from 7 leadership skills principles to learn from an eagle, author unknown.
Eagles fly alone and at high altitudes. We don’t fly with sparrows, ravens and other small birds. (Meaning : we stay away from narrow-minded people, those who bring us down. Eagles fly with eagles. Keep good company)
Eagles have an accurate vision. We have the ability to focus on something as far as 5km away. No matter the obstacles, the eagle will not move his focus from his prey until he grabs it (Meaning : we have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacles and we will succeed)
Eagles only feed on fresh prey, they do not eat dead things. (Meaning : we do not rely on our past success, we keep looking for new frontiers to conquer. We leave our past where it belongs, in the past)
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagle gets excited, it uses the storms wind to lift itself higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle uses the raging storm to lift itself above the clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings. In the meantime, all other birds hide in the branches and leaves of the tree. (Meaning : we face our challenges head on knowing that these will make us emerge stronger and better than we were. We can use the storms of life to rise to greater heights. Achievers we are not afraid to rise to greater heights, not afraid of challenges, rather we relish them and use them profitably).
Eagles test for commitment. When eagles meet, they make sure to establish their level of trust and commitment (Meaning, whether in private life of professional relationship, we test the people intended in the partnership)
Eagles prepare for training. They remove their feathers and soft grass in the nest so that the young ones get uncomfortable in preparation for flying and eventually flies when it becomes unbearable to stay in the nest. (Meaning : leave our confort zone, there is no growth there)
When the Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast and as high as it should. This makes him weak and could make him die. So he retires to a place far away in the mountains. While there, he plucks out the weak feathers on his body and breaks his beak and claws against the rocks until he is completely bare, a very bloody and painful process. Then he stays in this hiding until he has grown new feathers, new beak and claws and then he comes out flying higher than before (Meaning : we occasionally need to shed off old habits no matter how difficult, things that burden us or add no value to our lives are let go of)
The only bird to pinch the eagle is the crow, who sits on its back and bites its neck. Nevertheless, the eagle does not fight with the crow, it simply spreads its wings and starts to elevate in the sky. Finally, the crow falls as it lacks oxygen. (Meaning : we identify stressors and we deploy our energy where we have the most influence)
Be an eagle.