NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. A WORD OF INSPIRATION.

I remember my days in elementary school, sitting in class, daydreaming incessantly. I would imagine that while in the middle of the teacher's lesson, a giant robot would suddenly crash through the wall and start attacking my classmates. Everyone would be screaming in panic, but then I'd hurl a chair in order to get the robot's attention. The robot and I would go on to have a fierce battle and somehow I'd rip it's cables out, defeating the foe. It was probably from that point on I realized that I wasn't a normal kid.

Most children have great imagination, the ability to easily transport themselves to a world where nothing is impossible. They laugh, play and live without a care, their innocence is beautiful. Unfortunately as we age, the realities of life tend to strip away at this fabricated world they/we created. The real world tells us that the word 'impossible' is more than a word. To many of us, impossible is a culture. Impossibility, is a culture of negativity that impedes the progress of all that you try to accomplish. If it doesn't impede you, then it simply redirects, alters, keeps you off course. Before you know it, your imagination dies and with that, your drive does as well. We've been brainwashed for years, whether it's by systemic poverty, poor education and lack of leadership(from family and community) we believe that certain things aren't achievable.

Without dreams, you limit your mind, stifle your potential and narrow down to what the world wants you to be. I did that to myself, definitely brainwashed to some degree. I mean, how far could I go? I'm a poor kid from Brooklyn, raised in a single parent home. I lived everywhere in good old BK, but where am I supposed to be in life? That was the programming talking. But now, I actually spend everyday of my life reconditioning myself to think otherwise. Live better, think better, be better. It's not easy, but I'm hard pressed to find something that's worthwhile to ever be easy.

You ever wonder why most people love athletes and celebrities? My opinion, it's not only because they're rich and beautiful, its because we see in them what we once saw in ourselves. They are the personification of impossible. So here's the "Not so secret" secret, so are you! You know what separates you from any successful person? The unwavering desire to never give up. We're literally looking at people who followed their dreams while we sit and watch. Yes, some are born with amazing physical attributes and natural talent that put them ahead of the curve, but does that take away your access to the environment they're in? You can't shoot, but you can learn the game and be a broadcaster, coach or an agent. Hell, be a sports attorney. Too fat to be a model? So how about you become a stylist or fashionista to the stars? You can't act, then direct, write. Why limit yourself from what you love?

I can hear the excuses forming in your mind right now as we speak. Yes, I know, you've made mistakes and bills have to be paid, but guess what, bills are gonna be there when you're a success as well. Think about how much things you've wasted time on. You have the ability to convert that time into achieving what you want. And make no mistake, I'm not saying we should all celebrities and athletes, that's bogus. I'm simply saying, chase your dream. Success is accomplishing any goal you set forth. It comes in all levels, if your goal was to sweep floors, then you've made it in life and there's no one that can tell you different. If your dream was to be a doctor, teacher, entrepreneur, author, activist, cop, janitor, do it, because it's in your reach. In my opinion, all of these things are feasible. Take a year, carve out a plan, take action. You know what's funny? I could delve a bit deeper and say that already are a success, just think about where you came from and how hard you've worked to get there. If the odds were against you, but you're still standing, one might say that you are.

Don't let the culture of impossibility kill your dreams. Don't let it kill your potential. I'm writing this for myself, not just for you. I fear failure just like you, but what I hate more than failing, is that sickening feeling of not trying, because of fear. I hold on to that bitter feeling, because that regret trumps the fear I feel while in the moment of chasing my dream. So look around you, look at this "real world" Then take your fingers, rip the sky and strip away at it, until you find that world you may have lost as a child. Nothing is impossible.