Business book blog on new serengeti business book to master business & life.

Serengeti Shortcuts

We have receive so many calls and emails asking us to direct people to certain pages, either within our website, or to one of the many online activities regarding Surviving Your Serengeti that we decided to compile a handy list of short cuts. Here we go:

OUR WEB SITE
Home page – http://bit.ly/sysbook
Read the Latest Buzz – http://bit.ly/sysbuzz
Get First Two Chapters Free – http://bit.ly/sysfree
Book Club Download – http://biy.ly/sysbc
To Watch Videos – http://bit.ly/sysvideo
Share Your Serengeti Story – http://www.bit.ly/sysshare
Bestseller Lists We Made – http://bit.ly/sysbest
WHAT ANIMAL AM I?
Quiz on Website [...]

Korea Releases Surviving Your Serengeti

Posted Aug 15 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

Just received official publication version of Korea’s Surviving Your Serengeti at our offices. We have been fortunate to sign several countries and this is the first actual copy we have received. With the rights, Korea was able to change the cover of the book aswell – as featured to the image on the right( a rather different look than the original).
We are honored and extremely excited for future copies to be translated.

Guest Blog by Rita T

Posted Aug 10 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

Surviving Your Serengeti is a book that is meant to help the business person define and hone his or her skills in order to make better use of the skills necessary to successful business work. At the same time, it is an interesting fable that keeps the reader from becoming bored. In essence, this book reads like fiction while demonstrating truth and a ‘moral to the story.’ ” – Rita T.
Thanks for the great review Rita. To read Rita’s full review of Surviving Your [...]

One In Every 7,000 Americans Has Done It

Posted Aug 8 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

It’s official! 50,000 people have taken the “What Animal Am I? quiz. That means one in every 7,000 Americans has learned more about themselves.
Have you had the chance to discover your strongest instinctive skill, your core inner strength, or as some call it, the animal in you? Quiz takers on average complete the 21-question “What Animal Am I?” quiz in less than four minutes. Within seconds thereafter you know whether you are:
The Enduring Wildebeest
The Strategic Lion
The Enterprising Crocodile
The Gracious Giraffe
The Efficient Cheetah
The Risk-Taking Mongoose
or The [...]

Book Clubs : Free Reading Guide Now Available

Posted Aug 5 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 2 Comments

A book club, often also referred to as a reading group, is a collection of people that are fond of reading and enjoy participating in the regular discussions on a specific book. Traditionally, a book club consists of several members who meet in person each month to talk about a specific work. Book clubs are sometimes formal organized groups while other book clubs are informal social get-togethers.
If you are looking for a book that will create an enjoyable, fun, lively and thought provoking discussion at [...]

GUEST BLOG by Jon Goodwin

Posted Aug 1 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

“Yet after just reading a couple chapters I decided to read the rest of the book with a pen in hand. I highlighted several thoughts that jumped off the page to me. I must say after reading the book, I am quite impressed.” says Jon Goodwin, Associate Pastor of Hartland Bible Church.
Thanks for your honest review Jon. You can view his entire review on his website: pastor242.com

Five Friday Funnies

Posted Jul 29 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 1 Comment

Over the past few months we have had lots of fun with the Serengeti book and the numerous projects contained within it. We hope we have been able to provide you with skills and lessons you can apply in your everyday life.
Today however, we just wanted to take a step to the side and provide you with the funnier side of Africa. Here are five great commercials we found with animals from Africa that we hope will make you laugh as much as we did.

7 Key points all communicators must follow

Posted Jul 29 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 1 Comment

By actively listening you are showing respect to the speaker by focusing on the message, sympathizing with thier feelings and understanding the facts being conveyed. As a good communicator you must:

Listen with total attention to the other person and don’t interrupt the speaker.
Focus on both the verbal and non verbal message.
Make eye contact and adjust your body position so that you face the speaker.
Make quick notes of items you may wish to respond to and return to listening.
Clarify any potential areas of misunderstanding before [...]

A Generous Gift From KW DTC

Posted Jul 28 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

Grace, caring and kindness comes in many shapes and forms – and often from at a time not expected. So was the case during the KW breakthrough summit held at the Keystone Resort in Colorado in June.
Keith Alba, Regional Operating Principle for the Keller Williams Colorado region had arranged to gather 400 Keller Williams agents for a retreat and some training. Invited as the keynote was Stefan Swanepoel, author of the annual Swanepoel Trends Report and respected visionary on change, trends and technology innovations. [...]

Wonderful Little Tale Says Swim Coach

Posted Jul 25 2011 by Stefan Swanepoel with 0 Comments

Blogger Sally from Hot Dogs and Marmalade read and reviewed Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life last week. Here is a quick snippet on what she had to say:
“There’s a reason why Surviving Your Serengeti is a New York Times bestseller. Author Stefan Swanepoel has written a wonderful little tale. While the application was intended for the business world, as a swim coach I can see potential, as a teacher I can see potential, and as a [...]