🏆 The Eagle and the Crow

What is the only bird that dares peck at an Eagle? The Crow.

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Greg Berge
June 20, 2024

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The Eagle and the Crow

What is the only bird that dares peck at an Eagle?

The crow.

It will sit on the Eagle's back and bite its neck.

However, the eagle doesn't fight back. Instead, it opens its wings and flies higher. The higher the eagle flies, the harder it is for the crow to breathe.

Eventually, the crow falls from exhaustion.

What a great lesson for us as coaches and leaders to remember and follow.

As leaders and coaches, we often have a spotlight on us. We are in “The Arena.”

🏆 The Man in the Arena

As coaches, athletes, and leaders, we can all relate. There are so many critics today, especially with the advent of social media.

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It is part of the responsibility we have as leaders.

We are the Eagles.

Unfortunately, there are many crows in this world. They are in the background, pecking at every little thing they can. They are weak-minded. They are not in the arena.

The most important thing for us as leaders and coaches is how we respond to the crows.

It can make or break us.

My challenge to us as coaches is to take the high road. Be the Eagle and hang with other Eagles.

Pull the crows to a higher altitude. Take away their oxygen.

Make them fail.

And always always remember, you will never please everyone.

So trust yourself, and do your best.

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