Taming a Lion

If you were in a cage with a lion what would you do?

In the book ‘The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader’ John Maxwell talks about taming a lion in the chapter on Focus.

‘Experienced animal tamers take a stool with them when they step into a cage with a lion. Why a stool? It tames a lion better than anything – except maybe a tranquilizer gun. When the trainer holds the stool with the legs extended toward the lion’s face, the animal tries to focus on all four legs at once. And that paralyzes him. Divided focus always works against you.’

Are you focusing on too many things at once?