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the Improvement Factor

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Impossible Luck

On Friday the 13th, make your own luck. If you want to be in the right place at the right time, then be in the right place more often.

Impossible Control

Know the difference between what IS impossible and what only SEEMS impossible. For instance, changing other people is impossible. Controlling yourself is possible. The sooner you let go of what truly IS impossible, the sooner you can pursue what only SEEMS possible.

Daily Impossible

John Wooden, who coached UCLA to 10 NCAA basketball titles, used one secret. Make his secret your secret and you can do the impossible.

Impossible Weather

You can be sure that snow-weary New Englanders do not want to hear that others have had it worse. But it’s true. Roald Amundsen not only endured harsher conditions, he pursued them. Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, became the first person to lead a successful journey to the South Pole. In doing so, he showed us […]

Impossible Journey

Bill James became one of the top 100 most influential people in the world through his analysis of baseball statistics. You can do what he did: Find something you love and learn more than anyone else in the world about it.

Impossible Job

At its core, doing the impossible is a choice. A loser says, “It may be possible, but it’s too difficult.” A winner says, “It may be difficult, but it’s possible.”

Circus Impossible

Genius is seeing what everyone else thinks and thinking what no one else does. That can be you.

Impossible Advice

The lesson Lou Holtz learned in his very first game as a head college football coach. You can only coach one team — yours.

Impossible Feedback

Real toughness isn’t throwing fists or getting in someone’s face. Real toughness is absorbing negative feedback, stepping back from its sting, and re-examing it for ways to improve.

Houdini’s Impossible Trick

Like famous magician Harry Houdini, people who do the impossible aren’t more gifted than others. They’ve just found the right strategy.