The Two Frogs

If you want different results you have to take different actions.

One day in a small farm, there were two frogs jumping around the milking parlour. They came across a bucket, half-full of milk and jumped right in. The milk tasted so good that they drank and drank until it was all gone. Their friends turned up and looked in the bucket. They were not happy that they had drank all of the milk without sharing.

One of them noticed the farmer coming and told the two frogs in the bottom of the bucket, "You are for it now. The farmer will not be happy that you have drunk all his milk."

The two frogs started jumping to get out of the bucket. Unfortunately they were so full of milk that they couldn't jump high enough. The frogs on the outside started shouting and jeering. "Serves you right for not sharing." "The farmer is sure going to fix you two." You will never get out of that bucket."

One of the frogs, caught up in his despair just sat at the bottom of the bucket, waiting for his eventual fate. The other frog however just kept on jumping. He tried every way he knew to get out of the bucket; standing jumps, running jumps, jumping and scrambling. Finally he just managed to get his front legs onto the rim of the bucket and pulled himself out.

The first frog had given up because of the negative hostility of his friends. The second frog however was a bit deaf - he thought the crowd was cheering him on, so kept on trying.

Thoughts:

Don't let the comments of others put you off, use them as a spur to achieve your dreams. Learn from your mistakes and try new things. Failure is not when you get knocked down - failure is when you don't get back up. Sometimes though it is hard to keep getting back up. Sometimes you can hear the shouts of the crowd telling you that you will never make it. If you have a specific goal, but are having trouble reaching it, a Professional Coach can help you. They will improve your focus on the goal, help you develop your options for achieving it and give you the support and encouragement needed to ensure that you reach it.

If you would like to build a positive, can do attitude to life despite the criticism of others, why don't you contact me and together we will ensure that you escape from the bucket of life to where your dreams can come true.

Eric Sutherland

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