I had an interesting conversation the other day with one of my clients. He was comparing drive in humans to the prey drive his dogs have. Not being a dog owner, I hadn’t heard this term before. He explained that prey drive is exactly what the words describe, a drive to go after prey. And, a large part of dog training is around managing their prey drive.
It’s this drive that causes some dogs to run after anything and everything and sometimes bring it home dead. According to dog trainers, the stronger the prey drive in a breed, the more critical it is to train your dog to have what they call “a strong recall”- coming when called.
You are probably wondering by now, where is she going with this?
Bringing it back to humans, the discussion was about the human prey instinct. For those of us who are driven to succeed, what are we doing to manage our prey dog-like instincts so that we aren’t always running after anything and everything?
- When we achieve the goals we set for the quarter, are we off and running after the next period goals without pausing and enjoying the prey we caught?
- On a beautiful weekend day, are we focused on getting things done instead of enjoying the day?
- What are we doing to develop a strong recall, so we enjoy the ride, while are taking it?
Elisa K Spain http://elisaspain.com/leadershipcoach/
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