BIRDS CAN'T FLY IN A VACUUM

The other day I was talking with a realtor friend of mine whose ear appears to be continuously connected to her cell phone. You need to know that she is one of the most dedicated and hardworking sales person that I have ever had the pleasure to be associated with. I was praising her on her work ethic when she said that she has to work harder than everybody else due to all the setbacks and challenges that she has to face and is still facing.

When I asked her about what type of setbacks she said that nothing in her life is easy and that she gets frustrated when things don't go her way. That’s when I asked her that all important question, "Did you know that birds can't fly in a vacuum"? It stopped her in her tracks and after thinking for a few moments she asked me, "What the blazes has that got to do with me and me being a realtor".

It has a lot to do with her, as well as all of you reading this blog.

You see, birds need resistance just to get off the ground, let alone fly. They flap their little wings (big ones if it's an eagle) against gravity and with the smallest amount of wind resistance they get off the ground and away they go. Place the bird in a vacuum and it will have to walk everywhere. Not quite what it is suited for.

Another example would be yachts. Hoist the sails and wait for the wind to blow, then tack your sails into the wind and let the angle of the sail go against the wind and ultimately drive the yacht forward.

Everywhere you look success is preceded by resistance, even the basic act of giving birth - that baby has to fight to get out of the mother’s womb, it's not an easy journey, but to succeed the newborn has to struggle. Just like the chick in the egg. The bird has to fight to break the egg if it wants to survive. Break the egg on behalf of the bird and the bird will die.

So you see struggle and adversity are all part of the journey toward success. That’s when my realtor friend looked at me and said, "You mean my struggles are going to continue?" "Yes", I said, "only now go and enjoy them, don’t fight the wind of resistance, learn how to use the wind resistance to trim your sails and look forward to unlimited success."

So my friends, next time that you see a bird flying high in the sky, or hear that baby's first cry remember that they overcame adversity - be ready for a wind of change and don’t live in a vacuum of negativity.

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