“HE HAS DONE IT. I REPEAT HE HAS DONE IT. THE TAPE IS BROKEN AND SO IS THE RECORD.” Screamed the reporter while thousands cheered for Roger Bannister while barely conscious he stumbles into the arms of his coach completely exhausted. He was not aware yet, but he broke a record everyone thought to be impossible, he ran a mile in 3 minutes and 59.2 seconds.
Everyone thought the record was nearly impossible to beat, unless maybe under perfect circumstances. Roger was able to beat the record as a medical student, while it was rainy and the grass was damp. Definitely not perfect conditions that experts predicted would be the conditions at the time of this record.
Well, this guy was a freak of nature. Right?
Actually… Not really. After Roger broke the record, only 4 days later, one of his rivals manages to break the 4 minute mile as well and break Roger’s record. Fine, a. coincidence?
Also, absolutely not. Over 200 runners came to break the 4 minute mile with ease in the next 30 years. What was once impossible became a challenge for athletes to beat. Since then, the world record was reduced by 17 SECONDS to 3 minutes and 43 seconds.
The answer you have been looking for was: He believed and he tried. When you believe so hard that you can do the impossible, then you may actually do it.
“If your thoughts are as tall as the height of your ceiling, you can’t fly above your room.”
Israelmore Ayivor
When Satoshi created the first completely decentralized cryptocurrency, everyone thought it was impossible. Today there exists more than 10,000 different cryptocurrencies and over 1,000 blockchains. But everyone talks about Satoshi because he had the vision and believed in the idea even if many at that time thought it was impossible.
This is the thinking you have to think in your startup or your job. You need to think about what everyone perceives as impossible and give it a shot.
Peter Thiel, in his book Zero to One, asks one very important question that you should ask yourself today:
What is one truth that very few people agree with me on?
Find this truth and try your best to make it a reality. Escape competition and become a monopoly.
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