From bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Damon West comes The coffee bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water.
What is the moral of the story the carrot the egg and the coffee bean?
Consider how differently carrots, eggs, and ground coffee beans are affected by the extreme adversity of being boiled. Like a carrot, adversity can soften us We can emerge more flexible, understanding, compassionate, and grateful, or we can let our life spirit turn into a soft mush.
What is coffee bean philosophy?
The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
What are the three basic responses to adversity as discussed in the novel the coffee bean?
The first response is to act like a carrot – growing soft and weak with emotions like fear and hopelessness. The second is to act like an egg – growing hard-hearted. The third is to act like a coffee bean – transforming the environment or circumstances around us and making the most of them.
How did the coffee beans react after being boiled?
The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
What is the lesson Learnt through potatoes eggs and coffee beans in life is not miserable?
Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?” The moral of the story: In life, things happen around us, and things happen to us The only thing that truly matters is your choice of how you react to it and what you make of it.
When adversity knocks on your door how do you respond Are you a potato an egg or a coffee bean What is the moral of the story?
“Which one are you?” he asked his daughter. When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? MORAL: IN LIFE, THINGS HAPPENS AROUND US, THINGS HAPPEN TO US, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS HOW YOU CHOOSE TO REACTTO IT AND WHAT YOU MAKE OUT OF IT.
What used to be strong and hard but turned weak and soft in boiling water?
The boiling water had changed them. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.
What is the moral you get from potatoes eggs and coffee beans?
Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?” The moral of the story: In life, things happen around us, and things happen to us The only thing that truly matters is your choice of how you react to it and what you make of it.
How do you handle adversity?
- Develop a positive mindset.
- Use your sense of humor.
- Expect adversity and prepare for it.
- Learn from others who have overcome adversity.
- Choose supportive and caring friends.
- Jot down your thoughts in a daily journal.
- Think about the struggles you’ve been through.
Why were the coffee beans unique when faced with difficulty Why should we react like the coffee beans?
On boiling, the coffee beans gave out an unpleasant smell. 3. Like the egg, some people are soft in nature but when faced with difficulty they become insensitive and hard On boiling, the coffee beans changed the water and created a flavourful, aromatic drink.
How do you think eggs play a big role in our lives that we are facing right now?
Eggs Help boost nutrient intake for Healthy Aging They also contain a significant amount of leucine, an amino acid that is important for ongoing muscle support, as well as other key nutrients including vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids, plus a little known nutrient, choline, which is important for brain function.