Article: The Man Who Sat Around All Day And Did Nothing

The Man Who Sat Around All Day And Did Nothing

Once there was a man who sat around all day and did nothing. One day he was sitting outside and a bird came and perched on the fence next to him. The bird asked the man, "Why do you always sit around all day and do nothing?" The man replied, "I'm a failure. I mess up everything I try to do. So, since I can't do anything right, I don't do anything at all."



The bird asked, "If there was something you knew you couldn't fail at, would you be willing to give it a try?"



"Sure," said the man. "But what could there possibly be that I could do without failing at it?"



"Here's what you do," said the bird. "First, think of three things you'd really like to be able to do. Then, try to do the first one. If you fail, take a sheet of paper, write what the thing...
 

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