It's Called Mindset

It’s Called Mindset

 

As I was passing the elephants, I 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.

 

I saw a trainer near by 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."

 

I 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…