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Introducing Impossible: The Manifesto

December 6, 2011 By Joel Runyon 24 Comments

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The wait is finally over and it’s here. I’ve talked about this enough so you can read about it more over at Impossible HQ. I know, I know, you all thought it was impossible for me to actually finish this, but it’s finally here 🙂

What is the Impossible Manifesto?

Table of Contents

  • What is the Impossible Manifesto?
  • What’s In It?
  • Where Can I Get It?
  • Tell Someone

It’s a challenge to push your limits, and live a life worth writing about by doing the impossible.

What’s In It?

I’m not big into promoting word counts or page numbers (they really don’t mean anything anyways) and I have better things to do than try and convince you that the number of characters on a page mean more than the quality of them. The bottom line is that this will take you less than 20 minutes to read. In it you’ll find the following things:

  • A Closer Look Into My Story
  • The Question That Changed Everything For Me
  • What Limits Really Are
  • Three Stories From People who Literally Did the Impossible.
  • The Fear Barometer (and how to make scary decisions)

Along with a few other really important concepts I wanted to include.

Where Can I Get It?

Check it out over on the HQ. You can download it for absolutely free, cause I love you guys like that.

Tell Someone

I usually refrain from asking people for favors, but I would love to hear what you think about the manifesto. Leave a comment below with your thoughts and pass the link along to a friend or two if you think it’s worth their time. Also, you can tweet or stumble this using the buttons below, by doing so you can help this reach more people. Thanks.

Enjoy the manifesto. Keep doing something impossible.

-Joel

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I started IMPOSSIBLE to push myself to try to live a life worth writing about by pushing my limits, living an adventure & telling a great story by doing the impossible. You can get free updates in your inbox via your new favorite newsletter, free fitness training tutorials, and see all my businesses at Impossible X and our philanthropic efforts at Impossible.org

Comments

  1. Deborah says

    December 6, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Now I must add to my holiday to-do list: Reading the Impossible Manifesto. At 47 pages, it’s more of a commitment than your average blog post! That said, it’s 47 pages I’ll devour as soon as I can! In the meantime, just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on setting it loose in the world!

    Reply
    • chuck says

      December 6, 2011 at 3:26 pm

      Deborah dont put it on a list of things to do, its a great read and its not a long 47 pages. Took me about 20 Joel did a great job with his manifesto. Joel is a really cool guy I like how he thinks. I don’t know if he realizes all the people he touches. He has been a inspiration in my quest of Impossible Things.

      Reply
      • Joel Runyon says

        December 8, 2011 at 12:57 am

        Really appreciate the kind words Chuck!

        Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 8, 2011 at 12:57 am

      It’s just about 20 minutes. Won’t take long to read – I promise 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lee Knowlton says

    December 6, 2011 at 7:14 pm

    Joel,

    Spectacular job with the manifesto. I have already breezed through it and will give it a more thorough read soon.

    I’m constantly impressed with how well your “impossible” life and work is going.

    Look forward to seeing you again soon.

    Lee

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 8, 2011 at 12:57 am

      Thank you sir. We should connect again here soon.

      Reply
  3. Kaari Busick says

    December 6, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Reading reading reading. All day. Repeatedly. I’ve recommended it to a few people as well.

    Rock on, Joel! This is awesome. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 8, 2011 at 12:58 am

      Thank you Kaari 🙂

      Reply
  4. Shannon says

    December 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    You, my friend, are inspirational.

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 8, 2011 at 1:01 am

      Speak for yourself Ms. $40,000 Wall Street Journal Fashionista 🙂 So proud of you guys!

      Reply
  5. chris says

    December 11, 2011 at 9:35 pm

    Just finished the manifesto Joel,,good job. UPS screwed up big time.

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 15, 2011 at 2:30 am

      Ha, They don’t even KNOW! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Alejandro Reyes says

    December 15, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    I love this manifesto, it got me moving right away. Thank you for the inspiration Joel.

    And I loved how you used one of my favorite quotes:

    “It’s always Impossible
    until it is done.”
    – Nelson Mandela

    Thank you man!

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 20, 2011 at 3:56 am

      Thank you Alejandro. That quote is a favorite of mine.

      Reply
  7. Kurt Swann says

    December 17, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Joel,

    Just read the Manifesto . . .well done! Especially liked all the details about your job search and working at UPS. I think that background info is really helpful when telling your own story. Hope you have good holidays and that your story gets even better in 2012!

    Kurt

    Reply
    • Joel Runyon says

      December 20, 2011 at 3:59 am

      Hopefully the UPS story makes it a little easier to relate 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jason Sugar says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:38 am

    Joel—nicely done! I love the Manifesto! A succinctly written, fun, and challenging reminder to live life fully. Lots of amazing, inspiring and practical content in that little book. I can feel the authenticity and integrity, too. You’re the real deal, brother.

    I love how you say the impossible, well, isn’t. And how perspective changes everything (what seemed impossible yesterday, is easy today).

    I also love how you point out that “it’s not all about me”. How life becomes so much more satisfying and fulfilling and fun when we expand our view and start including others in our “impossibilities”. In my experience, there’s no “charge” quite like the one you get when supporting someone else to have a breakthrough.

    Keep up the great work, my friend!

    Reply

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