The theme for October 2008 is Winning Attitude where we will discuss the attitudes we need to have to grow and overcome challenges in life.
Here are the articles that have been published so far (in chronological order):
- 7 Winning Character Traits That Create A Lifetime Of Success
- Hold Your Horses! Developing Patience in a 24/7 World
- Self Motivation: How to Motivate Yourself
- Attitude Adjustment: A Good Sense of Humor Will Make You a Winner
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Comment by bob.yuan
#1 6. October 2008, 4:26 am o'clock |
I would like to quote a story from my manager in the beginning of this topic, which had described how a donkey found the right attitude to its life.
“One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!”
In the end, the donkey has found a right attitude towards the dirt hitting his back other than keeping crying. He shaked it off and took a step up.
Life is going to shovel a lot of dirt on us, various of dirt, are you able to be smarter than the shaking donkey? That is a question.
Comment by Donald Latumahina
#2 9. October 2008, 6:51 am o'clock |
Very nice story, Bob! Thanks for sharing it.