I was at a seminar when they were talking
about the frog in boiling water.
For those of you who don't what this is about,
I've written it below:
The frog, being a cold-blooded creature, always
adapts to its surroundings. It makes itself
comfortable wherever it may be. Throw a frog
in a pot of boiling water and it'll jump straight
out because of the sudden heat. But by putting
it into a pot of warm water and boiling it,
the frog dies because it becomes TOO
comfortable with its surroundings,
never wanting to change.
By the time it realizes that the water is too
hot, its already dead.
The story above is a perfect example for
what I decided to post here today. NEVER be
happy with where and what you are in life.
Always change for the better. Learning is
an ongoing process and you can only get better
and better.
So you finally got kino mad skills?
Start working on something you're not good at.
Work on your conversation skills.
Eye contact.
Face expression.
Body language.
So you finally got a good schedule and love
the routine? Change something. Do something
different. Do not be afraid to try new things.
You can earn 50k a month, you can own a big
car, you can have the most beautiful girlfriend
any man could ever dream of having..
But you shall NEVER ever feel content. Do so,
and you'll end up like the frog.
Be too comfortable with your surroundings,
and when things start to change, you won't
be able to cope. What you had will be lost.
What you could've done, now you can't.
In this ever changing world, you have to
always be prepared for what the future holds.
Opportunities only come once. When you're 80
and your nuts are sagging, you'll look back
and kick yourself in your 80 year old wrinkly
butt for not taking initiative. For not doing
what could've gave you a better life today. For
being too comfortable and realizing how much
time you've wasted in the end.
Your life tomorrow will be the choices you
make today. So get off that chair and start
doing something. Call a long lost friend.
Start a new business. Take a walk.
Either waste your day, or get out of your
comfort zone and do something that isn't
natural to you. You'll be happy in the end
when you realize all the things you've been
doing only made you stronger.
e.g: You get nervous when you talk to women.
You get out of your comfort zone and start
talking to some. You realize how easy it actually
is. You conquer your fears and have succesfully
extended your comfort zone. Now aim for the stars.
[This message has been edited by stuartSan (edited 08-23-2002).]
about the frog in boiling water.
For those of you who don't what this is about,
I've written it below:
The frog, being a cold-blooded creature, always
adapts to its surroundings. It makes itself
comfortable wherever it may be. Throw a frog
in a pot of boiling water and it'll jump straight
out because of the sudden heat. But by putting
it into a pot of warm water and boiling it,
the frog dies because it becomes TOO
comfortable with its surroundings,
never wanting to change.
By the time it realizes that the water is too
hot, its already dead.
The story above is a perfect example for
what I decided to post here today. NEVER be
happy with where and what you are in life.
Always change for the better. Learning is
an ongoing process and you can only get better
and better.
So you finally got kino mad skills?
Start working on something you're not good at.
Work on your conversation skills.
Eye contact.
Face expression.
Body language.
So you finally got a good schedule and love
the routine? Change something. Do something
different. Do not be afraid to try new things.
You can earn 50k a month, you can own a big
car, you can have the most beautiful girlfriend
any man could ever dream of having..
But you shall NEVER ever feel content. Do so,
and you'll end up like the frog.
Be too comfortable with your surroundings,
and when things start to change, you won't
be able to cope. What you had will be lost.
What you could've done, now you can't.
In this ever changing world, you have to
always be prepared for what the future holds.
Opportunities only come once. When you're 80
and your nuts are sagging, you'll look back
and kick yourself in your 80 year old wrinkly
butt for not taking initiative. For not doing
what could've gave you a better life today. For
being too comfortable and realizing how much
time you've wasted in the end.
Your life tomorrow will be the choices you
make today. So get off that chair and start
doing something. Call a long lost friend.
Start a new business. Take a walk.
Either waste your day, or get out of your
comfort zone and do something that isn't
natural to you. You'll be happy in the end
when you realize all the things you've been
doing only made you stronger.
e.g: You get nervous when you talk to women.
You get out of your comfort zone and start
talking to some. You realize how easy it actually
is. You conquer your fears and have succesfully
extended your comfort zone. Now aim for the stars.
[This message has been edited by stuartSan (edited 08-23-2002).]
