If You Bite First Expect To Be Bitten Back

If You Bite First Expect To Be Bitten Back

Many people are surprised that what they put out in the world comes back to them. It is just natural law. If you put good out into the world, good will come back to you. If what you put out in the world is negative, negativity will return. Your actions create a reaction. At times that reaction is instant and sometimes it takes a while for your actions to catch up with you. It pays to be cautious of what you are putting out in the world. You never know when what you put out will come back to bite you.

I love to grill out on my patio during the summer. I was grilling dinner one night and witnessed first hand how one's actions can cause a reaction. I opened the door to go to the grill and my eight-pound Yorkie, Surrobbie, bolted past me. She was so fast that she was in the middle of the front yard before I even knew what was happening. I had not noticed the woman walking by with her Standard Poodle. Surrobbie was on that poodle barking and biting. The poodle stood there for a second and then in one graceful move chomped down on Surrobbie. Surrobbie screamed and rolled over like she had been shot. I scooped her up and tried to apologize to the poodle owner who glared angrily at me. I took my wounded dog inside. The bite was only surface, but it served as a great reminder. If you bite first, expected to be bitten back. Every action causes a reaction. What you put out into the world comes back.

Coaching

Every action that you make is important because it causes a reaction. You can't escape the law of cause and effect. As is said, "You reap what you sow." According to Sir Isaac Newton, "There is a reaction to every action." The action may cause an instant reaction, such as Surrobbie attacking the poodle, or it many take longer to reap the rewards or suffer the consequences as it were. In my life this principle has proven itself many times over. Often just the right person will show up at just the right time to help me. I believe that is because I consciously do good deeds without any expectation of pay back from the person to whom I did the deed, but knowing that I am generating good karma. You actually don't have to believe in this concept for it to work. It just works. To my way of thinking, I don't want to take any chances, so I keep putting good out in the world, believing it will come back, and knowing that I will get bitten if I choose to bite someone (literally or figuratively).

Coaching Question

What are you putting out in the world?

Live the Day

If you would like more positive events in your life make sure what you put out is positive and supportive. You can change your life simply by changing what you put out into the world.

Daily Success Formula

Action = Reaction

Quotes

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." Mark Twain

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves." August Strindberg

"We don't know what we want, but we are ready to bite somebody to get it." Will Rogers

"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Plan more than you can do, then do it." Anonymous