The Crab Parable
Have you ever heard the crab in the bucket parable?
Once upon a time, a man was walking on a beach ๐ when he came upon a fisherman ๐ฃ. As he got closer he saw the fisherman had a bucket full of crabs ๐ฆ. The crabs were climbing on each other and the bucket had no lid.
The mans asked the fisherman if he was worried the crabs would escape.
The fisherman said ๐ฃ๐ค, because if only ๐ค๐ฃ๐ crab was in the bucket it could easily climb out.
But because the bucket was ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก of crabs, if one crab tried to crawl out, the ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ.
This has become known as ๐พ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฎ. And unfortunately, it happens with groups of people too.
Have you tried to do something that is brave and different, and felt unsupported and sometimes ridiculed for your courage? Do you feel like sometimes you have people in your life that want to pull you back down?
Here's what I've done that has helped so much. I surround myself with people who have a growth mindset. Without a doubt the best way to succeed is in a community of people that lift each other up not tear each other down.
So go find those people! And drop a crab ๐ฆ in the comments of youโre ready to climb out ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐. I'm rooting for you!