The Niagara Syndrome

*via www.wokay.com

To maximize my potential, 

I choose 

to make deliberate decisions about 

what I want in life,

and take the steps necessary

to achieve the desired results!

I came across this analogy by Anthony Robbins (an authority on peak performance) in my Stress Management book the other day (by far one of the best classes I have ever taken. My instructor is amazing, and the topics we have discussed thus far this summer semester have been incredibly helpful in real life). I really found it inspiring.

 Take from it what you will.

Enjoy! :)

The Niagara Syndrome

     Life is like a river, and most people jump in the river of life without ever really deciding where they want to end up. So, in a short period of time, they get caught up in the current: current events, current fears, current challenges. When they come to forks in the river, they don’t consciously decide where they want to go, or which direction is right for them. They merely “go with the flow.” They become a part of the mass of people who are directed by the environment instead of by their own values. As a result, they feel out of control. They remain in this unconscious state until one day the sound of the raging water awakens them and they discover that they are 5 feet from Niagara Falls in a boat with no oars.

     At this point, all they can say is, “Oh, shoot!” But by then it’s too late. They are going to take a fall. Sometimes it’s an emotional fall. Sometimes it’s a physical fall. Sometimes it’s a financial fall. It is likely that whatever challenges you have in your life currently could have been avoided by some better decisions upstream.