Its amazing how movies that are meant just to entertain the audience carry so much relevance, that audience feels instantly connected with the movie. There are so many takeaways from the movies and one such movie that crosses my mind is How to train your dragon? a tale of a brilliant but under looked kid and the most dangerous dragon, whom nobody wants to encounter. What should we learn from it?
1) Don't underestimate yourself: There are always more people to demotivate you than to motivate you, but all said and done, its upon you how to handle it and act on it. Hiccup was completely underestimated and labelled as weak but he never backed down from participating in the fights and contribute is bit. Though he didn't had the muscle like his father, stoic, he was an intelligent engineer which helped him fight.
2) Don't be afraid of taking chances: We all are pessimists when it comes to take decision that are not conventional or are out of the box and due to that we might lose on opportunity that lies before us. When Hiccup had the Night Fury captive, he could have easily killed him because that's what he had been taught and that's how the vikings did it, but he had a different vision and he was ready to take the chance to free him of the trap. In the end, it paid off !
3) Balancing theory and practical: After Hiccup befriended Toothless, he started spending time with him and started to learn things about him and applied the same in his training sessions. he never stopped learning and was always eager to know and learn something new. His knowledge helped him get an competitive edge over his peers, And the most important thing is that he implemented what he learnt and that polished his skills and made him a better warrior.
4) Not all jobs are one man job: We all know the boundaries of our capabilities and skills and we act according to it. If we have been successful in accomplishing a task alone once, it doesn't mean you can do it for all the tasks. Sometimes you need a team and you have to believe in them. Had Hiccup and Toothless taken on the alpha dragon alone, they would have failed miserably.
5) Don't be skeptical about "New": The most dangerous words that can make any business fall are "That's how we have always done it". Every new idea or new thought is not a bad idea. Sometimes due to generation gap, there is a scuffle over thoughts and mentality but both generations should work with open mind. For Stoic, dragons were bad and had to be killed, but Hiccup discovered a new side of them and figured out that whatever they had been thinking and doing till now was wrong and he had to change it.
6) Never go in blind: If you are doing something new or taking up a task, it is best that you collect all the information about it first and then go for it. Unlike Stoic, who went in blind and put the lives of all Vikings in jeopardy, Hiccup asks his friend to break down all information about the giant dragon to him and then he and Toothless targets the weak spot and ends up on winning side. You never know what a dark dungeon might have in store for you, so its better to have complete knowledge about it and to go in with a torch light.
That's how we have always done it . this phrase has resulted in stagnation of many businesses and not allowed it to grow where it should be now
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