Mindset !
As my friend was passing by an elephant, 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. 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.
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.”
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Udaya 94.96.18.125 not found
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Obviously, rather than working for third country, why don’t we go back and do something in our home country.
Think first!!
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Nath Hem 94.96.18.125 not found
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nice article
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Chicago hospital From 
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So true, you have to keep trying no matter what. Regards!
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snocon From 
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good story. makes you wonder what ‘ropes’ we have in our mind.
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Stu @ Toronto Cataract Surgery From 
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Doesn’t work with kids though
My kids know damned well that they can break rules and get away with things they’d never have even tried a couple of years ago.
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Unity From 
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Very entertaining post i like it and thank for back link.
Unity
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Water tanks From 
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It is an interesting one…“YOUR ATTEMPT MAY FAIL, BUT NEVER FAIL TO MAKE AN ATTEMPT.” this is to be remembered…
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Wake Forest electricians From 
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very inspirational post… only by making repeated attempts one can remove the ‘ropes’ from their mind.
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teen From 
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Hello.
I love elephants very much! I wanna to have own elephant
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gecefilm.com 94.55.34.242 not found
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So true, you have to keep trying no matter what. Regards!