Can you sleep when the wind blows?

Years ago, there was a farmer who lived by the stormy Atlantic coast.

The Atlantic sea coast is known for tremendous storms and when the wind blows there, it’s very difficult to keep everything together. It’s a mighty storm and it happens again and again throughout the year.

The farmer was alone and needed assistance to navigate through the rough weather conditions. So, he advertised the vacancy.

But nobody wanted to work with him because they knew how hard it was.

Then, one day, a small, thin, older man showed up looking for work.

The farmer wasn’t too sure about hiring him.

So he asked the old man “Are you sure you can do this? Have you done this before?”

The thin old man said, well I can tell you only one thing – “I can sleep when the wind blows.”

The farmer didn’t understand what that meant, but he hired him anyway as he had no choice.

Surprisingly, the old man did a good job working at the farm.

Yet the farmer was doubtful about his capability to handle stormy nights when the wind howled unannounced.

Every night, he heard the old man doing something outside before he went to sleep but as there was no storm, the farmer didn’t bother to have a look.

One night, a big storm hit, and the wind started howling.

The farmer woke up nervously, picked up his lantern and went to wake up this man to help him secure everything before it blew away.

But the man felt disturbed, got irritated and said to the farmer, “why did you wake me up? Didn’t I tell you earlier – I can sleep when the wind blows?” …he then rolled over in his bed and slept away…

The farmer was really angry and wanted to fire him on the spot. After all, this is what he had hired him for…

But there was no time. So he rushed to tie everything up himself, before the wind blew away everything.

But when he went outside, he couldn’t believe his eyes.

😲 Everything was already tied up neatly.

😎 The old man was ready!

He wasn’t waiting for the storm, to tie up everything!

He had tied up everything already.

The farmer understood, smiled, went back to his room and slept away peacefully.

SO CAN YOU SLEEP WHEN THE WIND BLOWS?

Are you READY too, like the old man?

Which areas in your life and your career do you need to be more ready in?

What steps are you taking as a leader and as a human being, to be READY?

Do share your thoughts and ideas…

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Ashwni Sharma

MD & Founder – A Brighter Life | Global Executive Coach | Psychometric Assessment Professional | Master NLP Practitioner | Inner Transformation Specialist | Self Mastery Coach

Ashwni, the Founder and MD of A Brighter Life, is dedicated to empowering leaders to enhance their effectiveness, mindfulness, and influence for joyful success. With over 27+ years of corporate experience, driven by his passion for personal transformation, Ashwni left a successful career spanning four major companies across the UK, USA, and India. Working with CXOs, Board Members, and Top Leaders globally, he combines business management skills with life transformation expertise to enable practical and applicable conversations and actions. He holds international certifications as an Executive Coach and has mastered modalities such as NLP and Hypnotherapy. Ashwni’s passion lies in fostering self-leadership as the foundation for leadership development.

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