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Nothing Is Impossible: 7 Steps to Realize Your True Power and Maximize Your Results
Are you ready to lose your self-doubt and use the tools you already have to turn your wildest dreams into tangible reality? This book is about to put them all at your fingertips. In this extraordinary new road map for success, Tom Oliver--a motivational self-made entrepreneur and coach to many of the world’s most notable CEOs,philanthropists, and entertainers--shows you how to dramatically alter your life path. Nothing IsImpossible is a proven seven-step whole-brain plananyone can use to improve his or her business, life,and career from the man Deepak Chopra calls "anextraordinary leader." Have you ever struggled with success? Have you ever felt that your strengths were left untapped--your true talents unrecognized? Do you have a different plan for yourself from the one others might imagine for you? As Oliver explains, what really distinguishes people who get things done and realize their dreams from those who don't is that they don't allow their self-doubts to stop them--they don't cultivate what the Buddha called the "habit of doubt." This book dispels that doubt, freeing you to set and meet the personal and professional goals most people only dream about. Clearly, step by step, with personal anecdotes from some of the world’s most influential leaders and his own remarkable life, Oliver presents a practical playbook for anyone who wants to change his or her life and future. It also features comprehensive exercises and abundant resources. Whether you're a business professional, athlete,entrepreneur, artist, or anyone else, after readingand implementing the wisdom of Nothing Is Impossible you'll be able to transcend the boundaries of what today's world thinks is possible.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Tom Oliver
14 books7 followersTom Oliver is a businessman, global social entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and visionary who has worked with some of the world’s leading figures, such as Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, and the CEOs of several Fortune 500 companies.
Tom Oliver is the Founder and Chair of the global Leadership Circle at the Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom, where he teaches and mentors MBA students from dozens of countries. Oliver grew up in Germany and the USA; he attended the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a master’s degree in economics at the University of Cologne in Germany.
Oliver is the founder and CEO of the World Peace Foundation and the founder of the World Peace Festival, which Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu called “the most influential peace gathering in history.” The World Peace Foundation has been supported by many dignitaries and Nobel Prize laureates and by an impressive list of international partners, including the United Nations, Virgin, and Google, philanthropists such as Peter Buffett, and business leaders such as Richard Branson.
His expertise is sought after by corporations including Google, financial institutions such as the World Bank, and business schools such as Kellogg School of Management. The European Parliament, the UN, and several governments including those of Austria and China have invited Tom to address the world’s leaders.
Tom Oliver is dedicated to the concept of business as a catalyst for social change. He has been a member of the Global Philanthropists Circle, which includes 70 of the leading philanthropic families in the world. Oliver´s work has received numerous awards and recognitions, among them the title of “Best practices and innovations in individual philanthropy and social investment around the world” by the Synergos Institute. Oliver has been awarded a lifelong seat as a creative member in the think tank the Club of Budapest and a lifelong seat as a distinguished member in the Committee of the 100 for Tibet.
Tom Oliver is also a renowned singer and songwriter, artist, pianist and music producer. As a live performer, he has headlined festivals around the world.
Oliver is also a passionate surfer, kitesurfer and kung fu black belt.
He speaks five languages fluently (German, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese) and divides his time between the South of France, Germany, and New York.
For more information, see www.tom-oliver.com
Tom Oliver is the Founder and Chair of the global Leadership Circle at the Manchester Business School in the United Kingdom, where he teaches and mentors MBA students from dozens of countries. Oliver grew up in Germany and the USA; he attended the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a master’s degree in economics at the University of Cologne in Germany.
Oliver is the founder and CEO of the World Peace Foundation and the founder of the World Peace Festival, which Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu called “the most influential peace gathering in history.” The World Peace Foundation has been supported by many dignitaries and Nobel Prize laureates and by an impressive list of international partners, including the United Nations, Virgin, and Google, philanthropists such as Peter Buffett, and business leaders such as Richard Branson.
