The risk of Trying Harder by Price Pritchett Im sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Inn, a peaceful little place hidden back among the pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. Its just past noon, late July, and Im listening to the desperate sounds of a life-or-death struggle going on a few feet away. Theres a small fly burning out the last of its short lifes energies in a futile attempt to fly through the glass of the windowpane. The whining wings tell the poignant story of the flys strategy: Try harder. But its not working. The frenzied effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically, the struggle is part of the trap. It is impossible for the fly to try hard enough to succeed at breaking through the glass. Nevertheless, this little insect has staked its life on reaching its goal through raw effort and determination. This fly is doomed. It will die there on the windowsill. Across the room, ten steps away, the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it seeks. With only a fraction of the effort now being wasted, it could be free of this self-imposed trap. The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so easy. Why doesnt the fly try another approach, something dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea that this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success? What logic is there in continuing until death to seek a breakthrough with more of the same? No doubt this approach makes sense to the fly. Regrettably, its an idea that will kill. Trying harder isnt necessarily the solution to achieving more. It may not offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, its a big part of the problem. If you stake your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may kill your chances for success.>-------- We must seek to try better and alternative approaches to make life better for us and those around us. Have you ever asked yourself the guarantee you have that your approach is the absolute best. I have deep my foot in alternative and effective approaches to a better life and the results so far has been amazing…. Detest business as usual
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:24:31 +0000
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