If a situation seems impossible, ask yourself if anyone has ever done anything similar before. If so, find someone or someplace to help you find out how they did it. Often people will say they are too old, too young, too broke, too tired, or too busy to do something they really want or need to do. Look harder. If you think you can, you will; if you think you can’t, you won’t. Maybe there are other ways of accomplishing the task at hand besides the ones you have already tried or heard of. If it’s that important, keep asking until you find the answers you need.

Why? Quite simply, even if a task or situation has never been done before to the best of your knowledge, does that mean you abandon the idea? That’s your choice, but history has proven over and over again that human ingenuity and perseverance are key components to creating anything new. If you want something different, find successful people to associate with. They don’t necessarily have to have done exactly what you’ve done before, but they will have had experiences of setting goals and reaching them, which is invaluable support if you are intending to make changes to your financial situation. Creating new associations is like making new friends: you don’t have to lose the old friends; you just have to be willing to go places, and do things where you are likely to at least hear the conversations of people who are already experiencing the sort of lifestyle you desire.