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Give It A Shot

Submitted by Pravs J on Tuesday, 4 August 200953 Comments

Give It A Shot
Question: There are 3 frogs on a leaf. If one of them decided to jump off the leaf into the water, how many frogs are there left on the leaf?

Answer: Three!

Why? The frog only DECIDED to jump! It didn’t!

Dreaming of a personal accomplishment, most people make the mistake of waiting…
- Waiting until they’ve been trained
- Waiting till someone say’s they are ready
- Waiting till they have the proper tools
- Waiting till they’re better
- Waiting till they’re hired
- Waiting till they’ve been given the assignment

Ponder over this, my friends. Are you not unlike the frog; who decides to do this, decides to do that, but ended up not doing any?

In life, we have to make many decisions. Some easy; some hard. Most mistakes are not made by wrong decisions; Most mistakes are made due to our inability to take a right decision at the right time.

We have to live with the consequences of our decisions. And that is RISK.

53 Comments »

  • mm said:

    good one!

  • Eliane Cerchiari said:

    It couldn´t have reached me at a better moment!!!!

  • kati guilfoyle said:

    Wow….How true that is and how it totally describes me and my life and need to change. Many times I have a great opportunity…but need to wait to jump until I have the right knowledge…tools, hairday…whatever and then never do it. THANK YOU

  • Ramesh said:

    needed this………………….

  • tootsieroll said:

    Prayers can help so that our decisions will be guided according to God’s Plan

  • Sue said:

    I am currently on a period of convalescence after an ailment and feel totally deenergised at the moment. Hence this quote has proved to be a Fabulous jump start to my ebbing energy levels. Thanks Pravs … for the timely fillip as always!

  • Sivakami said:

    This message has reached me at the right time.
    sometimes only after making a wrong decision , we’ll come to know the right decision. True that it is always better to give it a shot.

  • Shafath said:

    Excellent ;-)

  • Savitha Nambiar said:

    Thank you for this wonderful message…..this is the truth which many of us experience….but one should learn to take right decision at the right time….before it is very late.

    Savitha

  • Girish said:

    It is emphasizing what ever I have realized recently.

  • SAMANNAZ said:

    how true thanks

  • HOBO(nickname) said:

    Life is a pre-written story written/directed by God no matter we like it or not, no matter it is risky or not. WE the actors playing our part till one day it is finished.
    Cheers !!!

  • Lynda said:

    Thank you.

  • Premlatha said:

    Well said. Often we WAIT for the right time and miss opportunities in life..

  • Ashwini said:

    Very True…
    Its rightly said..”Better late than Never… Never late is Better!!!

    Thanks Pravs for infusing such great thoughts always :)

    -Ashwini S.

  • Tallal Hassan said:

    Nice one :)

  • kuttuva said:

    Really the Fact of Life …for so many Youngsters …which is currently happening Now
    Only thing Proper Guidance is not there for the them…
    Well said Msg….Guys Pls Grab the Msg….

  • Mudassir Naqvi said:

    The consequences of our decisions affect us whether we like it or not so what should we be doing?

    Just because we really want to do something we should not try to remove ourselves from the consequeces. We love to act but need to remember that many other people love to do the same in their own lives.

    If we don’t like it when the boot is on the other foot,then perhaps
    we should be more caring, more thoughtful, more concious, more aware-when we are in the ‘driving seat’ and in contol ourselves.

    Do as we would be done by - would rectify many a fault on our patr.

    Do not value the THINGS in your life……

    But value WHO you have in your life !

  • amjid khan said:

    realy very intresting .very funy

  • RV said:

    I know the story long back but now i understood the moral.Thanks

  • Elegant Chic said:

    Oh my God!!!!!!!
    TRUE TRUE TRUE
    It describes my present situation!!! RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW!!!!!
    I’m gonna blog abt this!!!

  • Poleen said:

    totaly agree with this one,
    and most of us knows this but no one trying to change it

  • somnang said:

    It’s true. The same opportunity never comes twice.

