“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
Sir Edmund Hillary

I.M. Possible Muscle for the Mind: The Power To Achieve Success When Success Seems Impossible (The I.M.Possible Series Book 1) is a powerful guide to turning seemingly impossible situations into life-changing victories. The book is written by Jamie DeVovo with a Forward and collaboration throughout the book by Bryan Kolb, PhD, FRSC, Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience.

The goal of this book is to change situations or life challenges from the apparently Impossible to I.M. Possible, or I AM Possible. The author shares basic neuroscience information about the brain that helps us understand how we can make changes that improve our life situations. Even though the brain is really an organ, new research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it changes and gets stronger when you use it.

The book has many inspiring quotations from well-known people who have made a difference not only in their own lives, but to all of humanity. Here’s a good one:

“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
Albert Einstein

We need to give up old defeating ways of thinking in order to bring about positive change. Negative thoughts hold us back. We need to push through fear and discomfort to achieve our goals.

Our attitudes can make a difference for ourselves and for others. I worked with the American Red Cross in New York in the grim days following 911. Before I presided over our daily meeting, I started every morning with a big smile to the staff. It was a genuine smile, one that said I was honored to serve with the American Red Cross and proud of our volunteers. In order to be there we all had taken numerous classes to train us in various capacities to help those suffering in disasters. One day a fellow came up to me after the meeting and said how much he looked forward to that smile. He said it fortified him for the day ahead.

I.M. Possible Muscle for the Mind offers persuasive methods to make life changes. It’s packed full of examples and how-to ideas to make the necessary changes to improve life as you want it to be. “What goes around comes around” can be either negative or positive. We can choose to make positive outcomes.