Today, we just want to share something that we saw on YouTube. This
video was shared by one of our students. Honestly the video was not the best
video in the world; in fact it was quite boring. It did not have any inspiring
or exciting music and the pictures were not that great. But what made the video
awesome was the lesson that we got from it.
Today we are not going to talk to you about the video but rather the
lessons that we got from it. As for the video, you need to watch it for
yourself. We will give you the link to the video at the end.
Basically the video was about one of God’s greatest creation which is
the Eagle. Yes! It’s the bird that is big and an awesome predator. It is always
associated with leaders and success. The video is all about the lessons that we
can learn from the Eagle to be successful in life!
There were 7 lessons pointed out in the video that wanted to highlight.
1. Eagles fly with
eagles – The lesson here is that in order to be successful in life we need to
associate ourselves with successful people. Stay away from people who are
negative and who will bring you down. You do not have time for negativity. This
is so true. If you are not as successful as you want to be chances are, you do
not have enough friends who are successful. As they say, birds of a feather
flock together.
2.
Eagles have strong vision & focus – In life we must know what we
want. We must have a target and a goal. Once we know what we want than we can
work towards the goal. It is so important. A goal could be as simple as having
a list of things to do every day. This will keep you focused. Make sure
whatever you do is contributing to where you want to go. Put aside distractions
and stay focus. You can accomplish more by staying focus. Remember, what you
focus on expands!
3.
Do Research – In life you need to have the right information to make the
right or better decisions in life. Most of us today have access to a lot of
information but we do not bother to check whether the information is reliable
or up to date. If you are in business you need to know what is happening in
your industry. In fact if you are working or employed you need to know the
trend and what your future is. The best thing to do is to network and do
research. That way you get exposure and you get new experience that will
enhance and enrich your life.
4.
Work the difficulties! – This is the best piece of advice that we ever
had. We heard this statement when we were attending a training session in
Sydney Australia back in 2003. In life we will have challenges; we will have
moments that we will want to give up on our dreams. That is the point when you
just have to buckle up and get through it and do whatever it takes. Life is
like that. What comes after a storm? What comes after a heavy rain? What comes
after night? It’s the same with all our challenges and difficulties. We just
have to work them!
5.
Test the people around you for trust and commitment – If you are
building a relationship it does not matter whether it is a personal,
professional or business or whatever, the foundation is trust. You need to know
whether you can trust these people. You need to do a test. For example, you are
building a business and you are trying to put together a team, you need to know
if they will be committed. You need to know if they are going to go the
distance with or are they just hoping for an easy ride. You need to know. So
you have to test them. Give them a task and see how they perform. Test, test
and test. Life is a big test! It only ends when we die. J
6.
Always be prepared – This is just like the Boy Scout’s motto. Always
Prepared! In life we need to prepare. Today, most of us are living in the NOW
only. We are constantly thinking what we can have NOW. We want success and we
want wealth and we want it NOW! But we fail to understand that we need to
prepare before we can have all that. Success is a journey not a destination. It
is all about preparing yourself. Learning new things. The funny thing about
learning is that the more we learn the more we realize that there is more we do
not know. It’s funny how life works. That’s why we need to be prepared always.
The best way to prepare is to live in the present, learn from the past and plan
for the future.
7. Reinvent Yourself –
This is something that a lot of people fail to do. In life we must understand
that we need to change, we need to reinvent who we are so that we get on with
the times and we can adapt to whatever is required of us to function. For
example, we started out as graduates working for a large GLC. Then we went to
start our own business. We had to reinvent ourselves from people who cannot
speak in public to people who can present, motivate, inspire and train in
public. That is reinventing. Was it comfortable? No! It was hard but that’s how
you grow. In life you need to constantly think of becoming a better person.
Every year set a goal to learn something NEW. Add value to yourself and to your
life. When you do that you can add value to others.
We truly loved the 7
lessons above and we hope that today’s sharing can inspire you to achieve more
with your life.
The Only Way Life Gets Better Is When
YOU Get Better!
This week look at all the 7 lessons that we can learn from the eagle.
Make a point to watch the video on YouTube. Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_iGBe5-nA
Take some time to reflect and think about the lessons. Imagine yourself
as an eagle. You are FREE to fly and how high YOU can go in life is entirely up
to YOU.
