How to Train Elephants So They Won't Escape

If you tie a baby elephant to a small pole, the elephant will try to move but is unable to do so because it is still small and does not have the strength. It will keep on trying and trying but at some point the small elephant will stop trying. After few years when the elephant is fully-grown, it will not try to escape because it thinks that it’s useless to try. The elephant has failed many times before and thought that it can never move the pole. You see, the grown-up elephant will have the strength to move big logs and with just one slight movement it could free itself from the small pole, yet it has been conditioned not to try anymore.

You see, you may have failed many times before but it doesn’t mean that you will fail again if you try. The future is not equal to the past and today may be a new day. Everything may turn out differently if you just have the courage to try once more. Learn from the past and move into the future with confidence. The past is gone and you don’t have to dwell on it. Set new plans, eliminate fear from your thoughts and move on!