subject: That's Too Difficult - Overcoming New Challenges [print this page] That's Too Difficult - Overcoming New Challenges
Afew weekends ago I was doing some yard work and trimming some trees down when I took notice to a bird's nest up high in the trees. It suddenly hit me how amazing and inspiring this was to see the amount of work that went into building this nest. And more amazing than anything was the fact that it was built without the use of hands and fingers, and our detachable thumb that humans brag about also no computers or the aid of some design program were used.
Imagine if I ask you to build your home with only your mouth! No arms, no hands, and no help eitherjust you and your mouth. How insane right?
I bring this story up because I am sure that many of us from time to time say to ourselves "I can't do that orI can't learn that. It is too difficult for me to learn this "new idea" or "new field". And so we discourage ourselves from trying something new in fear of failure of our peers.
And then I think of the bird's nest. If it can build this amazing nest with only its mouth, than why can't I learn this new field of work? Why can't I push myself to learn more, to do more, to expand my limitations, and reach to higher levels of success?
I encourage us all to think of the bird's nest next time we feel afraid of trying something new or feel we cannot accomplish something challenging. I believe we have something in us all that can help push us to higher levels of achievement.
We just need to overcome the doubts in our mind and ignore the negative voices from our past. And insteadstrive to be like the amazing birds who build their masterful works of art each day in our presence.
So if you are going through some difficult timesduring this economydon't give up! Hang in there and keep going for it. Ignore the negative voices, set your goals, stay persistent, and keep moving forward.
Tomorrow is a new day and another chance to build a new nest.
