Surviving Your Serengeti

Praise for SURVIVING YOUR SERENGETI

"One of a kind. You'll actually know more about yourself after you read this book."—KEN BLANCHARD coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

"Beautifully illustrates nature's basic survival strategies—and how they help you create a sense of meaning and purpose."—SUSAN SCOTT New York Times bestselling coauthor of Fierce Conversations

7 Questions This Book Tackles

1. Are you experiencing a challenge that you wish to overcome?

2. Do you want to discover your hidden survival skills?

3. Do you have a goal you have yet to achieve?

4. Would you like to discover your instinctive strengths?

5. Can you benefit from problem-solving thinking?

6. Do you know someone who has potential to excel?

7. Are you looking for a positive message to share?

Introduction.

Chapter 1 Arrival in Africa.

Chapter 2 The Enduring Wildebeest.

Chapter 3 The Strategic Lion.

Chapter 4 The Enterprising Crocodile.

Chapter 5 The Efficient Cheetah.

Chapter 6 The Graceful Giraffe.

Chapter 7 The Risk-Taking Mongoose.

Chapter 8 The Communicating Elephant.

Chapter 9 Coming Full Circle.

Epilogue The Following Evening.

What Animal Am I?

African Wildlife Foundation.

The Serengeti Plains of East Africa.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Stefan Swanepoel's life has been a "Serengeti journey"—from his birth in Kenya to schooling in Hong Kong and South Africa to running a New York–based global franchise network with 25,000 sales associates in 30 countries. He has served as president of seven companies and two nonprofit organizations. Stefan has authored nineteen books and reports on business trends, real estate, and social media. He lives with his wife and two sons in California. What is your personal burden or business challenge?

What is your Serengeti?

When a brutal business environment meets a soft economy, you need sources of inspiration and wisdom for survival. This compelling fable offers a riveting tale of life in Africa's Serengeti and lessons for today's beleaguered business people and struggling society.

Every year, more than two million animals make a thousand-mile journey across the harsh, beautiful Serengeti, a journey full of danger. In this dramatic fable, a band of anxious travelers witness the migration, meet a mysterious stranger, and learn seven skills from the animals that thrive in the extreme, constantly changing conditions.

Which animal are you?

Just as animals on the Serengeti possess a unique skill that helps them survive, your strengths drive you on when life becomes difficult. Are you an enduring wildebeest, who understands that any goal worth achieving requires pressing on despite the hardships? Or are you a strategic lion, who knows how to execute a sound strategy with a stealthy, unified team? Do you take brave gambles like the risk-taking mongoose? Do you have the elegance of the gracious giraffe or the remarkable skills of the communicating elephant? Do you spot opportunities in adversity like the enterprising crocodile or are you as effective with your resources as the efficient cheetah?

The travelers on safari in this fable discover in the Serengeti the essence of life itself, and find in the animals, a road map for mastering the difficulties and struggles we all experience.

Praise for SURVIVING YOUR SERENGETI

"One of a kind. You'll actually know more about yourself after you read this book."—KEN BLANCHARD coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

"Beautifully illustrates nature's basic survival strategies—and how they help you create a sense of meaning and purpose."—SUSAN SCOTT New York Times bestselling coauthor of Fierce Conversations

7 Questions This Book Tackles

1. Are you experiencing a challenge that you wish to overcome?

2. Do you want to discover your hidden survival skills?

3. Do you have a goal you have yet to achieve?

4. Would you like to discover your instinctive strengths?

5. Can you benefit from problem-solving thinking?

6. Do you know someone who has potential to excel?

7. Are you looking for a positive message to share?