The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose Keep Trying- Mini Episode
Mar 13, 2016
07:05
Real change is possible but it takes time- Keep Trying!
JK Rowling was broke and depressed and her book had been rejected by 12 different publishers. This was right before Harry Potter was finally accepted and hit the big time.
It took me three different attempts to finally achieve sobriety.
Gone with the wind was rejected 38 times. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was rejected 121 times
Edison famously tried 1000 different approaches before getting the light bulb right.
We often cite these examples as encouragement to keep trying at things like business or success. What if we applied the same principles and tenacity to our internal development? What if we kept trying at emotional and mental change?
We have to do this stuff over and over again, change takes time. There are no easy answers or shortcuts to a life worth living.
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The Tale of Two Wolves
A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.
One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear.
The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?”
The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed
The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable.
JK Rowling was broke and depressed and her book had been rejected by 12 different publishers. This was right before Harry Potter was finally accepted and hit the big time.
It took me three different attempts to finally achieve sobriety.
Gone with the wind was rejected 38 times. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was rejected 121 times
Edison famously tried 1000 different approaches before getting the light bulb right.
We often cite these examples as encouragement to keep trying at things like business or success. What if we applied the same principles and tenacity to our internal development? What if we kept trying at emotional and mental change?
We have to do this stuff over and over again, change takes time. There are no easy answers or shortcuts to a life worth living.
Our sponsor this week is Fracture
Visit Fracture and use the promo code “wolf” to get 10% off!!
The Tale of Two Wolves
A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other.
One of them is a good wolf which represents things like kindness, bravery and love. The other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred and fear.
The grandson stops and thinks about it for a second then he looks up at his grandfather and says, “Grandfather, which one wins?”
The grandfather quietly replies, the one you feed
The Tale of Two Wolves is often attributed to the Cherokee indians but there seems to be no real proof of this. It has also been attributed to evangelical preacher Billy Graham and Irish Playwright George Bernard Shaw. It appears no one knows for sure but this does not diminish the power of the parable.
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