I live in Kenya and we have beautiful lions! You never really get used to seeing a real life lion, it’s always epic. He walks confidently looking around; like he owns the place then does this terrifying roar just in case you hadn’t noticed. I love it.
The King of the Jungle can teach us a few things about being King in our chosen fields.
1. A lion is not the biggest or fastest or strongest animal in the jungle but he is the king
He looks at a gazelle and decides – that’s lunch. He works skilfully to make up for what he doesn’t have. Some lions hunt in pairs approaching the prey from opposite sides. One lion will spook the gazelle who runs off in the opposite direction, straight into the arms (or rather mouth) of the lion waiting on the other side. Brilliant Strategy! Brains not brawn.
- We can become king if we get ambitious, know our weaknesses and leverage our strengths to get there.
2. Out of every four hunting attempts, only one is successful
This could translate to; out of every four businesses you try, one is successful. The last job you got fired from does not define you, you can still succeed. The last two girls said no to you is not a life sentence, you’ll find your love.
- Failing at something doesn’t mean you should quit on your dream – you really can be the king.
3. Lions get injured a lot
Why is the king over ambitious targeting giraffes or buffalos when he could easily get squirrels? I suspect you are like the lion, wanting to play big and win big and that’s how it should be. Blood, sweat and tears are part of the journey to become the king of the jungle.
Staying safe and suppressing passion and ambition kills your soul.
Even with the blood dripping on his mane, he keeps fighting and could win, take the animal back to his family who take care of him till he recovers. If he realises he cannot win, he runs away, saves his life and lives to fight another day.
- Keep fighting, lean on your support system and yes, there is a time to run away, strategize and come back.
4. Lions can be becoming lazy scavengers
A lion can choose to wait for weaker animals to kill then show up, scare them with a mighty loud roar and steal from them. When a lion chooses to pursue a strong animal, it’s a choice to put aside mediocrity and become great.
You choose to be great when you choose to study an extra hour, choose to try a new strategy at the business, choose to forgive your partner one more time – Greatness is a choice.
- You have the potential; make the choice to be great.
Stop giving undue attention to your shortcomings, your imperfections and whatever else says you’ll never make it. You really do have what it takes – you are all that!
October 17, 2014 at 2:50 am
Great observation Phyllis. I love observing lions on television. I celebrate your message of empowerment.
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October 17, 2014 at 6:55 am
Thanks Bernard. yeah, Lions are awesome to watch.
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October 21, 2014 at 8:44 am
Great
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October 22, 2014 at 6:12 am
Yeah, its time to be great!
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October 21, 2014 at 11:32 am
great lessons indeed.
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October 22, 2014 at 6:12 am
Yes dear, its time to be the best we can be!
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October 25, 2014 at 3:44 pm
I love this insightful look and it’s perfect for my motivational saturday spot, so I hope you don’t mind if I reblog this over on my site today.
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October 25, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Reblogged this on Life, Food and Me! and commented:
I found this today and it’s perfect for “Motivational Saturday”, we can take a good lesson from the king of the jungle because we make our lives what we want them to be. It’s up to you to decide the what and the how you want your life to look like and end the end strut your stuff and give off a big roar!
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October 27, 2014 at 12:10 pm
I hear that *roar* glad you reblogged it!
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October 26, 2014 at 3:27 am
Learning something new everyday.
Thanks for the post.
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October 27, 2014 at 12:08 pm
You’re so welcome!
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October 27, 2014 at 9:54 am
This is really awesome!
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October 27, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Thanks 🙂 *roar*
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December 16, 2014 at 11:27 am
The last two girls who said no…
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December 16, 2014 at 2:55 pm
…don’t make a man less of a lion…. go ahead and roar to the next! (ahem…no roaring at girls) that’s my most fav lion attribute.
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February 3, 2015 at 9:49 am
They (lions) sure have the look. 🙂
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February 6, 2015 at 9:01 am
Yes indeed, they are beautiful creatures.
Glad you stopped by.
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August 1, 2015 at 12:49 am
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August 12, 2015 at 12:22 pm
welcome and stick around
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August 9, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Asking questions are actually nice thing if you are not understanding something totally,
but this post offers good understanding yet.
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