  • Chec said:

    This is really true for me. There are lots of opportunities in life I have missed because of my indecisiveness. Maybe because i’m afraid to make mistakes. Afraid to take the risk and have regrets. Life is too short for a shillyshally. Maybe i should act now right? mmm… ok… I will give it a shot! :D

    Thanks

  • Sanity vs insanity said:

    know what!!
    Every now and then i keep on reading and listening from sources, that if u got something in your heart, then do it.

    God! i wonder when i ‘ll get the courage to do that.

    let me share with u:

    there’s this girl whom i love since my childhood.
    She to did until it got messed up.
    She’s in school. i m in col.
    i know she loves me and admires me for me as a person. but girls choose a well settled life partner, that’s what i believe.

    So, i just can’t at the moment show her my endless feelings to her.
    i m waiting for the time, when i m sure i won’t get rejected.

    i can face anything but rejection from her.
    Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Bibhu said:

    Decision must be implement.
    But again it needs another decision regarding implementation.
    i.e, when, where, how

  • Maha said:

    Great thought….everyone needs to realise this oneday….

  • Mamatha said:

    Absolutely… I myself realize that my mistakes are due to my inability to make right decisions at the right time…

    thought provoking….Good one…

    Thanks

  • tejaswini said:

    really nice story.ya in this fasttrack life we r unable 2 wait &in hurry makes wrong dicision.

  • Ri said:

    “Risk! Risk anything!
    Act for yourself.
    Face the truth.”

    this is good one Pravs

  • Jayesh said:

    I have got this message at the Right Time.
    I also Know this is the only Reason why we are backward in Life.
    I swear That from this moment i will always in my Life everytime i will give it a Shot.I will tell all my friends the story about the 3 Frogs.
    Believe in your Dreams…..
    Rock on….Zindigi milegi na dobara.
    Thanks Pravs World.

  • aditya said:

    Thanks a lot Pravs…..it was really required…

  • Akello Winnie said:

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    bye for now winnie in uganda God bless you abandantly

  • Akello Winnie said:

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  • Murali said:

    gud one….
    i have been waiting for long long time for someone…..just for fun..!!

  • AmitL said:

    Very nice and very true. It reminds me of the book’who moved by cheese?’, in a way.

  • Manish said:

    Excellently narrated,
    If we fail, there will always be better next time. BUT this better next time never ends, as whatever you are doing, for any reason, are momentary. In the journey of life, as we accomplish one goal, next one is always waiting there, the bigger one, the better one.

  • Maria said:

    Very realistice and true…. we already know this but we ignore and dont wanna get out of our comfort zone….

    :-)

  • hari said:

    Ok. we know that it is true. what we need is the technique how to make decisions. How to think at the right moment. thats the question.

  • Ravi Shanker said:

    Excellent Message !!!!

    I needed this DOSE of motivation.

    I was about to make most critocal decisions of My Life.

    Now I realised Life it self is a RISK.

  • Cyrus said:

    Its better regretting the consequences of your own decisions than of others. That’s the risk.

    Thanks Pravs.

  • Arun said:

    Very true and put up in an excellent way…
    It’s better to try and fail rather than not try at all

  • Praveen said:

    Just a marvelous & simple way of putting the lethargy, fear, complacency and inertia that always keep us siting and being decayed away.
    Really a motivating story.

    Thanks Pravs!

  • manish sharma said:

    Incredible thinking

  • manish sharma said:

    this is just incredible

    bcoz we most of time just wait for decide

    some1 one else does that we fail.

  • Dave said:

    What if we don’t want to take the risk, Or wish to minimize the risk before taking the action? I guess it’s about dealing with the risk.

  • manu said:

    very correct..i am always waiting for things to happen..and the consequences are that i lose the opportunity or someone else goes forward..i regret it later but cant do anything to overcome it..so i really needed this..thanq.

  • achmad fachrur rozi said:

    I strongly agree with the message that you postingkan, we must dare to face the risks in this world! have a nice day

  • achmad fachrur rozi said:

    I was surprised by this post, so good value contained in it!

  • Prashant said:

    Nice one

  • mihlali said:

    so many times we wait becoz we r too scared of experiencing failure. But think about this: failure is the stepping stone to success.

    thanks pravs j.

  • Kim Harris said:

    I am at the cross roads…. Needed this

  • Nagalakshmi said:

    Wonderful story!

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