The document discusses how human limits and what is believed to be possible are constantly being pushed through the actions of role models. It argues that improvements in things like world records over time are not due to technology or nutrition, but to changes in human belief about what can be achieved. The key points are that doing small amounts regularly can help make difficult or impossible tasks become easy, as belief and ability reinforce each other, and the body can be used to prove to oneself what is possible through consistent practice of challenges.

1. How To Make The Impossible Easy

2. Long time ago, it was thought
impossible to run a mile faster than
four minutes.

3. Then one guy did it. And pretty soon,
lots of others did it.

4. If you look at the world record in
various sporting events over the last
100 years, you'll find that they
consistently get better and better.

5. Or faster and faster. Or stronger and
stronger.

6. Yet if you compare the times for horse
races, they've been about the same,
time wise.

7. This is strong evidence that it's not
technology or nutrition that is pushing
the limits of human performance, but
what we believe is possible.

8. Most people are scared of doing
something.

9. Especially if nobody has ever done it
before. But then when we see
somebody do something, then
everybody's doing it.

10. This is the reason role models are so
crucial.

11. Especially when we're young. We see
how to behave, what's possible, and
how to deal with things that are
unexpected.

12. Belief and behavior form an
inextricable feedback loop.

13. The more you do something, the more
you'll believe you can do something.

14. The more you believe you can do
something, the more you'll do more of
that something.

15. Whether it's making money, talking to
attractive people, or doing pushups in
the morning.

16. If you've never done one pushup, you
might think ten is impossible.

17. If you do only one pushup every
morning for a week, suddenly doing
ten is pretty easy.

18. Maybe in a few weeks maybe 50
seems pretty easy.

19. Funny thing about your body is that
you carry it with you everywhere you
go.

20. Which makes it a PERFECT thing to
PROVE to yourself that you can do
anything.

21. For example, do you think it's possible
to do 100 sit ups, right now?

22. If you're like most people, probably
not.

23. But how long until you not only
thought it was possible, but easy and
natural?

24. Maybe a month or two.

25. Then you'd be carrying around PROOF,
(right there in your gut) that using
ONLY your mind and body, you can
take what seems difficult or even
impossible, and make it simple and
easy.

26. Then when you come across an idea or
situation, and you hesitate because of
those common doubts, just pat
yourself on the stomach to remind
yourself of what you're capable of.

27. "I can take the difficult, and make it
easy."

28. All it takes is a few minutes a day.

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