Seven Amazing Principles to learn from an eagle.
Here are seven leadership Principles couched out of the life of an eagle that is worth sharing.
1. Eagles fly alone and at very high altitudes.
You will never find an eagle flying in the company of other birds. They flock with their kind only.
Lesson: keep away from shallow minded people, those that bring you down. Associate yourself with like minded people who understand your dreams and aspirations.
Eagles fly with Eagles. Keep good company.
2. Eagles posses powerful vision/sight. They have the ability spot things as far as 5kilometers away.
The eagle will not move its focus from its prey until it grabs it no matter the obstacles.
Lesson: Do not settle for anything and everything. Have a vision, remain focused no matter the impediments you may encounter and you sure will succeed.
3 Eagles do not feed on carcass (Dead, decaying flesh). They feed strictly on fresh prey. No matter the economic state of the jungle, the eagle will not settle for anything below fresh.
Lesson: Do not dwell on past glories or failures. Rather, use the experience acquired to engage in new exploits. The past belongs to the past, leave it there.
4. Eagles love and fancy the storm. Other birds hastily seek refuge in their nests and under trees when clouds gather, but the eagle get excited. It makes use of the storm’s wind to soar higher. With the aid of such wind, eagles rise above the clouds and glide, resting their wings.
Lesson: He who retreats from a fight that is his lives to fight another time.
Face your fears bearing in mind that overcoming them will make you emerge stronger and better than you were. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights.
5. Before a female eagle gives in to a male eagle's request to mate, she puts him through a series of tests. She flies down with the male pursing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male still in pursuit.
When she reaches a height high enough, she releases the twig and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases until he reaches it and grabs it before falls to the ground. He flies up and returns it to the female eagle.
The female eagle takes it to a farther altitude and then drops the twig again for the male to chase.
This goes on with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which shows commitment. Only then will she allow him to mate with her.
Lesson: Do not base your decisions on instincts be it in your private life on in your world of business. Choose partners with high commitment levels.
6. Eagles are up for life's challenges.
When an eagle hatches its eggs and to bring forth young species, they remove the feathers and soft grass in the nest replacing them with thorns among other materials so that the young get uncomfortable in preparation for flying.
Lesson: Leave your comfort zone, there is no growth there. Before Abraham was made father of all nations in the bible he had to leave his father's house. Go out there and rule your world.
7. When Eagles grows old, their feathers become weak and cannot take them as fast as it should.
When an eagle feels weak and about to die, it retires to a place far away, where it cannot be seen.
While there, it plucks out every feather on its body until completely bare. It stays in this hiding place until it has grown new feathers before stepping out.
Lesson: We need to let go of old things that draw us back, things that add no value to our lives in order to make room for new ones.
So you see, it comes as no surprise when when institutions and nations associate themselves with the eagle. Ghana for instance, has two eagles in its "Coat If Arms", and the Nigerian football team is known as the "Super Eagles". These are just two examples amongst a host of others.
The eagle stands for excellence, strive for excellence.
This is my own version. The original "Seven Leadership Principles To Learn From An Eagle" is the work of Late Dr. Myles Monroe. He was a pastor and an inspirational/motivational speaker.
He died on November 9th 2014 in a private plane crash along with his wife and 8 others.
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