ELEPHANTS and ROPE TRICK

man was passing some elephants in a zoo, 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 anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not.
The man saw a trainer nearby and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. "Well," he said, "When they are very young and much smaller we use the same size of 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.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
So make an attempt to grow further.... Why shouldn't we try it again?
"YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT."

We make our own reality

Your future will be consistent with your self image. You can change your future by changing your self image.Most of us have a self-image and we live life consistent with that image. All our actions and decisions are influenced by what we think we can or cannot do or achieve. Our self image is our judgments and beliefs regarding our capabilities. Whenever we are faced by any action, decision or planning we evaluate each possibility with our self image and move forward accordingly; “I think I can do this...”, “I can’t do this...”, “I can never become a ...”, “I am sure, that one day I will...”.Our self image is shaped primarily by our past experiences - successes and failures, feedback and comments received from others, our upbringing and childhood events. If you carefully analyze your self-image you will be surprised to find that many of its aspects are shaped by a single event, or comment. You will find that many significant aspects have been shaped by experiences that now seem very insignificant and almost forgotten, yet they have had a permanent effect on your self image. Clearly these aspects are worth a second thought.Since we act consistent with our self image, we reinforce it with our actions and decisions and ensure that our future would also be consistent with the image. If you want your life to be different in future, you need to work on your self image today. If you want to be a more confident person in future, create a more confident self image today. If all your actions are driven by “I do not have the confidence”, you will never have confidence. However, if your actions start getting driven by “I have confidence”, then you will definitely find your confidence improving.You need to take your self image seriously since it defines what you are going to be. You need to identify and remove the aspects that hold you back. At the same time you need to bring in aspects that are consistent with your desired future.
Changing your self image is not easy, but it is possible with conscious effort and a strong desire to shape your own future.

Are you in a zoo

A baby camel asked his mother, "Mother may I ask you some questions?"Sure... but why son, is there something bothering you?"Why do camels have humps? said the baby..The mother replied, "Well son, we are desert animals, we need the humps to store water and we are known to survive without water.""Ok, then why are our legs long and our feet rounded?" She said, "Son, obviously they are meant for walking in the desert better than anyone does."Just one more question, Mother....Why our eyelashes are long?Sometimes it bothers my sight.." "My son, those long thick eyelashes are your protective cover. They help to protect your eyes from the desert sand and wind.""I see. So the hump is to store water when we are in the desert, the legs are for walking through the desert and these eyelashes protect my protect my eyes from the desert sand... Then, what are we doing in the zoo?!"
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities and Experiences are only useful if you are in the right place.Where are you now? Give it a thought and ....

Saturday, October 4, 2008

ROADLESS TRAVELED

At every point in life we have an option, to keep on doing what we are doing every day and night or an option always stares us to take the road less travelled. Majority of us live a mundane life, life revolves around fulfilling basic needs of life, food clothes and shelter. Once these needs are met, then is the time that we feel an emptiness in life and we start to ask questions to our self like ''why am I doing this? Where is my life heading to? But then we remind our self I am earning money, I get paid in end of every month, what else do u want. This is how majority of us live, following the person ahead of us. Path we take has been already taken by many before us, so we think we are safe. May be it is safe now but think of big picture see yourself, where you will be after 20 years. What would be your thoughts at the time when death is staring us? Did I live a worthwhile life, or it was just a waste. Think about it truly from your heart and you will get the answer, which road should be taken.