Subscribe in a readerWhat is your wolf feeding habit?
Imagine you and I are comfortably seating in a coffee shop.
“How are your online efforts going?”, I ask. “Are you making money on the internet now?”
And you tell me about all the things that didn’t quite work out the way you were hoping.
Suddenly, I pull a book out of my bag.
“Give me two seconds”, I explain as I flick through the pages.
“Let me read you a story…”
“One evening a Cherokee elder told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside of people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between the two ‘wolves’ that live inside us all. One is
Unhappiness. It is fear, worry, anger, jealousy, sorrow, self-pity, resentment, and inferiority.
The other is Happiness. It is joy, love, hope, serenity, kindness, generosity, truth, and compassion.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Which do *you* feed – unconsciously – just out of habit?
Do you tend to naturally focus on what goes wrong?
Or do you *choose* to focus on what goes well?
Talk soon,
Yann
PS: Thank you to Brian Johnson of Philosophers Notes for bringing this story to my attention, from Marci Shimoff’s book ‘Happy for No Reason’. (Philosophers Notes are like CliffsNotes of self-development classics. Only shorter. And cooler. And a *lot* more inspiring.)
:-)
What an excellent story to brilliantly illustrate your point. It’s one of those simple, yet powerful, stories that one should reread with great frequency. Thanks for passing it along.
Pam
Invest in Your Future
Yann,
I love this post. The story was a great one. Thanks for the links too.
Lynn
Success Strategies For Life
Success Today
Great story to make your point. I’m guilty of feeding the wrong one too often. Maybe I feel bad for him, or maybe I am just afraid of him! I love your posts Yann!
Lisa McLellan, Babysitting Services – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
Great story, thank you.
Bob Kaufer
Z Health For Life
This is a fantastic story.
It made me laugh when I read the last line. It was a laugh of understanding and recognition.
I’ve never noticed it before, Yann, but I love the tagline of your website.
“Making money on the internet (honestly) = Business Strategies + Success mindset.”
A perfect way to sum it up.
JJ Jalopy.
Coaching Mentoring Expert JJ Jalopy
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Yann – An excellent story to illustrate the “we are what we think about” concept. I am sure I will use it in the future.
Christian Haller
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Persist! I feed the PERSISTENCE wolf! (and the one who brings me pomegranate martinis….)
oh, and the one who takes me shopping in Paris, France!!!
Best regards,
April Braswell
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Yann,
Excellent story, good points!
And how many feed that first wolf accidently ?
Thanks
JC
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Nice story, and very true. We need to feed our positive and supportive side.
Steve Chambers, The Sales Expert
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Hi Yann,
A great story with an awesome point to it! Its your choice on the way life turns out and how you feel!
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Yann,
This is a great, highly motivational post! For me, it indicated the necessity of taking control of our thought lives.
Health, Fitness — Darryl Pace
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This was a great story. We can all decide to do a better job of nurturing our good habits…
Seize the Day,
Rob
Sales Expert For Small Business Owners
Personal Asset Protection For Small Business Owners
Yann,
Duality is the reality of this world. Which side do we look at depends entirely on us.
We make the choice to be happy or unhappy.
John Ho
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Just stopping by to say hello.
HELLO!
JC
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Hi Yann,
Somehow you were kicked of my reader. I am so sorry, I will catch up on commenting. I put something up in vox a few days ago asking if I was missing anyone. Maybe you responded and i did not see it or vise versa. I will catch up!
Anthony
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Yann that was great. I’m part Cherokee, Cheyenne and Kiowa and i love stories of Native American wisdom.
Don Shepherd
Central Oregon Camphiker
Great story to make your point about where we put our attention.
Pat
Internet Dollars for Business Owners
Your post catches me at an interesting time! Normally I’m quite good at feeding the positive side, but I’m on the verge of something important and I’m riddled with self-doubt.
Philip Graves
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Yann i only have 12 in my reader. How did you get so popular as to get 6 billion?
Don Shepherd
Central Oregon Camphiker
Good luck!!
Thanks
JC
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Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me!
Where have you gone Yann? Off to make millions? You are busy doing good moneymaking things I hope. Meanwhile, The Babysitting Lady is hard at work cooking and cleaning and taking care of children. (heavy sigh)
Lisa McLellan, Babysitting Services – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
Oh where, oh where has our little Yann gone, oh where, oh where can he be? Do you know that little song Yann? Sorry, that’s the first thing that popped into my head when I got here and found no new posts for quite some time. Of couse, being a babysitter and dealing with children all the time, that type of tune comes to mind! Lol Hope you are well.
Lisa McLellan, Babysitting Services – Babysitters, Nannies, and Au-pairs
Hello? Yann…where are ya man? looking forward to your excellent blog!
Don Shepherd
Central Oregon Camphiker