The Donkey's Attitude - Inspirational Motivational Short Story

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, the farmer decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, Everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL : Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Success in Life -------- Just 4 steps

Have you dreamed about success for most of your life, but never felt that you truly achieved success? Why is it that everyone else achieves success, but it seems that you get left behind?

Success is not something you get by luck.

Success HAS to be achieved. This means that you cannot be successful without going after it and achieving it. No one is going to hand you your success. The lottery is not going to make you successful. The successful person sets goals and then, they find a way to achieve those goals. They don’t stop until those goals have been achieved.

How to become successful in life is a statement that we have all heard, but how do you achieve success. Here are a few hints that will help you in finding your success.

First, you must gain a positive attitude. You cannot view the world and expect to become successful.

Second, it is impossible to be successful if you just sit back and wait for it. You have to be active and you have to chase after your success.

Third, you have to get rid of any fears you might have that hold you back. Most people get caught up here. They know what it takes to be successful, but they are afraid. Afraid of what others might think. Afraid of what might be said and how crazy someone might think they are. I guarantee this all goes away once you become successful. No one will ever say or think differently about you unless you give them the reasons to.

Last, you have to surround yourself with successful people. You will become what you surround yourself with. If you surround yourself with slackers you will catch yourself slacking. This is the way we work as humans and how we think. We rationalize our actions because of the actions of someone else. STOP! Become successful by eliminating the bad apples in your social group.

Now go use these four steps to success in life. I guarantee you will see a difference in yourself when you start following these four secrets.