Pig headed determination is Inspiration

by David King on June 21, 2010

in Inspiration

I have a story that I want to share with you today, it’s a story that I came across and really loved so I want to share it with you here… hopefully you benefit from it.

Here is the story:

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

The farmer 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 pig realized what was happening and squealed horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement he quieted down.

PAUSE STORY: Before continuing, I want you go guess what happens next… what does the pig do? the ability to put yourself in the pig’s situation and solve the problem without continuing is valuable so stop reading this and do this exercise now.

Answer: What would I do if I were the pig to get out of this situation?

Continue story:

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 pig was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbor continued to shovel dirt on top of the pig, the pig would shake it off and take a step up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the pig stepped up over the edge of the well and happily walked off.

So what did you get out of this story?

Here’s what I got…

Sometimes stuff happens that wasn’t planned, sometimes we get results we didn’t set out to get.

You must be determined, You must NOT quit, Life is made to accomplish those dreams. I attach my life to the way i’m living so if i’m not living my dream life and changing the world then what’s the point of living. Take your dreams seriously, they are your life and you truly live when you are living in those dreams.

The lesson of the story is this: We have 2 options.

1. To take everything as a learning lesson and use it as a stepping stone…

OR…

2. Let life knock us down and don’t get back up.

The choice is up to you, it’s all in your mentality.

The last thing I want you to do is read this post and think that you are a victim and you will have bad stuff happen to you all the time because that is not the point of this post. I know some people’s perspective will be that of a wallflower, they will say “Life happens to me” and it’s not my fault! it just happend.

Either you proactively create your world or it reactively creates you.

Less dirt will get thrown on you if you are proactive, I bet if that pig was in shape (proactive) it wouldn’t have fallen into the pit in the first place!!

No matter where you are in life, if you are in a reactive mode or proactive mode make a choice and decide to be as proactive as possible and when you need to be reactive to proactively react to it!

Life is what you make of it, your attitude, belief systems and actions are all that really matter.

Stop reading this post and do what you need to do………… NOW!

Have an amazing night and please share this post on facebook, twitter and all over the web! the world needs to hear it!

David King

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Elainie Nicol June 22, 2010 at 4:15 am

sigh… reminds me of my life.
Many times I've felt like that pig.
I'll make it through though, I have faith.
Thanks David
-Elaine

Davidbeking June 22, 2010 at 11:00 am

Thanks for the comment Elaine, as i'm sure you've heard 'Your thoughts, beliefs and FEELINGS create your life!'

Choose to feel good, choose to feel great and your thoughts and beliefs will follow and will form a life based around those feelings.

It's all about how you feel so if you are feeling negative or down shift out of that state by watching some comedy or just simply smiling… stay positive and be happy for no reason!

take care ;)

David

Davidbeking June 22, 2010 at 11:00 am

Thanks for the comment Elaine, as i'm sure you've heard 'Your thoughts, beliefs and FEELINGS create your life!'

Choose to feel good, choose to feel great and your thoughts and beliefs will follow and will form a life based around those feelings.

It's all about how you feel so if you are feeling negative or down shift out of that state by watching some comedy or just simply smiling… stay positive and be happy for no reason!

take care ;)

David

Mandee Widrick June 23, 2010 at 12:06 am

I've heard this story before! But for some reason, I honestly think that I remember my grandfather telling the story as a horse in the well, not a pig, LOL. It always makes me laugh though, no matter what animal is in the well, because the farmer wanted to do away with it but the pig obviously had another plan. :)

Brian Lawrence June 27, 2010 at 8:18 am

So, this is where; Never Give Up, Go Down With The Ship, etc. comes from. Belief in yourself is tops for me. Believe that it all starts with believing in yourself. Without believing in yourself, you really don't start. Once you have a plan, you need to stick with it and hope for the best outcome from it. Tweaking along the way seems to slow down that plan. After you have finished you can go back to tweak. This will get quicker results than the continuous tweaking along the way. I see the pig had to believe in itself, came up with a plan and stuck with it.

All The Best,

Brian Lawrence
1/2 Price Gas

Davidbeking June 27, 2010 at 10:33 am

Very true! the pig headed determination of the pig allowed him to stick with it and never quit… he stuck to his plan and survived b/c of it!

Davidbeking June 27, 2010 at 10:34 am

Very true! That's the lesson we all can learn from this! When we have a plan… stick to it and never give up!

Brian Lawrence June 27, 2010 at 12:18 pm

So, this is where; Never Give Up, Go Down With The Ship, etc. comes from. Belief in yourself is tops for me. Believe that it all starts with believing in yourself. Without believing in yourself, you really don't start. Once you have a plan, you need to stick with it and hope for the best outcome from it. Tweaking along the way seems to slow down that plan. After you have finished you can go back to tweak. This will get quicker results than the continuous tweaking along the way. I see the pig had to believe in itself, came up with a plan and stuck with it.

All The Best,

Brian Lawrence
1/2 Price Gas

Davidbeking June 27, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Very true! the pig headed determination of the pig allowed him to stick with it and never quit… he stuck to his plan and survived b/c of it!

Davidbeking June 27, 2010 at 2:34 pm

Very true! That's the lesson we all can learn from this! When we have a plan… stick to it and never give up!

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