I’m so fast that last
night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the
room was dark. – Mohammad Ali
I have had opportunities in life
that I missed out of because I was not swift enough. I am pretty sure that you
will not think too far to identify such occurrences in your life also. In relationships,
business, and vocations – they cut across every area of our lives – our lack of
swiftness costs us more than we bargained for.
In my desire for extra knowledge I
love to read about and watch documentaries on eagles. From some of the things I
have learned them I have picked some points to highlight in this discourse. The
eagle is such an excellent hunter because of three things – sight, flight, and
grip. It is of these characters I would write on.
To be swift in any area of your life
you must have an excellent sight. By
this you will be able to identify opportunities from afar off. Eagles can see
prey from over a kilometer – now that’s sight! Sometimes opportunities stare at
us right at the face yet we do not recognize them. You must be able to
distinguish an opportunity from that which isn't from a great deal distance. This
is the very first step to swiftness.
Also, you must have the capacity to plunge-in for the
opportunity as fast as possible. This will require a fair deal of effort and practice and time. It takes
time to become fully familiar with your flight accessories and to use them to
the optimum. Your flight accessories are your talents, abilities, education and
skill. You use them to nose-dive toward your prey.
So, you have identified a great
opportunity, you have plunged toward it and now it is just by you, what next? You
must be able to take it and maintain a
firm grip on it. Sometimes we lose opportunities either because they simply
slip out or our grip was, in the first place, a weak one. It is one thing to
take up and opportunity and a completely different thing to hold on firmly to it.
With these you will be well on
your way to eagle-like achievements!
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