We are all forced to learn to live by the rules of nature; we need a certain endurance and resilience to overcome the obstacles/challenges we all will face. We can often find this from within ourselves if we dig deep enough, but sometimes we need a partner that can encourage us to continue on the path. This was the focus of the first two chapters of Surviving the Serengeti...Endurance. It is our fighting spirit. And this trait belongs to the Wildebeest.
Each of us have strengths and often we work or marry those with different strengths giving us what we need as a team to move through life. Sometimes you aren't even aware of what your strength is until the challenge is before you. In Stefan's book there are seven choices of animals each with their own strength. In life, in teams, in your own family you often need people with these different traits/strengths to make your life hum.
I had the most amazing opportunity to hear Stefan Swanepoel at the Keller Williams Family Reunion. He talked about each of the animals and how they work together and even talked about the leadership of Keller Williams and how the different strengths make the company succeed.
My now infamous iPad made history at the Keller Williams Family Reunion as it was passed around to multitudes of fellow REALTORS from my office who wanted to take the quiz to determine what animal they were before hearing Stefan speak!
Stefan mentioned that crocodiles which are the Entrepreneurs of the world are the most popular animal among Real Estate Agents. It is the animal of our KW Founder, Gary Keller.
As for me, I am a Cheetah and my group laughed as they heard the characteristics of the Cheetah...
- Effective
- Focused
- Resource Maximizer
- Proficient
If you want something done, give it to a Cheetah, they are built for efficiency and they don' waste time. This is me to a T; I see the task and I am "on it" with speed and the desire and will to accomplish it. I won't run over you because I don't like you, but I might to survive.
It is the Cheetah that graces the cover of the book; but according to Stefan...it was the best picture from the series of animals he had taken!
My other favorite comment from hearing him speak...if you are second in the jungle, you are Breakfast!
Thank you Stefan for sharing your time, your inspiration and your book of self discovery live and in person with the Keller Williams agents.
♫♫♫...in the Jungle...the mighty Jungle...the Lion sleeps tonight....♫♫♫
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