Are we so afraid to fail that we do not even want to try? Have we conditioned ourselves to believe that we can’t do it? That, it is not possible? Today I will tell you a story that I read in the thoughtcatalog.com
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. ‘Well,’ trainer said, ‘when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.’ The man was amazed.
These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
So what does this teach you? Believe in yourself. If you think you can’t do something, then you are training your mind to believe that you cannot, and hence you do not succeed. Not failing isn’t important, what matters is whether you get up or not after you fail. Do not give up when you slip and don’t let fear of failure from the past hold you back in the future.
It took me a lot of time to understand that there is nothing You cannot achieve if you believe in yourself. Do you agree that believing in yourself increases your potentiality? Drop in your comments.
So beautiful…
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Such a positive post. Superb. Keep Glittering, love TGA by Misha 👌😍👍
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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Well said and the story emphasis the point. Failure is not fatal – it is part of the process.
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Absolutely. Thank you for reading and appreciating.
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Very motivational,
U should be a motivational speaker so that more people can inspire from your thoughts.
All the best
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Thank you for reading and appreciating.
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I like that example you used, fits well! Thanks for the follow, just followed you as well!
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Hey , thanks 🙂
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You’re welcome.🙂
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Reblogged this on Vijayagiri views.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I truly believe that believing on yourself increase your own potentiality.. it’s good..!!💙💞🌷
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Absolutely. I loved this line. Believing in yourself does increase your potentiality.
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Very encouraged after reading this.
It’s all about temperament. No matter what situation we are facing or struggling with if train our bind to believe miracles happen.,🙂😊
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Thank you. Glad you liked it 😊
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So beautiful and true 😊
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Like the elephants in your post, the word failure is our prison. Replace the word failure with “course correction,” so the next time you say, “I had a course correction that still needs some work.” When we move forward, there are no failures, just course corrections. Great post.
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