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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

Business Week, August 6, 2001


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



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

Business Week, August 6, 20018 PRINCIPLES OF AN EAGLE

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Stay clear of outdated and oldinformation.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


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)


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)


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)


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


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)


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)


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


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


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

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