I once had this customer who was depressed and never happy.
I asked a few questions to see what she wanted, she said she wanted the APPLE.
So, I gave her the APPLE.
But, she didn’t look very happy.
She kept coming back to my store daily for several weeks, asking for the usual – an APPLE.
It’s her money so she is allowed to buy anything she wants, but I noticed she wasn’t happy nor was she improving.
I asked her would you like to try something else?
Like what?
Well you could always try STRAWBERRIES.
I never had STRAWBERRIES before.
Are they any good?
Oh, yea they are delicious and tell you what if you don’t like them I’ll give you your money back, on me.
But, I am a little scared to try STRAWBERRIES because it’s different and I don’t know what will happen if I eat this.
How do I know STRAWBERRIES are safe?
You don’t you just have faith that no matter what happens you will be fine.
Like who knows maybe I poisoned those STRAWBERRIES just to get you sick!
Okay, I’ll try them thanks.
Let me know how they work for you!
Sure!
The next day she came to my store again.
Hi mister, I loved the STRAWBERRIES.
I am so happy I tried them.
I never would have tried STRAWBERRIES if it wasn’t for you.
Don’t mention it – sometimes it’s good to try new things.
It keeps life fresh.
You never know what you will learn when you try something new.
In fact, that is what makes life interesting.
If life is the same every day then there is nothing to look forward to.
You know exactly what will happen from start to finish.
It’s like rewatching the same movie and over.
It gets boring after the first time.
But how do you avoid bad things from happening?
You don’t that is the risk you take when you try new things.
A lot of things are good to learn.
Some things are bad to learn.
And some things are based on what you prefer.
But it’s all part of the process.
You can’t learn anything new if you do the same thing every day.
It can be anything like trying a new way to school or work.
Trying new food.
Meeting new people.
Life is more interesting when you learn something new daily.
That is why I love to read books.
When I read I always learn something.
I always improve how I think and view the world.
If I want to learn something new I have to try something new and different.
So, I’ll grab a book and absorb the lessons the book is trying to teach me.
Then I add the useful lessons and disregard the useless lessons. And add my unique style.
How about if something is too scary for you?
Well, that’s a tough one.
I like to try it out first and see what I can handle.
If it’s hard I will add it to my routine slowly and rarely.
If it’s medium difficulty I will add it to my routine normally and do it often.
If it’s easy and fun, then usually it is something I will do regularly.
But one thing that will get you pushing forward is your motivation to why you do everything.
What is your biggest source of motivation?