Surviving Your Serengeti- More Than Just A Book
Life. Sometimes easy, Sometimes difficult. Always a challenge.
I read about a challenge on ActiveRain's real estate community. Surviving Your Serengeti: ActiveRain Challenge, a book by Stefan Swanepoel.
Here's what you do...
Download the first 2 chapters of the book Surviving Your Serengeti, take a short quiz that will tell you what animal you are based on how you answer the questions and write a blog about them both.
The animals on the Serengeti each learn different skills and use them in various ways to survive. Sort of like us humans. We need to either have specialized skills, or we need to adapt to our surroundings, aka work and business. The things that we learn, each of our experiences and the capacity to grow, all determine our success in life, just like animals in the wild.
I went to Amazon and pre-ordered the book as soon as I read about this contest. Sounds like a great one.
Oh, I'm sure you're dying to know what animal I ended up being.
You guessed it... The Enterprising Crocodile!
Enterprising means showing initiative, a willingness to undertake new projects, and a strong desire for success and achievement—all qualities that support the role of the entrepreneur. Like the crocodile, enterprising people possess the energy, creativity, and ambition required to see the possibilities in the future that others cannot see.
If you are an enterprising person, you’ll see the following characteristics in yourself:
- The ability to “think outside the box” when facing difficult problems and developing solutions.
- A dedication to advancing both yourself and your organization through a clear mission, while fostering a culture that supports and encourages imaginative and creative solutions.
- The determination to succeed, which also lends itself to another important trait for enterprising individuals: self-confidence.
- The tendency to spend a lot of time working alone—something that’s paramount to business success. This emphasizes entrepreneurs’ understanding of sacrifice, and how short-term hard work will pay off with long-term rewards.
Do yourself a favor. Buy the book. Take the quiz. Figure out what you are, animal-wise. Adapt. Learn. Grow. Strive. Survive.
Have a great day.
Eric...
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