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PersonalEffectiveness Workshop
8 PRINCIPLES OF AN EAGLE
Personal Motivation WorkshopJohannesburg,
South Africa
Facilitator : Charles Chamusi : [email protected]: 082 867 0584
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1) Eagle Traits
2) Principles
3) Thank You
Presentation Guide (take note of the colour codes)
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1st Trait
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Eagles fly alone at a high altitude and
not with sparrows or mix with other
smaller birds and no other bird goes
to the height of the eagle. Eagles fly
with eagles, never in a flock. Even
when Moses went to commune withGod on the mountain, he left the
crowd at the foothills.
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Stay away from sparrows andravens. Eagles fly with eagles.
Principle 1
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2nd Trait
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Eagles have strong vision which
focuses up to 5 kilometres from theair. When an eagle sees its prey - even
a fish - from this distance, he narrows
his focus on it and sets out to get it.
No matter the obstacle, the eagle will
not move his focus from the prey
until he grabs it.
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We need to have a Vision andremain focused to it no matterwhat obstacle is in the way, andyou will succeed.
Principle 2
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3rd Trait
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Eagles do not eat dead things. They
feed on fresh prey. Vultures eat deadanimals but not eagles.
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Stay clear of outdated and oldinformation. Do your research wellalways.
Principle 3
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4th Trait
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The eagle is the only bird that loves
the storm. When clouds gather, the
eagles get excited. The eagle uses thewinds of the storm to rise and is
pushed up higher. Once it finds the
wind of the storm, the eagle stopsflapping and uses the pressure of the
raging storm to soar the clouds and
glide.
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4thTrait (cont)
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This gives the eagle an opportunity to
rest its wings. In the meantime all the
other birds hide in the leaves andbranches of the trees.
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We can use the storms of our lives(obstacles, trouble, etc) to rise togreater heights. Achievers relishchallenges and use them profitably.
Principle 4
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5th Trait (cont)
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she lets the twig fall to the ground and
watches it as it falls. The male chasesafter the twig. The faster it falls, the
faster he chases until he reaches it and
has to catch it before it falls to the
ground, then bring it back to the
female eagle.
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5th Trait (cont)
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This goes on for hours, with the height
increasing until the female eagle isassured that the male eagle has
mastered the art of picking the twig
which shows commitment, then and
only then, will she allow him to mate
with her!
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Whether in private life or inbusiness, one should testcommitment of people intendedfor partnership.
Principle 5
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6th Trait
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When about to lay eggs, the female
and male eagle identify a place veryhigh on a cliff where no predators can
reach; the male flies to earth and picks
thorns and lays them on the crevice of
the cliff, then flies to earth again to
collect twigs which he lays in the
intended nest.
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6thTrait (cont)
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He flies back to earth picks thorns and
lays them on top of the twigs. He flies
back to earth and picks soft grass to
cover the thorns, and then flies back to
pick rugs to put on the grass. When
this first layering is complete the maleeagle runs back to earth and picks
more thorns, lays them on the nest;
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6thTrait (cont)
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runs back to get grass and rugs and
lays them on top of the thorns, then
plucks his feathers to complete thenest. The thorns on the outside of the
nest protect it from possible intruders.
Both male and female eaglesparticipate in raising the eagle family.
She lays the eggs and protects them;
he builds the nest and hunts.
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(NEST) We have to prepare forchanges and the anticipated.
(FAMILY) teaches us that activeparticipation of both partners
leads to success
Principle 6
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During the time of training the young
ones to fly, the mother eagle throws
the eaglets out of the nest and because
they are scared, they jump into the
nest again. Next, she throws them out
and then takes off the soft layers of thenest, leaving the thorns bare.
7th Trait
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When the scared eaglets jump into the
nest again, they are pricked by
thorns. Shrieking the bleeding they
jump out again this time wondering
why the mother and father who love
them so much are torturing them. Next,mother eagle pushes them off the cliff
into the air.
7thTrait (cont)
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As they shriek in fear, father eagle
flies out and picks 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 thisnewfound knowledge that they can fly
and not fall at such a fast rate.
7thTrait (cont)
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Sometimes being too comfortablewhere we are may result into our not
experiencing life, not progressing andnot learning at all.
The people who love us do not let us
languish in sloth but push us hard togrow and prosper. Even in theirseemingly bad actions they havegood intentions for us.
Principle 7
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The thorns of life come to teach usthat we need to grow, get out of the
nest and live on. We may not know itbut the seemingly comfortable andsafe haven may have thorns;
Principle 7
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8th Trait
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When the 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 bodyuntil he is completely bare.
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8th Trait
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He stays in this hiding place until he
has grown new feathers, then he can
come out.
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We occasionally need to shed offold habits; Things that burden uswithout adding to our lives...
Principle 8
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ClosingThought
Those that wait upon the Lord
Shall rise and soar up as eagles.
Psalms 63 v 1
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ThankYou
Facilitator : Charles Chamusi : cchamusi@gmail com