![]() However, after a few months, I’ve realized the change it’s had on my life. It’s hard to continually charge at every endeavor. At Club Solutions Magazine we even invested in small rhino figures (see image) to keep on our desk as a small reminder each day that we’ve made the commitment to become a rhino.īeing a rhino over these past couple of months hasn’t been easy. You don’t sit back and wait for good things to happen - you take charge of your life and its rewards. It’s kind of crazy to think of your life in this way. If there were a wall blocking your way from success, a cow may just turn around or vegetate next to the wall - a full-grown rhino would simply charge straight through the wall. Rhinos differ from cows in that they continually charge forward and don’t develop excuses for why they can’t do something. I believe this really fits us in the fitness industry. You will begin to think of yourself as a charging rhino, and not a “cow” - the cow being people that sit idly by developing excuses for their lack of success. It’s not one to make you want to try this or that to become successful, but it’s how you approach aspects of your life that make you successful. The book is made to make you think about your life as a whole - from your career to your personal life. Well, after you read this book you’ll realize that you wouldn’t tell a Rhino it’s cheesy (Rhino joke from the book - you’ll get it). They are signs of being alive and attempting great things.”– Scott Alexander from ScottRobertAlexander.As the staff at Club Solutions Magazine continues to better itself, this past month we immersed ourselves into the book “Rhinoceros Success: The Secret to Charging Full Speed Toward Every Opportunity,” by Scott Alexander. ![]() A reminder to be alert for opportunities, make time to meet and hang around other rhinos, and develop my audacity skills. Like I needed help being a rhino! But even rhinos need a fresh word of affirmation every now and then. My daughter and daughter-in-law broke out in laughter when they saw me take this book from my carry-on bag. Fight over-caution with rhino audacity and enthusiasm because the worst possible condition to be in life is cool. He stresses the importance of having a rhinoceros faith in God, a rhinoceros love for our Maker, and quotes 1 Corinthians 2:9. But what about sorrow? What about death and tragedy? Spending our lives in a closet is not an option, though very appealing. Using our rhinoceros imagination, we can lower our heads, point our horns at any problem, charge full steam ahead, and tear it to pieces. The other section I found intriguing was on rhino problems. Where else are you going to find help like that at such a price? After all, if he is your partner, he deserves at least 10% of the take, doesn’t he? If he isn’t your partner, sign him on as soon as possible. Give 10% of all the money you make back to God. One of the most intriguing sections was the author’s challenge to be a rhino in work and in finances. He continues, “ Every success book is based on the Bible, only worded differently.” In the chapter entitled “How To Be The World’s Happiest Rhinoceros” the author writes READ THE BIBLE. (pg 70) Then when your week is up, explode out of that mud hole and charge! (pg 33)Īt least twice a year, take off for one week and go lie in a mud hole. (pg 23) Rhinos are happy when they are charging at their goals. (pg 20) TV is not for rhinos…too much of a negative influence. ![]() ![]() We become the product of three things: the people we associate with, the books we read, and the media we listen to. (pg 13) Live each minute as though you had to pay $10 for it. Rhinoceroses have a natural zeal for living. These are a few of the places I underlined in this little gem, or understood enough to take away: I can relate to a rhinoceros…my maiden name is “Bull.” Charging toward opportunities is what I do…it’s in my dna. ![]() Today he speaks around the world encouraging those who wish to make life an adventure. Scott Alexander wrote this little ditty when he was 23 years old back in 1980. I didn’t have the focus to take on a novel, so this book of less than 100 pages was perfect. I was getting ready to take a trip and wanted to bring a book on the plane. Ever gotten your hands on a little book that if you could, you would buy it in bulk and hand out a copy to everyone you know? This is one of those books. ![]()
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