As my friend was passing through the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a rope tied to their legs. It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not. My friend 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 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.” My friend 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. The powerful and gigantic creature has limited its present abilities by the limitations of its past.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life holding onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us refuse to attempt something new and challenging because of our so called mindset?
Your attempt may fail, but never fail to make an attempt.
Choose not to accept the false boundaries and limitations created by the past.
I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs
from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.
- Steve Jobs
A true friend is that one person
who’s proud of you when you succeed
and doesn't leave you when you fail.
You are not your past actions.
You are not your past failures.
You are not how others have at one time treated you.
You are only who you think you are right now in this moment.
You are only what you do right now in this moment.
Don’t care
about what other people think of you.
There will always be those people who
want to see you fail because they can’t succeed.
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to
failure is trying to please everybody.
- Bill Cosby
This life is what you make it. No matter what,
you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is
you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends -
they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones
that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't
let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As
for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of
them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you
can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll
never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just
because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep
trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you
don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and
most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so
much to smile about.
- Marilyn Monroe
I honestly think it is better to be a failure
at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
- George Burns
