In recognition of Native American Day, I thought I’d pass along this favorite from our quote library…wise words from a Native American Elder who described his own inner struggles in this manner:
“Inside of me there are two dogs.
One of the dogs is mean and evil.
The other dog is good.
The mean dog fights with the good dog all the time.”
When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied,
“The one I feed the most.”
We can come up with good and bad in most every person, action, situation, etc. The one we dwell upon, think about, talk about or “feed” the most – that’s the one that wins. And when it’s the mean dog that wins, it’s hard not to lose morale and productivity.
Pass this story along to your colleagures. Talk about it. Print (see below) and post it on the walls. Post it on your computer (see below). Post it everywhere as a reminder that the dog you feed the most will win.
To use as wallpaper on your computer, right click on the image and then select “Set as background”.
Or, 8 X 10 printable version available.
Valuable business tools, available for free right here in our Quote Library.
copyright 2009 – Jan Bolick, Business Class Inc
