The document discusses the concept of creating an 'impossible future' through optimism and proactive change. It outlines a series of tips aimed at overcoming resignation and excuses, building a supportive team, gathering outside information, taking immediate action, and seeking coaching. The author emphasizes that achieving extraordinary goals is attainable for anyone willing to envision and pursue them passionately.

1. The Unstoppable Me!
Even you can create an
Impossible Future!
Robert Hargrove, 2010 Korea
Masterful Coaching

2. The human condition
is often one of
hopelessness and
resignation
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3. When we
feel there is
no hope, we
tend to give
up and say..
Why
bother?
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4. Yet….being human is about
unleashing the human spirit
into action and keeping
hope alive
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5. Even at those
moments
when the
situation looks
difficult or
even
impossible
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6. I want to talk to you
about creating an
IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE
and changing your life

7. Impossible is not a fact…
but an interpretation

8. Most everyday things were once
thought of as “Impossible”

9. You create a Default Future by
looking at your circumstances
and predicting that things
are never going to be
any different.

10. You create an IMPOSSIBLE
FUTURE from yourself…
by daring to dream and
being unstoppable
in realizing it

11. There are many people who
have realized the Impossible…
which shows that…
“IT CAN BE DONE!”

12. Gandhi
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13. Mandela
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14. Walesa
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15. Parks

16. Edison
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17. Jobs
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18. Tank Man

19. The ability to create
an Impossible Future is not
reserved for the few

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

21. Seven Tips
to Help
You on the
Journey
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22. Tip 1. Drive Out Resignation
My Impossible Future is . . .

23. Start right now
Focus on the positive vs. negative
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24. Stop indulging in
conversations where
you argue for your
limitations or talk
about how bad the
situation is
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25. Ask yourself: if I don’t change my direction,
will my Default Future be the one I want?
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26. Remember Confucius….
If you keep going in
the same direction,
you are likely to
wind up where
you are headed.
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27. 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?

28. Now articulate your Impossible
Future in one sentence:
My Impossible Future is…

29. Tip 2. Get Some Feedback

30. Ask 3 to 5 people:
 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?

31. 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?

32. Write down:
▪ 1 strength you will build on,
▪ 1 weakness you will work on
to help you to reach your
Impossible Future

33. Tip 3. The Unstoppable Me
Excuses Be Gone!

34. Excuses Be Gone!
It’s impossible or just
too difficult!

35. Excuses Be Gone!
I don’t have the right
education so I can’t
change!

36. Excuses Be Gone!
We can’t afford it!

37. Excuses Be Gone!
I’m too busy!

38. Excuses Be Gone!
No one will
help me!

39. Excuses Be Gone!
There’s too much
competition!

40. Excuses Be Gone!
That’s a crazy idea!

41. Excuses BE Gone!
What will other
people think?

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

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

44. People will
join your team
if they see an
exciting goal or
problem they can
subordinate their ego to,
as well as a big opportunity for them
to learn, grow, make money

45. 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

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

47. 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

48. 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

49. Tip 6. Bypassing Elaborate
Planning and Preparations
Take Action!

50. With an Impossible
Future there is often
no simple or obvious
plan
You discover the path
forward in the
process of taking
some action—any
action

51. 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

52. Catalytic
Breakthrough
Project
Existing readiness
Completed in 4 to 12 weeks
High leverage
Doable
Enjoyable
Takes you to another place

53. Catalytic Breakthrough Project Example
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

54. Catalytic Breakthrough Project Example
If you want to improve your marriage…
Agree to go to
a counselor
every ten days
for 90-days

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

56. 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

57. Who can be a
coach for
you?

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

59. Robert Hargrove
Masterful Coaching
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www.MasterfulCoaching.com
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