Ok, there is a story I have heard a few times that is quite
amazing. It is one of those that I am
slightly afraid to research as it may not be true, and I prefer to think it is….
There are tons of safari tours in Africa…I have been on
one. I was in jeep with binoculars…pretty
safe. There are walking tours too…didn’t
do that…but most give you guides with guns.
Still pretty safe. However, I
have heard there are only 3 tour companies in Africa that will do a walking
lion tour and not carry a gun. The
guides say they don’t need them. They
know something about fear that keeps them safe.
The guides say that lions prey on the weak. They are actually animals that win by
intimidation. They have sharp teeth and
growl big, and in a fight, they will win.
But, the guides say that you can stand your crowd. If you turn and run, you lose everytime.
The guides literally charge at the lion. This lion can run about about 50 mph while
growling. The guides raise their arms,
slobber if they can, and charge right back.
They say EVERY time they lion turns away even at the last second. They bluff as far as they can, but in the
end, they give up.
Now, I will never personally test this strategy, but what
does it have to do with us?
We all have obstacles in our life…both professionally and
personally. We have things that charge
us and demand our attention. Things that
look like we can never survive an encounter with. Things that look us in the eye and make us
afraid. Makes us want to give up or run
the other direction.
However, there is hope…there is a way to deal with obstacles
head on. It is scarier and takes way
more courage, but the obstacles become smaller.
We become bigger.
I want you this weekend to think of that obstacle in your
life that you know about. Are you
letting it stay there and hoping it doesn’t get worse? If it is “charging you,” are you going to
charge right back?
I would challenge you to find those obstacles and deal with
them head on. Slobber too, you have my
permission!
Happy Friday!
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