They tied a baby elephant to a tree

Great morning my friend!

 

I'm sitting on a plane on my way to Michigan for the Thanksgiving holiday and wanted to get this off to you before we takeoff...

 

They tied the baby elephant to a tree.

 

I know this sounds terrible but it’s worth sharing because if it makes a difference for you, then this type of thing can have a positive side effect to it.

 

Elephant trainers learned something about elephants.

 

They learned that if they tie a rope to a steak in the ground, and then attach the rope to the elephant’s ankle, starting at a very young age, the elephant will learn that it cannot move so long as that rope is tied to its ankle.

 

When the elephant grows up, he is strong enough to pull the steak right out of the ground.

 

But, he doesn’t.

 

He learned at such a young age that he can’t move when that rope is tied to his leg.

 

It’s such a powerful belief to the elephant that when he grows up, the trainers can tie the rope to the elephant’s ankle WITHOUT tying the other end of the rope to anything at all, and the elephant will still stay put.

 

The elephant learned that he can’t move so long as that rope is tied to his ankle. It’s so strong of a belief in his mind that he gave up trying.

 

I know it’s sad to hear this, believe me, it hurts my heart to know this.

 

However, in the context of my writing to you, we can use this example of how our brains work to advance our own lives.

 

You see, you have BS in your mind (BS = Belief systems ;P).

 

Some of those belief systems…

 

• Keep you stuck

• Are not true

• Keep you misaligned from your calling

• Are making your life more difficult than it has to be

• Are causing you pain

• Are affecting your relationships

• Are affecting your health

• And so much more

 

 

One question that I love to ask myself when I run up against a belief that doesn’t feel aligned to my greatest good is this…

 

Is that true?

 

You see, perception is different from truth.

 

And we often mistake a perception as a truth.

 

Play with this my friend.

 

In the context of fulfilling your greatness, many of your perceptions about what’s true and not true will hold you back, keep you stuck, and have you miss out on the brilliance that wants to unfold from you.

 

So this is my challenge to you: Ask yourself this week…

 

Is that true?

 

And see what can open up for you by challenging your own BS (belief systems).

 

Hope that helps.

 

Enjoy your day,

 

Shawn