Shark Bait
Shared By Mark Flippo & Marian Flippo
Author: Marc Chernoff
During a research experiment a marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank then released several small bait fish into the tank. As you would expect, the shark quickly swam around the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish. The marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank, creating two separate partitions. She then put the shark on one side of the fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly attacked. This time, however, the shark slammed into the fiberglass divider and bounced off. Undeterred, the shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes to no avail. Meanwhile the bait fish swam around unharmed in the second partition. Eventually, about an hour into the experiment, the shark gave up.
This experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive and made fewer attempts to attack the bait fish, until eventually the shark got tired of hitting the fiberglass divider and simply stopped attacking all together.
The marine biologist then removed the fiberglass divider, but the shark didn’t attack. The shark was trained to believe the barrier existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish swam wherever they wished, free from harm.
Lesson: What setbacks or failures have you experienced where you have emotionally given up and stopped trying? Those setbacks become a barrier in our heads. Don’t believe that because you were unsuccessful in the past, you will always be. Break down the barriers that are keeping you from trying again so that you can experience success.
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Shared By Mark Flippo & Marian Flippo
Author: Marc Chernoff
During a research experiment a marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank then released several small bait fish into the tank. As you would expect, the shark quickly swam around the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish. The marine biologist then inserted a strong piece of clear fiberglass into the tank, creating two separate partitions. She then put the shark on one side of the fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. Again, the shark quickly attacked. This time, however, the shark slammed into the fiberglass divider and bounced off. Undeterred, the shark kept repeating this behavior every few minutes to no avail. Meanwhile the bait fish swam around unharmed in the second partition. Eventually, about an hour into the experiment, the shark gave up.
This experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive and made fewer attempts to attack the bait fish, until eventually the shark got tired of hitting the fiberglass divider and simply stopped attacking all together.
The marine biologist then removed the fiberglass divider, but the shark didn’t attack. The shark was trained to believe the barrier existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish swam wherever they wished, free from harm.
Lesson: What setbacks or failures have you experienced where you have emotionally given up and stopped trying? Those setbacks become a barrier in our heads. Don’t believe that because you were unsuccessful in the past, you will always be. Break down the barriers that are keeping you from trying again so that you can experience success.
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