I have always thought that as adults there are good things we learn from children. Indeed there a lot of them some applies to our daily life some applies to the corporate environment, this week I observed something that applies to both.
My 6 year old daughter Kaja until this weekend was unable to go on a bicycle without the side wheels. Last Friday she said that she can do anything she believes that she can achieve. To prove her point she asked for the side wheels of her bike to be removed and she wanted to bike on two wheels. The request seems muted since she never has done it before and nobody did manage to get her to do it before.
After a few minutes of trying she actually succeeded in using he bike without the side wheels. Amazingly enough se claims she taught herself to bike because she believed that she can. Saturday morning she was awake very early demanding to be outside and cycling. She demonstrated how well she can bike after just learning to bike on her own yesterday. Another child from the neighbourhood came by to play with her and she convinced the other child that Kaja can teach her how to bike.
I heard the same phrase of believing to achieve what you wanted. So she went and starts teaching the other girl how to bike without side wheels but after a few minutes the other girl stopped and said it’s too difficult. Kaja simply went cycling around until the other girl was convinced to give it another try. Kaja showed her how to do bike correctly and gave strict instructions. After a few minutes of trying she was off cycling on her own. The other girl was so proud that she went showing her parents and grandparents what she just learned and said "Kaja taught me how to bike and only Kaja".
Considering that small children believes they can achieve something they want as long as they believe they can, it applies to everyone of us no matter how difficult or impossible something is we can achieve it if we believe that we can.
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