The short missive below is a chapter in a completed, but as yet unpublished management guide titled "The Circumference of Me. The book is a compilation of short management lessons designed to aid college students, people entering the business world, managers stuck on an unpleasant rung in the business ladder, or experienced managers who simply need a motivational boost.
On the Serengeti plans of Africa lions hunt antelope. The prey is swift of foot; the hunters are not as fast. Regardless, lions have to eat. Presented with an age-old problem, the lions figured out how to change the way the game is played.
The old males lie in the tall grass. The younger members of the pride, mostly made up of females, stalk the antelope her, pushing them into the grass toward the old lions.
As if attached to a mental string, the stalking lions charge en mass an the antelopes sprint away crazy-fast until they get close to the old, hidden males. All the old lions have to do is stand up and ROAR! The single act terrifies the her into reversing its direction … straight into the ready claws and teeth of the pride.
The lions act on instinct, as do their prey. If the antelope could overcome their instinctive fear and CHARGE the ROAR, they would break through untouched.
The hesitation, the fear, that’s their undoing.
Charge the ROAR in your life. Recognize the fear for what it is and work to overcome it. You will find yourself in the open; you will be free. That’s when you catch your breath and learn how to smile again.
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