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12/04/2022

The Elephant Rope

A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains.
All that was holding them back from escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead, they didn’t try to at all.
Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.

The trainer replied;
“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.”
The only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was that over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.

What do you think the moral of the story is? Share your thoughts don below!

08/04/2022

07/04/2022

The weekly Top 3 is here! This time we offer you a list of activities that might bring you the inspiration you were missing!

06/04/2022

05/04/2022

Buridan’s Ass

A hungry ass finds himself between two equally large and delicious-looking bales of hay.

He looks from one to the other and back again, unsure which to choose.

This goes on for a long while until, unable to make a decision, the poor old donkey dies of starvation.

31/03/2022

This week we present you with a TOP 3 list of empowering films!

If your interest goes beyond these Top 3, we encourage you to check out Top 10 Empowering Films that we prepared for you on our Instagram 👉🏼 .official

29/03/2022

The Queen's Boulder

In ancient times there was a queen who ordered her soldiers to maneuver a boulder into the middle of the main road to and from town.

The queen then hid, watching to see who would stop to do the right thing and move it out of the way again.

Wealthy merchants and courtiers passed the boulder, barely giving it a second thought. A few of them blamed their queen for not keeping the roads clear. Yet none stopped doing anything.

One day, a peasant walked along with a sack of vegetables to sell at a market.

He stopped, laid these down, and then pushed, tugged, huffed, and heaved the stone away.

Upon picking up his vegetables, the peasant saw a large purse full of gold and a handwritten note from the queen herself where the boulder had been.

The gold was a reward for whoever removed it from the road.

What do you think the moral of the story is? Feel free to share your opinions in the comment section!

24/03/2022

We prepared a TOP 3 list of books that will empower you, inspire you and make you believe that 🫵🏼 matter!

If your interest goes beyond these Top 3, we encourage you to check out Top 10 Empowering Books that we prepared for you on our Instagram 👉🏼 .official

22/03/2022

The Two Wolves 🐺

An old Cherokee chief sat down to teach his grandson about life.

“There’s a fight going on inside me,” he tells the young boy, “A fight between two wolves.”

“One wolf is evil. It’s full of malice, anger, greed, self-pity and false pride. The other is good. It’s full of peace, love, joy, kindness, and humility.”

“This same fight is going on inside you and everyone else on the face of the earth.”

The grandson was quiet, pondering this revelation for a moment before asking, “Grandfather, which wolf will win?”

The old man smiled and replied, “The one you feed.”



What do you think the moral of this story is? 🔥