Hopefulness…
My dog Mango is nothing but hopeful. She will sit there for an hour while I’m preparing a meal and patiently wait for something to either drop or get tossed to her. Now mind you… this doesn’t always happen. Sometimes she comes out empty handed… but sometimes there is a scrap for her. Today it was apiece of iceberg lettuce.
Doesn’t seem like much of a dog treat…. but then again, how would I know. She seemed to enjoy it!
I learn so much from my dogs. She doesn’t judge and say… “Nah… looks like he’s not giving anything up today.” She just does what she does. She waits and sometimes she is rewarded.
Now imagine if we did this with our lives. Imagine how different life would be if we didn’t get discouraged every time life didn’t reward us the way we thought it should.
Imagine just how different life would be if we didn’t get discouraged every time a customer that we had worked hard to get, didn’t say “Yes”.
Do you think if you adopted Mango’s determination, patience and thick skin you might see more happiness, you might grow your business, perhaps you might add a few smiles to your day.
Now I’m not saying that to be successful all you have to do is sit around hopefully.
Mango comes to me and waits, I don’t call her. Her sister only sometimes comes… and gets rewarded much less often too.
Mango has a plan, she sticks to it and if it doesn’t pay off, she doesn’t whine, she just goes about her day, maybe takes a nap!
I’d love to discuss this with ya, talk to me!
