{"id":90023,"date":"2025-10-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/?p=90023"},"modified":"2026-10-10T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:24:18","slug":"the-day-a-dog-became-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/the-day-a-dog-became-tiger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day a Dog Became “Tiger”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Tiger”<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The day a dog became “Tiger” is one of my favourite stories, and today I’m sharing it with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago, at Northpoint Centre of Learning (Mumbai), visiting faculty Adi Pocha (ex-Creative Director Lintas; founder Squircle Productions) shared a story that permanently rewired my understanding of positioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine the first time in human history someone named a dog “Tiger.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adi took us to a small village long ago. A man insists on calling his little dog “Tiger.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The villagers mock him.\u00a0
Ridicule him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s not a tiger. That’s just a dog!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man becomes an outcast for this absurd naming. His neighbours avoid him. The name becomes a village joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then one night, while everyone sleeps, a real tiger approaches the settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The little dog (tied outside, alone) sees it first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He barks. And barks. And doesn’t stop. Fierce, relentless, unafraid. His barking wakes one villager, then another, then everyone. The commotion builds. The real tiger, facing an awakened village, retreats into darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The village survives because a little dog had courage when it mattered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That morning, something shifts. The same villagers who mocked now understand. They don’t just accept the name “Tiger” they insist on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the dog didn’t just claim courage. He demonstrated it when everything was at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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