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Want a Better Life, Create a Better Environment — Chuck B Philosophy
“If we do not create and control our environment, our environment creates and controls us.”
-Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
As the gardening season winds down, my wife is trying to encourage tomato plants to ripen. We live in a wooded part of Colorado, where we compete with bears and deer for our garden’s bounty. So my wife put the plant in pots to move out to get maximum sun during the day and protect from wildlife at night.
To get plants to grow, you need to give them the optimum environment. In the case of tomatoes, that is lots of sun and adequate water. So as we try to ensure we get all the juicy red goodness from our plants, we move them several times a day to take advantage of the light that tomatoes love.
The lesson is simple. If you want plants to grow, you give them the optimum environment to grow and then let them do their thing. If the plants are not growing, then something in the environment is wrong. Perhaps the pot is too small, or they are not getting enough sun or water.
Get the environment right, and the plants will thrive.
This lesson seems so easy for plants, so why do we have a hard time applying it to people? No, I’m not saying people are vegetables…
