Quote of the day:
“It's not what you are that holds you back. It's what you think you're not.” — Denis Waitley
Consider:
Have you ever heard the story of the Camel’s nose? It reminded me of the fight against negative self-chatter and if you give it an inch it will take a mile.
According to a Bedouin fable, an Arab and his camel were crossing the desert. Night came and the temperature dropped. The Arab put up his tent, tied his camel to it, and went to sleep.
As the temperature dropped further, and the camel asked the Arab for refuge from the cold. The Arab was adamant. "There is only room in the tent for one!"
The camel was quiet for a few minutes, but soon asked again. "Please, Master! Just my nose. If I could just put my nose in your tent, it would keep me from freezing out here." The Arab reluctantly agreed.
But no sooner did the camel have his nose in the tent did he start begging to move the rest of his body in. Relentlessly he keep at it and each time the Arab gave in. Until finally the whole camel was in the tent and the Arab was forced to move out into the cold, where he barely survived the night.
Negative self-chatter is like that camel. It just needs a small opening to get started—usually a thought that seems to have some basis in truth or reason—but if you entertain that thought, pretty soon it and a whole lot more like it move in and take over. Don't let the camel get its nose inside the tent of your mind and hold you back.
Wishing you all the best,
Coach Dana
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