His expertise is sought after by corporations including Google, financial institutions such as the World Bank, and business schools such as Kellogg School of Management. The European Parliament, the UN, and several governments including those of Austria and China have invited Tom to address the world’s leaders.
Tom Oliver is dedicated to the concept of business as a catalyst for social change. He has been a member of the Global Philanthropists Circle, which includes 70 of the leading philanthropic families in the world. Oliver´s work has received numerous awards and recognitions, among them the title of “Best practices and innovations in individual philanthropy and social investment around the world” by the Synergos Institute. Oliver has been awarded a lifelong seat as a creative member in the think tank the Club of Budapest and a lifelong seat as a distinguished member in the Committee of the 100 for Tibet.
Tom Oliver is also a renowned singer and songwriter, artist, pianist and music producer. As a live performer, he has headlined festivals around the world.
Oliver is also a passionate surfer, kitesurfer and kung fu black belt.
He speaks five languages fluently (German, English, French, Italian, and Portuguese) and divides his time between the South of France, Germany, and New York.
For more information, see www.tom-oliver.com
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December 19, 2013
I enjoyed reading “Nothing Is Impossible: 7 Steps to Realize Your True Power and Maximize Your Results” by Tom Oliver because I enjoy reading positive uplifting books on success and achievement. And that is just what this book is, an positive book designed to help the reader succeed and find fulfillment in life.
The author's seven steps include: Define Your Destination, Embrace Yourself, Learn from the Masters, Harness Your Creative Power, Embrace Change, Overcome Your Challenges, and Cooperate for Success. These concepts are not different from those found in many books of this genre, because face it, there aren't any new principles of success, only different ways to present them. And that is what Oliver does, he presents them in his personal unique way. There are many personal examples from the author on his own life and those of successful and famous people he's had opportunities to meet and do business with. Mixed with this are many quotes to help motivate and inspire. (Those that criticize self-help books for all being the same, etc. are often looking for the magic bullet rather than recognizing that all of these books contain the magic bullet for at least someone, and that if you just take one thing and implement it into your life to make your life better, you've gained from reading it.)
Like many books, there are parts of this book that will resonate more strongly with some readers, and different chapters that will better connect with others. But I do feel there is at least a portion of this book that will help just about anyone think bigger and dream to accomplish more. This is especially true for those who enjoy reading business and self-help books to motivate and inspire to greater things. There are gray boxes the recap the important points to remember and many exercises that if done, will undoubtedly help the person doing them find their own path to success. (I'll admit, I did some of the exercises and enjoy where they took me, but others I have left to go back to.)
“Nothing Is Impossible” will help you realize your potential to do more and to do good for the world. Oliver sets an example of an entrepreneurial approach to business and life that is passionate and worthy of following. If you enjoy self-help books, give this one a read, you won't be disappointed.
The author's seven steps include: Define Your Destination, Embrace Yourself, Learn from the Masters, Harness Your Creative Power, Embrace Change, Overcome Your Challenges, and Cooperate for Success. These concepts are not different from those found in many books of this genre, because face it, there aren't any new principles of success, only different ways to present them. And that is what Oliver does, he presents them in his personal unique way. There are many personal examples from the author on his own life and those of successful and famous people he's had opportunities to meet and do business with. Mixed with this are many quotes to help motivate and inspire. (Those that criticize self-help books for all being the same, etc. are often looking for the magic bullet rather than recognizing that all of these books contain the magic bullet for at least someone, and that if you just take one thing and implement it into your life to make your life better, you've gained from reading it.)
Like many books, there are parts of this book that will resonate more strongly with some readers, and different chapters that will better connect with others. But I do feel there is at least a portion of this book that will help just about anyone think bigger and dream to accomplish more. This is especially true for those who enjoy reading business and self-help books to motivate and inspire to greater things. There are gray boxes the recap the important points to remember and many exercises that if done, will undoubtedly help the person doing them find their own path to success. (I'll admit, I did some of the exercises and enjoy where they took me, but others I have left to go back to.)
