Achieving The Impossible

How appropriate that the first Ted Talk I watch of the new year should be an explorer, a creative thinker, a pioneer of what is possible. The new year is a time when most of us make decisions to start a fresh or to firmly commit to something we have always wanted to achieve, but never seem to have the time to. Bold statements are made with friends as witnesses to help us with that first step towards a new. May be it's because Bertrand Piccard comes from a long line of inventors that he makes the impossible seem so attainable. The impossible always being denied its existence and merely not yet conceived. His enthusiasm and creative thinking are contagious as he makes his case for non-dependency on fossil fuel a call to the masses. Pointing to the past for examples of overcoming the unthinkable, then turning to the world for support and a call to arms. The amazing feets we have and continue to achieve have occurred because someone thought outside the box and took a chance. Had an idea, then slaved away until sleep was not an option, then eureka! We think nothing of video chatting with someone on the other side of the world, or the information a scientist can pull from a single hair strand and some with the available funds have already booked their flight into outer space. So may be non-dependency on fossil fuels is just another adventure out there, waiting for someone to stubble upon and share with the world. This year don't join a gym you'll never use. Look at yourself and see what is necessary, what excess you can jettison from your life and help others achieve the impossible.