Comments on: Dean Kamen – Don’t Tell Me It’s Impossible

By: Hendo

Hendo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:25:16 +0000

Tim,
Hi from Western Australia
My status:
Attempting to change my definition impossible.
Have recently sustained a pretty serious knee injury. ACL, PCL and LCL and common peroneal nerve tear in a crunching tackle (knee dislocation and I cant move my foot). I want to walk again!

In my rehab and am writing my first book “Harden Up”. Can I ask you for one distinction on overcoming adversity?
ta

By: Oleg Mokhov

Oleg Mokhov — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:23:14 +0000

“The person who says something is impossible should not interrupt the person who is doing it.” -Chinese proverb

Hey Tim,

If you can visualize it, you can make it happen.

You can’t make fantasies come true. But if you can have a clear picture of what you want to accomplish, with some evident actionable steps, then you can make it happen. Your goal isn’t some abstract dream but a clear potential reality – now you just have to take those steps to realize it.

Thanks for reminding us to follow our belief to greatness,
Oleg

By: Jontathan Wilson

Jontathan Wilson — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:09:09 +0000

I really love this Tim. I’m a big fan, would you mind shooting me an email to start a bit of a conversation?

I’m a young entrepreneur in Florida.

Thanks for the beautiful post.

By: Meghashyam

Meghashyam — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:56:03 +0000

Perfectly true and most of us know it. But we forget it many times.

Reminded me immediately of Washington Roebling, one of the engineers of the Brooklyn Bridge (http://tinyurl.com/nmj4bc) who did not give up on building the bridge despite being paralysed completely – except for one finger which he moved to relay instructions to his wife.

Of course thank you for sharing. :)

By: Alessio

Alessio — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:45:15 +0000

Great post Tim!

I was looking for something like that when I was moving from Milan to Tokyo with my family 2 months ago. Japan it’s “impossible” if you don’t speak japanese. Exactely what they told me :)