These principles are based on a documentary of the Eagles on Discovery
Channel. If you read this, peruse it deeply and apply these principles
to your life, I am certain your life will take a new turn.
PRINCIPLE 1
Eagles fly alone at high altitude and not with sparrows or other small
birds. No other bird can go to the height of the eagle. Stay away from
sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with Eagles. Who are you flying with and
at what altitude?
PRINCIPLE 2
Eagles have strong vision. They have the ability to focus on something
up to five kilometers away. When an eagle sites his prey, he narrows his
focus on it and set out to get it. No matter the obstacles, the eagle
will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision
and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
PRINCIPLE 3
Eagles do not eat dead things. They feed only on fresh prey. Vultures
eat dead animals, but eagles will not. Be careful with what you feed
your eyes, ears and mind with especially negativities. Steer clear of
outdated and old information... Always do your research well.
PRINCIPLE 4
Eagles love the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The
eagle uses the storm's wind to lift it higher. Once it finds the wind of
the storm, the eagles uses the raging storm to lift him above the
clouds. This gives the eagle an opportunity to glide and rest its wings.
In the meantime, all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of
the trees. We can use the storms of our industry to rise to greater
heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
PRINCIPLE 5
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and
they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursuing her
and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing
her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the
twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases
after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases it. He has to
catch it before it falls to the ground. He then brings it back to the
female eagle. The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a higher
altitude and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for
hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured
that the male eagle has mastered the art of catching the twig which
shows commitment. Then and only then, will she allow him to mate with
her. You should test the commitment of your people, your customers and
everyone intended for partnership.
PRINCIPLE 6
The Eagle Prepares for Changes. When ready to lay eggs, the female and
male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can
reach. The male flies back and forth repeatedly to earth and picks
thorns, collects twigs, picks soft grass and lays them on the crevice of
the cliff where he intends to build the nest. Finally he then plucks
his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest
protect it from possible intruders.
Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She
lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. During
the time of training the young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the
eaglets out of the nest. Because they are scared, they jump into the
nest again. Next, she throws them out and then takes off the soft layers
of the nest, leaving the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets again
jump into the nest, they are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding
they jump out again this time wondering why the mother and father who
love them so much are torturing them. Mother eagle next pushes them off
the cliff into the air.
As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and catches them up on
his back before they fall and brings them back to the cliff. This goes
on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get excited
at this new found knowledge that they can fly. The preparation of the
nest teaches us to prepare for changes; the preparation for the family
teaches us that active participation of everyone leads to success; their
being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too
comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not
progressing and not learning at all. Mediocre. The thorns teach us that
we need to grow, get out of the nest and live on. We may not know it but
the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns. The people
who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and
prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions
for us.
PRINCIPLE 7
The Eagle Knows when to Retire. When an Eagle grows old, his feathers
become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak
and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While
there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely
bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers,
then he can come out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits &
items that burden us without adding to our lives. Theses are interesting
Principles. No wonder the Eagle is one of the most respected and
celebrated amongst its species. What are your own principles and how
far have they taken you? More importantly, what new principles are you
going to start living and how far do you want them to take you?
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