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Surviving Your Serengeti- More Than Just A Book

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Real Estate Agent with Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI

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...

Comments (16)

Dawn Crawley
Dawn Crawley Realty - Pinehurst, NC
Find Pinehurst Homes

congrats on finishing the two chapters and now you know your are a Crock! I haven't read it yet, but intend on getting the book.

Feb 25, 2011 12:22 PM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Dawn, thanks for commenting. I like being a croc. By their definition, I'm pretty cool.

Feb 25, 2011 12:26 PM
Melissa McKinney
Everything Pines Partners Fayetteville - Fayetteville, NC
Realtor, www.LivingFayetteville.com

Eric~ That was precise and to the point, I like it! I am a elephant... go figure!

Feb 25, 2011 02:40 PM
Elizabeth Byrne
Keller Williams Realty - Arlington, VA
Arlington Virginia Real Estate

Eric, how many more crocs are there among Realtors? I'm a giraffe - I must be in a wrong field. Any suggestions on what job should I look for?

Feb 25, 2011 02:58 PM
Cindy Marchant
Keller Williams Indy NE 317-290-7775 www.marchantteam.com - Carmel, IN
"Cindy in Indy" , Realtor, Fishers Real Estate

:-)  Glad you got this one done!   I am the Cheetah...me and Marilyn from Louisana are the only two I think!

Feb 26, 2011 01:14 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Very cool. The first explanation of the crocodile.  Sounds like it suits you to a T.  I was a giraffe.  Baffled me at first as I thought something like this was more me, but it made sense in the end.

Feb 26, 2011 04:29 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

I’m a gentle giraffe. I don’t think we get along too well with crocodiles. J

Feb 26, 2011 06:57 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Hi Melissa, thanks! I was hoping I'd get it right.

Elizabeth, there might be a lot of them, but I'm the best Croc there is. I've heard there's a Ton of giraffes in our field, though.

CIndy, Thanks. I heard there's another cheetah from DesMoine, but it's still unconfirmed.

Chris Ann, don't tell anyone, but I copied the Croc profile from the description the quiz gave me. Oddly enough, it does fit me!

Russel, I think we'd get alone juussttt fiinnnne. Giraffe, you don't need to stand so far away...I don't bite. ::sly croc chuckle::

Feb 26, 2011 10:20 AM
Stefan Swanepoel
New York Times Bestselling Author & International Speaker - Ladera Ranch, CA

"More than just a book." Great quote. Thanks for the review Eric.

Stefan Swanepoel
Author : Surviving Your Serengeti

Feb 26, 2011 03:40 PM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Stefan, you're welcome. Thanks for coming by.

Feb 27, 2011 06:30 AM
Renée Donohue~Home Photography
Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI
Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

I am an elephant and seem to be attracted to the crocs!  Great review Eric!

Mar 02, 2011 02:01 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Renee, us Crocs are a pretty good bunch of reptiles.

Mar 02, 2011 04:32 AM
Dale Baker
Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections - Claremont, NH
New Hampshire Relocation Real Estate Information

Howdy and evening to you Eric

Eric,
you sure did a mighty fine job writing this here blog post for the AR challenge. You sure are a go getter.

Have a good one
Dale in New Hampshire

Mar 02, 2011 02:56 PM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Dale, thanks! We do what we gotta do, right?

Mar 04, 2011 11:52 AM
Liz and Bill Spear
Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH
Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Eric, I think there were quite few crocs in the agent ranks!

Mar 11, 2011 10:48 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

BLiz, not sure, but I'd like to see the totals.

Mar 13, 2011 06:36 AM