Below you will find details of Business Whangaparaoa activities and events we support locally.
Join Business Whangaparaoa for an evening of local networking.
Date: Wednesday 16 August
Time: 5.30 to 7.30 pm
Venue: The Archer, 570 Whangaparaoa Road
Title: Overcome Helplessness and Thrive in Difficult Times
When an elephant trainer starts working with a baby elephant, he or she will use a rope to tie one of the elephant’s legs to a post. The elephant will struggle for hours, even days, trying to escape the rope, but eventually, it will quiet down and accept its limited range of motion (Wu, 2009).
When the elephant grows up and is more than strong enough to break the rope, it doesn’t even try – it’s learned over time that any kind of struggle is useless.
Like the elephants, we learn a lot of our thought patterns and behaviours early on and it can be hard to change our patterns. So, how can we overcome learned helplessness and make sure we are acting in a proactive accountable way to help us stay on top, even in difficult times?
A huge thank you to our sponsors of this event -
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