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Are You a Croaker
or a Leaper?
We don't often think
about the effect that
our words have upon
others. Read More

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Windsor Lindor, Inspiration & Performance Coach Insights

We don't often think about the effect that our words have upon
others. Our words do have power and everything that we say
has a positive or negative impact on others around us.
There is an old story that is told about an army* of frogs that
went leaping through the forest one day when two of the frogs
suddenly fell into a deep pit. All of the other frogs gathered
around the hole to look down on their two fallen comrades.
They all began to sadly shake their heads and to croak out
dismal warnings. "It's too deep!" croaked one frog. Another
croaked that there was no way that they would ever be able to
get out of that pit alive. The two fallen frogs began to
continuously jump as they tried to get out of the pit, but the
frogs that were watching kept croaking louder at them that
they might as well stop because they were as good as dead
and just wasting their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up
and heeded the pessimistic advice of the frogs at the top. He
quit jumping and literally "croaked" and died.
The other frog just kept right on jumping and leaping harder
than ever in spite of all the loud croaks of disapproval from the
frogs that were watching around the top of the hole. They kept
croaking shouts at him to quit jumping and save himself from all
the pain and suffering he was incurring as he leaped and fell
back down to the bottom of the pit over and over again. Finally,
he leaped even harder than ever and to the surprise of all the
other frogs he jumped right out of the deep pit. The other frogs
asked him, "Why did you keep leaping even though we yelled
and croaked at you to stop?" It was then that the frog
explained to them that he was deaf and he had thought they
were cheering for him and yelling words of encouragement to
him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way and as Babe Ruth
once said, "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."
Our words do have the power to hurt or to heal. What kind of
frog are you? Are you a croaker or a leaper?

*Note of interest: A group of frogs is called "an army".

Are You a Croaker or a Leaper? By: By Pamela Perry Blaine

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