you are headed.

Envision An Impossible Future

Where is the pain in your life?

What is your biggest frustration?

What is your biggest hope?

What is you big dream?

What is your biggest concern?

Now articulate your Impossible

Future in one sentence:

My Impossible Future is…

Tip 2. Get Some Feedback

What are my unique talents and gifts?

How can I leverage them to create an extraordinary future?

What weaknesses do I have that could throw me back into a default future?

Ask 3 to 5 people:

Other Questions

• What do you see as my possibilities?

• What do you see as my greatest strengths?

• Where might my strength become a weakness?

• What do you see as my biggest blindspot?

• What do you see as my next development steps?

Write down:

▪ 1 strength you will build on,▪ 1 weakness you will work on

to help you to reach your Impossible Future

Tip 3. The Unstoppable MeExcuses Be Gone!

It’s impossible or just too difficult!

Excuses Be Gone!

I don’t have the right education so I can’t

change!

Excuses Be Gone!

We can’t afford it!

Excuses Be Gone!

I’m too busy!

Excuses Be Gone!

No one will help me!

Excuses Be Gone!

There’s too much competition!

Excuses Be Gone!

That’s a crazy idea!

Excuses Be Gone!

What will other people think?

Excuses BE Gone!

Write down one excuse that has been stopping you that you will let go of.

Tip 4. Build a Team of Talented People to Help You

People will join your teamif they see anexciting goal or problem they can subordinate their ego to,as well as a big opportunity for them to learn, grow, make money

Write down on a piece of paper the kind of people you will need to realize your Impossible Future…

For example, managers, scientists, engineers, bankers, artists, architects, HR people, students.

Next go out and recruit them

Tip 5. Gather Outside Information; Keep Asking: “What’s missing from this picture?”

You can’t realize an Impossible Future based on what you already think and know

Google, read, and talk to people to gather outside information to discover solutions you never knew existed

Whenever you run into a big problem or opportunity ask:

What’s missing from this picture?

This is the key to coming up with exciting, breakthrough solutions

Tip 6. Bypassing Elaborate Planning and Preparations

Take Action!

With an Impossible With an Impossible Future there is often no Future there is often no simple or obvious plansimple or obvious plan

You discover the path You discover the path forward in the process forward in the process of taking some actionof taking some action

—any action—any action

Look at your Impossible Future…What’s missing that, if provided, can make a difference?

Now design a small, 90-day CATALYTIC BREAKTHROUGH PROJECT that will take you to a different place

Catalytic Breakthrough ProjectExisting readinessCompleted in 4 to 12 weeksHigh leverageDoableEnjoyableTakes you to another place

If you want to start a new business…

Build a new “micro-website”

that will develop your brand,

help define your business,

and give you an address

Catalytic Breakthrough Project Example

If you want to improve your marriage…

Agree to go to

a counselor

every ten days

for 90-days

Catalytic Breakthrough Project Example

Tip 7. Get a Coach to Help You to Keep on Track

A COACH

Keeps the goal in front of you

Picks you up when your spirits are down

Doesn’t let anything fall through the cracks

Who can be a coach for you?

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ~Arnold H. Glasow

In closing…

Robert HargroveMasterful Coaching+1 617-953-6230

www.MasterfulCoaching.com www.RobertHargrove.comwww.MyFirst100Days.net

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