“Nothing Is Impossible” will help you realize your potential to do more and to do good for the world. Oliver sets an example of an entrepreneurial approach to business and life that is passionate and worthy of following. If you enjoy self-help books, give this one a read, you won't be disappointed.
December 27, 2016
قرأت النسخة العربية منه. الكتاب ليس للمطالعة الحرة، بل كتاب مليء بالتمارين الشيقة التي تساعد على تحفيز الإبداع بدواخلنا.
يمكن استخدامه كمرجع لتصميم الانشطة وورش العمل.
الكتاب ثري ويستحق أن يقرأ على مهل
يمكن استخدامه كمرجع لتصميم الانشطة وورش العمل.
الكتاب ثري ويستحق أن يقرأ على مهل
July 2, 2019
The book was inspiring and Tom has brought in fresh perspectives to some of the cliched thoughts. He has made it interesting with anecdotes some of which are probably hypothetical, but overall the book resonated well with me. The small exercises that he has introduced in various parts of the book make it useful for any workshop or to dig deep into the concepts to validate them. It leaves one with a positive thought and a feeling that passion and belief in oneself are the armors to drive you to the haven of success.
March 25, 2018
i don't think anything
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 23, 2014
I received this book free in return for a review.
I was attracted to the book by its encouraging title, though I am not familiar with the author. When reading this book I felt like I or the author, or both of us, had both ADHD and bipolar disease in the manic phase.
It is filled with inspiring quotes and innumerable exercises to do to start you on the path of fulfilling your dreams. We are reminded about visualization, instructed about finding our true passion and “ideal in all areas of our life”, setting goals that really work, and how to accomplish everything we’ve ever dreamed of.
The author did not have an easy start in life, and in fact had a bad stutter and severe nervous tics. However, when he began to devote himself to sport, which he loved, things began to improve until he completely recovered from these afflictions, and also became fluent in five languages. Now he is enormously successful in many fields.
Tom’s secretary needs to schedule in a certain amount of time every day for him to do sports and other physical activities in order for him to achieve well-being. This really helped me to understand my little grand-daughter, who like Tom is hyperactive. She needs a couple of hours of physical activity too, but I hadn’t really understood it that way until I read this book.
Tom explains the importance of laziness, which he equates with invention and innovation. Periods of laziness put our minds into a state of free flow, and relaxation is “the key to creativity and to finding the solutions you are looking for.”
He has lots of famous, high-profile friends, and there’s a lot of name-dropping in the book. We hear a lot about Richard Branson, whom I’d never heard of, but I’m sure all the other readers will know him.
We’re told about finding our “happy place”, whichever place we can go to to recharge and replenish our energies.
The Dalai Lama told Tom about dealing with problems: if we can change the problem, we can focus on doing so, but if we can’t we should concentrate our energy elsewhere.
We should count our blessings, exude self-confidence, get rid of perfectionism, and “let the invisible hands take over”.
We learn that there is no word for self-doubt in the Tibetan language, thus the Dalai Lama was unable to answer a question about it: In his mind it doesn’t exist.
We should turn every failure into victory – in fact the author tells us that “failures set us up for our biggest successes”. We need to remove fear from our vocabulary and live life unconditionally.
There is infinitely more inspiring material in the book than I have mentioned here.
However, I would like to point out that the reason I’ve given this book 4 stars and not 5 is as follows:
The chapters are large and sprawling, and what with all the information heaped on us, some of us, as I did, may feel overwhelmed and find it hard to digest everything. It would have suited me better, and I would have found the book more readable, had it contained shorter chapters focused on more specific themes.
Still, I found this well-written book to be inspiring – it will undoubtedly inspire/push you to follow your dream, and achieve success in your chosen fields,
I was attracted to the book by its encouraging title, though I am not familiar with the author. When reading this book I felt like I or the author, or both of us, had both ADHD and bipolar disease in the manic phase.
