{"id":6669,"date":"2025-05-02T04:47:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T04:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=6669"},"modified":"2025-05-02T04:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T04:47:19","slug":"how-to-make-the-impossible-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sometimesraw.com\/?p=6669","title":{"rendered":".How to Make the Impossible Possible."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First, let me start by saying that I\u2019m perfectly aware that you can make the impossible possible by taking away the \u201cim.\u201d I\u2019m way ahead of you on that one. So let\u2019s all just know that we both thought of that joke but I made it first and that\u2019s OK. Don\u2019t be discouraged, this little failure shouldn\u2019t preclude you from making the impossible possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step in making the impossible possible is to design a motivational poster for your room with the words\u00a0Mission: Possible<\/em>\u00a0printed on it. It should be in the style of a movie poster. Underneath the words, you should paste in Tom Cruise\u2019s likeness from\u00a0Mission: Impossible<\/em>, maybe a photo of him hanging suspended in air, horizontal to the ground in an all black suit. Remember that scene? You could even take a photo of the screen and then print it out. You\u2019d have to rent the film first, if you don\u2019t already own it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying that you have to pick that scene. You can really choose any image of Tom Cruise that you wish, though Mission: Impossible<\/em> makes the most sense in this case. However, it might be funny to have a picture of him as a vampire from Interview with a Vampire<\/em> where he\u2019s all pale and old-timey New Orleans-y. You probably are really secretly into vampires too. I mean, everyone is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, decide what you deem to be impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say the impossible is getting that big presentation in to the boss on time. This seems impossible because you totally forgot about it this morning, as you were Facebook-ing and Twittering and what have you. Why were you doing this so early in the morning when you should have been preparing for the big presentation? Because you were slaphappy and hung over after being out late last night drinking martinis and Jager with friends after that big steak dinner where you played credit-card roulette. You won credit-card roulette, but you\u2019re about to lose big time with the boss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t believe you did this to yourself because the presentation in front of your boss and all the foreign investors is in five minutes time! The investors are from Germany and Denmark (so very serious, strict, and no joke!) and they\u2019ll only be here for two hours before they fly back home!! But you, like an idiot, decided to celebrate landing the deal before you even made the stupid presentation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t even wish that you had a time machine so you could pull off a\u00a0Bill and Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure<\/em>\u00a0scenario (yeah, I am from the 80s and this was so cool!) where you talk about stealing your dad\u2019s keys and by doing so actually steal your dad\u2019s keys, but in this case it would apply to you actually preparing the presentation. You know what I\u2019m saying. Or not, then google it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You only have five minutes so I\u2019ll break it down, minute by minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minute One:<\/strong>
Look at your\u00a0Mission: Possible<\/em>\u00a0poster for a full minute to gather inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minute Two:<\/strong>
Look at your\u00a0Mission: Possible<\/em>\u00a0poster for another minute just make sure that you\u2019re properly inspired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minute Three:<\/strong>
Say \u201cAh ha!\u201d and put one finger up in the air. Maybe that\u2019ll jolt some ideas into you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minute Four:<\/strong>
Wait for that feeling of blind panic to set in. This usually works when mothers see their children trapped under cars or something and summon the strength to lift the car and save them. A similar form of strength should come to you at this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minute Five:<\/strong>
With your newfound super strength, trash your office. Sweep everything off of your desk. Then upend it. Smash the light bulbs, take the files out of the file cabinets, and throw them in the air. Throw your briefcase out the window. Then run into the meeting where the bosses are breakfasting and shout, \u201cI\u2019ve been robbed! The thieves stole my report!\u201d Make sure you look on the Internet and see how to translate this into German and Danish first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fine, I\u2019ll do it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

German<\/strong>: \u201cIch wurde beraubt! Die Diebe haben meine Pr\u00e4sentation gestohlen!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danish:<\/strong> \u201cJeg har v\u00e6ret ber\u00f8vet! De tyve stjal min bet\u00e6kning!<\/em>\u201d (Memorize both, they might come in handy one day!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big time bosses will drop their coffee and croissants and yell their surprise in German and Danish and run as a group into your office. When they pile in they\u2019ll see that it\u2019s been trashed and immediately call the police. Then they\u2019ll applaud your bravery. They\u2019ll be so relieved that you weren\u2019t hurt that they\u2019ll take you out for a steak lunch and tell you to forget about the presentation because your calm under duress clearly demonstrates your force of character, and they can only assume that the presentation would have been topnotch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, guess what? You just made the impossible possible. Also, go watch Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. It’s awesome and you might learn something new. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First, let me start by saying that I\u2019m perfectly aware that you can make the impossible possible by taking away the \u201cim.\u201d I\u2019m way ahead of you on that one. So let\u2019s all just know that we both thought of that joke but I made it first and that\u2019s OK. Don\u2019t be discouraged, this little … <\/p>\n

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