The common squirrel (Rodent-us Cute-us). I know some people think of them as tree rats but I rather like the bushy tailed Friends.
Despite being small squirrels are a keystone species and one of the most successful animals on the planet. They inhabit five out of the seven continents. How do they do it?
It all starts with a burning desire for food in this case.
The Video above shows an Olympic level gymnastic skill as well as cognitive reasoning that you would scarcely imagine a rodent would have.
What the video does not show us however is how many times the squirrel fell while learning the obstacle course. Each time dusting himself off before starting all over again. He kept trying until he got to the prize at the end.
We often see people after they have arrived and say wow what an incredible athlete, what an amazing business person, or aren’t they lucky. But we didn’t see how many times they fell before hand.
If you are not willing to fall a couple of times maybe you could use a lesson from our furry Friends.
I’m definitely lazier than that squirrel… Maybe I’ll order Wok & Roll for breakfast!
Scott, I sincerely appreciate what you’re doing with this site. You’re quite the inspiration, my friend.
I always enjoy your odd blend on self-help and animal hi-jinx. Now if you can just work in a bit about chasing down your dreams, intercut with a lion taking down a zebra and you’d be aces in my book!