It is filled with inspiring quotes and innumerable exercises to do to start you on the path of fulfilling your dreams. We are reminded about visualization, instructed about finding our true passion and “ideal in all areas of our life”, setting goals that really work, and how to accomplish everything we’ve ever dreamed of.
The author did not have an easy start in life, and in fact had a bad stutter and severe nervous tics. However, when he began to devote himself to sport, which he loved, things began to improve until he completely recovered from these afflictions, and also became fluent in five languages. Now he is enormously successful in many fields.
Tom’s secretary needs to schedule in a certain amount of time every day for him to do sports and other physical activities in order for him to achieve well-being. This really helped me to understand my little grand-daughter, who like Tom is hyperactive. She needs a couple of hours of physical activity too, but I hadn’t really understood it that way until I read this book.
Tom explains the importance of laziness, which he equates with invention and innovation. Periods of laziness put our minds into a state of free flow, and relaxation is “the key to creativity and to finding the solutions you are looking for.”
He has lots of famous, high-profile friends, and there’s a lot of name-dropping in the book. We hear a lot about Richard Branson, whom I’d never heard of, but I’m sure all the other readers will know him.
We’re told about finding our “happy place”, whichever place we can go to to recharge and replenish our energies.
The Dalai Lama told Tom about dealing with problems: if we can change the problem, we can focus on doing so, but if we can’t we should concentrate our energy elsewhere.
We should count our blessings, exude self-confidence, get rid of perfectionism, and “let the invisible hands take over”.
We learn that there is no word for self-doubt in the Tibetan language, thus the Dalai Lama was unable to answer a question about it: In his mind it doesn’t exist.
We should turn every failure into victory – in fact the author tells us that “failures set us up for our biggest successes”. We need to remove fear from our vocabulary and live life unconditionally.
There is infinitely more inspiring material in the book than I have mentioned here.
However, I would like to point out that the reason I’ve given this book 4 stars and not 5 is as follows:
The chapters are large and sprawling, and what with all the information heaped on us, some of us, as I did, may feel overwhelmed and find it hard to digest everything. It would have suited me better, and I would have found the book more readable, had it contained shorter chapters focused on more specific themes.
Still, I found this well-written book to be inspiring – it will undoubtedly inspire/push you to follow your dream, and achieve success in your chosen fields,
February 2, 2014
Whilst I am usually not much for self-help/motivational type books, this one has a lot to offer and I am happy I had the chance to read it. Whereas many of the other motivational books I have read focused on an impossible to achieve plan, this one outlines simple steps that anyone can follow to make their dreams a reality, and also has a lot of useful exercises in it that don't take much time to complete.
I was impressed by how much of his own life and experiences the author related in this book and how he subsequently related those experiences to his ideas about the path to success.
There are a lot of personal stories in this book from people who have used Tom Oliver's advice to better their futures and I ever felt like I was reading an infomercial testimonial.
I could see this book being a great idea as a gift for a university student, or just a practical handbook for anyone looking to set and achieve goals.
Overall, I have to say--this one is a winner. You should check it out.
I was impressed by how much of his own life and experiences the author related in this book and how he subsequently related those experiences to his ideas about the path to success.
There are a lot of personal stories in this book from people who have used Tom Oliver's advice to better their futures and I ever felt like I was reading an infomercial testimonial.
I could see this book being a great idea as a gift for a university student, or just a practical handbook for anyone looking to set and achieve goals.
Overall, I have to say--this one is a winner. You should check it out.
March 6, 2015
المؤلف بذل جهدًا ملحوظًا في الكتاب؛ لكنه في النهاية لم يقدم أي أفكار جديدة. مجرد حكايات شخصية -لا ينفك يكررها هي نفسها عد مرات على مر الكتاب- مع قصص آخرين من المشاهير تحمل في طياتها حكمة هزيلة. كان الأولى أن يخرج الكتاب تحت فئة السير الذاتية، كان سيكون هذا أفضل من حيث توقعات القراء.
April 25, 2016
This book has some great ideas in it, but I found that they were a bit too "type A" for what I need in my life right now.
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