Surviving Your Serengeti

Surviving Your Serengeti conjured up wonderful pictures in my mind. The vastness of the desert has always intrigued me, and I was anxious to see if this played into the story. The Seven Questions it promised to tackle made me hopeful. Who wouldn’t want to know how to overcome a challenge, discover hidden survival skills, reach unmet goals, discover my instinctive strengths, learn problem-solving thinking, excel to my potential, and have a positive message to share?

Sadly, Surviving Your Serengeti promised more than it delivered. The fable had a stilted story line, and didn’t really hold my interest. The protagonists didn’t hold my attention, and I couldn’t empathize with them. They were too predictable. I should have expected this—it was billed as a fable, after all.

I looked forward to what I could learn from the seven beasts that survive in the wild. There must be lessons to be learned from these animals that have survived the ravages of nature for centuries. The summary at the end of each chapter did offer practical applications, and I found this beneficial. Who doesn’t struggle with some of the traits discussed—endurance, strategy, enterprise, efficiency, grace, risk-taking, and communication. I didn’t find anything I hadn’t read before, though, and my goal is always at least one new thought.

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