Let
this blog find you in a serene state of mind, cool & calm about life!!
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Baby
giraffes never go to a business school. But they learn a very important
management lesson early in life. A lesson that all of us would do well to
remember.
The
birth of a baby giraffe is quite an earth-shaking event. The baby falls from
its mother’s womb, some eight feet above the ground. It shrivels up and lies
still, too weak to move.
The
mother giraffe lovingly lowers her neck to kiss the baby giraffe. And then
something incredible happens. She lifts her long leg and kicks the baby
giraffe, sending it flying up in the air and tumbling down on the ground.
As
the baby lies curled up, the mother kicks the baby again and again. Until the
baby giraffe, still trembling and tired, pushes its limbs and for the first
time learns to stand on its feet. Happy to see the baby standing on its own
feet, the mother giraffe comes over and gives it yet another kick. The baby
giraffe falls one more time, but now quickly recovers and stands up.
Mama
Giraffe is delighted. She knows that her baby has learnt an important lesson:
Never
mind how hard you fall, always remember to pick yourself up and get back on
your feet.
Why
does the mother giraffe do this? She knows that lions and leopards love giraffe
meat. So unless the baby giraffe quickly learns to stand and run with the pack
– it will have no chance of survival.
Most
of us though are not quite as lucky as baby giraffes. No one teaches us to
stand up every time we fall. When we fail, when we are down, we just give up.
No
one kicks us out of our comfort zone to remind us that to survive and succeed,
we need to learn to get back on our feet.
If
you study the lives of successful people though, you will see a recurring
pattern. Were they always successful in all they did? No.
Did
success come to them quick and easy? No, You will find that the common streak
running through their lives is their ability to stand up every time they fall.
The ability of the baby giraffe!
The
road to success is never an easy one. There are several obstacles, and you are
bound to fall sooner or later. You will hit a road block, you will taste
failure. But success lies in being able to get up every time you fall.
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May
this story inspire you to come out wiser, stronger & shining from every fall.
Warm
regards,
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