The Chapters of Life
Donald Hadley, MSM,CBC,LHEP
Award-Winning Business Coach | Leadership & Team Development Expert | Published Author | Applied Vision Works
An autobiography in few short chapters:
? Chapter I: I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in, I am lost... I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It is someone else's fault. It takes forever to find a way out.
? Chapter II: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again. I can’t believe I am in this same place. But it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.
? Chapter III: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in...it’s a habit...but, my eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.
? Chapter IV: I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.
? Chapter V: I walk down another street.
? Chapter VI: Someone I care about falls in the hole so I help them pull themselves out by providing support and then we put up a sign to warn others.
? Chapter VII: We fill in the hole so no one else falls in and now we have two streets to walk down.
(Adapted from Portia Nelson, There’s A Hole In My Sidewalk and Dan Millman, No Ordinary Moments)