Eagle or Turkey: What kind of person are you?

Winners in life possess a different mentality. In this post I want to challenge you to consider what image you portray to the world. I would like to differentiate between an eagle and a turkey. Most people are turkeys, they don’t soar in life but spend a lot of time showing off their ‘beautiful feathers’. Those who become great leaders are eagles. Here are six marks of an eagle:

1. Eagles are catalysts of experiences – Eagles make things happen based on their skills and abilities. They walk the road less traveled, defying models in order to blaze new trails.

2. Eagles possess great vision and execution – Eagles don’t perch on a tree and wait for manna to fall from heaven. They go out and look for opportunities. They are not risk averse.

3. Eagles are change agents – Eagles influences others in positive ways. They are 360° influencers. Their influence is not restricted by attributes like age or profession.

4. Eagles are multipliers of value - Turkeys bring added value to the company but eagles are multiplier value. The average group has people who subtract value while the mediocre group has people who divide value.

5. Eagles empower eagles to lead – Birds of a feather flock together because only they have an uncanny ability to bring out the best in each other. Eagles don’t hang out with hawks.

6. Eagles are sources of creativity – Eagles hunt for ideas that result in rapid growth for any group they are involved in. Because of this, eagles will always be leaders of the pack.