尽管我们倾向于把现实视为累积经验的毫无争议的基础,但是每当有人撼动了传统智慧的边界,现实的定义也就随之改变。当我们认知的现实发生变化,我们的行为由于那些最新被认为是可能的东西,也会发生相应的变化。当哥伦布从新大陆返航,一张新的世界地图就被绘制出来了,这张新地图开创了一个勇于探险和冒险的新时代。
Examples of the impossible being made possible can be found throughout history. When Chuck Yeager flew the X-1, he shattered the myth that there was such a thing as a sound barrier . His training and instincts, combined with the new technology of the day, not only enabled him to go beyond the speed of sound, but reinforced the fact that even alleged technological barriers can be overcome as well.
纵观整个历史, 不可能 变成 可能 的例子不胜枚举。当查克?耶格尔驾驶X-1型飞机腾空而起的时候,他就颠覆了世界上存在声障的神话。他的训练和天分,加上当代的新技术,不仅帮助他超越了声速,也再次证明了即使是所谓的技术障碍也能够被克服。
People often approach me in my seminars with statements such as, Ill never be successful because my parents never supported me, I dont have the right education to create wealth, or I cant pursue my dreams because I have too many obligations. I even hear, I cant do what I want in my life because I dont have the money. These statements are clear indicators of the boundary conditions of their own thinking. They are accepting certain seeming truths proven true by their experience and coming up against the individual horizons beyond which they cannot conceive of venturing.
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