Thursday, February 02, 2006

Elephant circle

Heard of a cool story in my leadership class:

Elephant trainers use a very interesting technique to harness their animals. When the elephant is still very young, the trainers attach one end of a strong chain to one of the elephants legs, and the other end to a stake firmly driven into the ground. This allows the animal the freedom of a very defined circle. While harnessed day after day, the elephant learns that this circle is its only territory. As the years go by, the chain is exchanged for thinner and thinner ropes. The trainers know that the elephant could walk away at any time, but the elephant does not catch on, and so remains within the defined circle. What is your circle? What are your self-limiting beliefs?

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