Rhinoceros Success by Scott Alexander

In the book "Rhinoceros Success", Scott Alexander asks you if you are a dumb cow sitting under a tree letting life just happen to you or if you are a hard charging rhinoceros chasing down what you want, laughing at troubles, and running over every obstacle in your way.

He also points out that rhinos are not afraid of torpedoes. Are you afraid of torpedoes? If you are then you are a cow. After reading this book, you will feel like you are a big, thick-skinned rhino charging at full speed through all the obstacles on your way to success.
Some have given this book a poor rating. I think they have missed the point. They are the intellectuals, business book authors, and mid-level managers (me raises hand) who want to overcomplicated winning.

They are cows. They see successful people and rather than emulate them they backfield complicated stories as to how these rhinos got to where they are. Creating these stories makes them feel better about themselves.

If they can come up with an intricate enough of a story then it is not their fault that they are mediocre cows just waiting for the jungle to decide their fate. What they do not realize is that the successful people upon which they endow mystical, secret knowledge are in fact just like them but are simply willing to do what nobody else wants to.

They take on obstacles that scare everybody else. They do it by being a hard-charging rhinos that laugh at difficulties, get knocked down but then spring to their feet and continue charging.