Here are two stories you could use for your training sessions or presentations of suitable contexts:
1. Turtles
A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings. Finally, the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place.
During the second year of their journey, they found it. For about six months, they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow-moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned.
The family consented, and the little turtle left.
Three years passed, and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years...then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point, the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."
About the story:
Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.
2. Frogs
A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs!
The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They croak all during the night and are about to drive me crazy!"
So the restaurant and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.
The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well...where are all the frogs?"
The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!"
About the story:
Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also, remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things that seem almost overwhelming - like a million frogs croaking?
Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Cheers!
Rajeev.V
From India
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261. Turtles
A turtle family went on a picnic. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings. Finally, the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place.
During the second year of their journey, they found it. For about six months, they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow-moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned.
The family consented, and the little turtle left.
Three years passed, and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years...then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point, the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."
About the story:
Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.
2. Frogs
A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where he could get so many frog legs!
The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs - millions of them. They croak all during the night and are about to drive me crazy!"
So the restaurant and the farmer made an agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant five hundred at a time for the next several weeks.
The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well...where are all the frogs?"
The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise!"
About the story:
Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making fun of you, remember it's probably just a couple of noisy frogs. Also, remember that problems always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at night worrying about things that seem almost overwhelming - like a million frogs croaking?
Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
Cheers!
Rajeev.V
From India
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Pranam,
Stories are good and the most important tool in NLP, and they can be used at any point in time by anyone. From an NLP point of view:
1) As mentioned, they can also be used to:
a) build trust
b) pick the right person when delegating a job
c) demonstrate integrity - the young turtle did not trust what the older turtle was doing, i.e., training and nurturing.
2) STORY OF FROGS
a) In NLP terms, take everything as feedback. Even after taking a closer look, how many of them are building movies or running stories? NLP technology first helps to work personally and make use of the available resources, and then it is easier to work on the external environment.
Shihan Dr. C.J. Jeyachander.
From India, Bangalore
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Stories are good and the most important tool in NLP, and they can be used at any point in time by anyone. From an NLP point of view:
1) As mentioned, they can also be used to:
a) build trust
b) pick the right person when delegating a job
c) demonstrate integrity - the young turtle did not trust what the older turtle was doing, i.e., training and nurturing.
2) STORY OF FROGS
a) In NLP terms, take everything as feedback. Even after taking a closer look, how many of them are building movies or running stories? NLP technology first helps to work personally and make use of the available resources, and then it is easier to work on the external environment.
Shihan Dr. C.J. Jeyachander.
From India, Bangalore
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