Eagles and Turkeys
I was told a quote by someone when I was hiking in the flinders ranges last week.
If you want to fly like an eagle dont hang around turkeys
It tells me to seek out eagles - people who will help me actively grow, not passively react to the growth of their environment.
how do i distinguish between these people tho?
well, i will make a list of all of the eagles around me
- J - the store manager of the IGA i work at, i heard him say this this morning about a coworkers child, "Realistically they can do anything they want if they want it enough and actually work towards it."
- M - a friend of mine I met a month ago, they are doing a bachelors of arts and finishing high school at the same time, we both vibe well together on the ambition side of things.
- B - someone in my class who I am teaching the basics of game development because I have made games before. He wants something and is working towards getting it - just like my manager said
- C - My math teacher, she consistently pushs people to achieve more than they think they can
- T - a friend of mine finishing high school this year. A clear example of a standard academic pathway into university, he is doing biomedical engineering. And on paper at least that pathway is very simple, you selet classes you need to get into uni, you do those classes and then you apply to university?
- L - I havent seen her in a few years because we both moved opposite directions across Australia at the same time. I think she would be out of school by now, but from memory she was very enthusiastic about just doing stuff because there is nothing stoping you.
So what do these people have in common... I think it is active and intentional actions - whether is be learning or doing(not that those cant be the same thing).