Are You A Chicken or an Eagle?
Shanee Moret
Founder at GrowthAcademy.Global I Personal Branding Strategist for Founders & CEOs
I just heard Dr. Thema Bryant share this story and I want to share it with you...
In West Africa, there was an animal expert who knew every animal. One day, while passing a farm, he noticed an eagle among the chickens.
Perplexed, he asked the farmer, "Why is there an eagle with your chickens?"
The farmer laughed and said he only had chickens.
The animal expert, determined to prove his point, picked up the eagle and encouraged it to fly. But the eagle looked down at its chicken siblings and jumped back down to join them.
The farmer laughed at the animal expert, who left frustrated.
The next day, the animal expert returned and took the eagle to the roof of the barn.
As the sun began to rise, he told the eagle, "All your life, people told you that you were a chicken. But you're not a chicken; you're an eagle. Fly! The eagle, realizing it had no option but to try, spread its wings and started to fly, never to be seen again.
So many of us have been told our entire lives that we are chickens, when we are eagles.
We were born to fly, pursue our dreams, and make a positive impact on the world around us. It's up to us to break free from the limitations imposed by others and discover our true selves.
The journey to embracing your authentic self may not be easy. It requires COURAGE, self-reflection, and a willingness to do new things.
The beautiful news is: You still haven't met the most powerful version of yourself.
There's no better time than now.
Shanee Moret
let the sun shine in your heart and on your roof
5 个月Like this story so much! ??
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5 个月Higher higher I'm the tribe of eagles. Thanks a lot. It' s very true.
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7 个月Wow very powerful indeed,,,,,some of we live our lyfs to much in a comfort zone and forget whats really outside there that we wont reach our full potential
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8 个月I am definitely an eagle trying to grow my wings
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8 个月This is a powerful story, I am really touched by it. Certainly, the people will move or mingle with determine what we are/will be. We need people who are positive always around us