Ourselves and deprive our friends from contributing to our success. By circumventing opportunities for others to lend a hand, we short-change We assume that we shouldn't worry others and that they wouldn't Misunderstandings, and doubles our trouble. This tendency to struggle through our challenges without opening up to those who care about us, creates distance, He reluctantly accepts the plant not realizing its power In herbology) that he needs to function under water. We have seen evidence of this in the past with DumbledoreĪnd it was even more obvious this time in 'Goblet of Fire' when he doesn't tell Neville (gifted One of Harry's flaws is his refusal to ask for help. Instead of only being competitive can save us enormous amounts of time and leads to building win/win relationships.īe aware that 'giving to get' will not yield the same positive results. Sometimes we receive from the same person we gave to and sometimes we don't. Giving without any strings attached creates the energy to receive. Prior to the second 'task' of the competition, Cedric returned the favor by giving Harry a clueįor extracting the hidden message from the magical golden egg. He decided to tell Cedric about the dragons. Harry would not be competing against his own teammate. Had it not been for the mysterious way that the Goblet of Fire spewed out his name, Harryįelt that having known about the dragons in advance, gave him an unfair advantage-even though Cedric's wizardry Harry and Cedric Diggory both represented Hogwarts against two other prestigious foreign young wizards.

Give without Expecting Anything in Return.

When we focus on our self doubts and fear, we become so disconnected from ourselves that we often need someone Instead of focusing on our strengths, the human tendency is to focus on our shortcomings. We each have unique talents, but we often take them for granted or we don't realize how precious they areįor our success.

Harry of his outstanding Quidditch skills that he can begin formulating a plan of attack. In a scene with 'Mad Eye' Moody where Harry seems lost in his brooding, MoodyĪsks him, 'What's your greatest strength?' Harry doesn't have a clue. Prior to the first round of the championship, we see Harry feeling inadequate to fight his challenge: a disagreeableįire-spewing dragon. This human tendency to take things at face value and to evaluate with insufficient data If we base our conclusions solely on what is directly observable through our five senses, This event illustrates how we make assumptions about others and how we really don't have all of the information-we Leaving Harry feeling angry and ostracized.

This unexpected upheaval causes judgment to abound even among the protagonists, Of sorts, professors and students assume that Harry, an underage competitor, somehow cheated his way into When Harry suddenly finds himself selected to compete in the dangerous Triwizard Championship, an Olympics The movie adaptation-teaches us some wonderful and meaningful lessons. In particular is rich in helping teens (and adults) navigate friendship, emotional pain, and love. Of the first four books, 'Goblet of Fire' Rowlings' Harry Potter bestseller series are the life lessons contained within the magicalĪdventures of our favorite trio-Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

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