Recently, I took my 10 year old to work with me. She needed a quiet place do her math homework and my office was the perfect environment. It was all about fractions.
My daughter loves to read books and write stories. Math is something she doesn't like. In the 3 hours that she was at the office, she completed 2 of her 16 problems. This was an assignment that should have only taken her 25 minutes.
At the end of the day what message do you want to take away with you?
My daughter loves to read books and write stories. Math is something she doesn't like. In the 3 hours that she was at the office, she completed 2 of her 16 problems. This was an assignment that should have only taken her 25 minutes.
When asked why, she started to cry. The phrases, "I can't," and "I don't know how", and "it's not fair," were thrown around.
Sound familiar? Amazing how powerful our thoughts can be.
How often have we said the same things to ourselves and allowed it to limit our own potential?
After the hugs were given, the tears dried, the nose blown, and the face washed, I told her what I now will tell you:
You are as powerful and smart as you allow yourself to be. Yes there are things you can't do but most of them you can learn how to do.
Nothing that is being asked of you right now is beyond your ability. You have these skills and you have a choice:
- Avoid the things you know you have to do and deal with the consequences....But
remember these consequences will only support your theory that you can't.
Or
-Do it and move on with the knowledge that you didn't give up. It's not always going to
be easy and a lot of times you're going to have to ask for help but you will get through it
and you will know you did it.
At the end of the day what message do you want to take away with you?
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