Thanks for tuning in for another dose of daily motivation!
Your quote for the week is:
“Don’t be afraid of being outnumbered. Eagles fly alone. Pigeons flock together”- Unknown
I want this quote to resonate with you all personally and professionally. In both areas, you must realize that you will need to follow your own path for you to truly, happily become successful. You do not have to go with the popular chain of events that others follow.
It is not required to go to school, work, have kids, get married, and have a house with a white picket fence. There are plenty of people that take charge of their lives and go another route.
The only reason we rarely hear about those individuals is because they did not follow societies norms. They are (almost) always satisfied in life, until someone tells them not to be.
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If the individuals who pushed this “one size fits all” agenda knew how damaging it is to our children, our families, our elders they would not do it as often. However, the cycle continues.
I have been known to go against the grain myself however I did follow the “fairy tale” sequence of events, as I like to call it.
I graduated high school, went to college, got married, went to graduate school and etc. What is beautiful about my path is that it is not the only one.

It worked for me! Throughout my journey I was an eagle and I want the same for you!
How can I be an eagle, Jess?
Make your OWN goals. Need help with that? No problem, as always, I got you!
Here, I give tips on how to set goals. Overall, you need to make sure your goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable, and Time sensitive goals; otherwise known as SMART goals.
Be sure to start with your long-term goals and make short term goals from that. I normally post them where they can be seen each morning and I break my goals down to the month. Some people do yearly goals on National Resolution Day. I like to see my progress, as it motivates me to keep going.
Am I pigeon Jess?
Depends on your happiness.
Do you-for the most part- wake up with a purpose? Do you take pride in what you do? If you are waking up thinking “back to this place” or “I just want to stay in bed”. I would question whether you are happy doing what you are doing, and I would likely ask why are you doing it!
Most clients tell me due to family roles, “needing to pay bills” and “there is nothing else” as to why they are unhappily participating in that line of work or path.
Sometimes you just need to be reminded that you do have options. Although you may not like the options you always have a choice.
You could work or go to college. You could be a bully or be a friend. You could be a pigeon or an eagle.
I think I might be kind of a seagull 😉 Good reminders to set goals
I find that keeping a daily journal, setting an intention in a morning yoga/meditation/concentration/journaling session helps a lot with having a purpose in every day. Good tip about breaking down long-term goals into smaller, more conceivable targets.
Thank you
Nice Post Jess 🙂 Reading this morning time feels so good. I would call myself Eagle 😉 I am different in my every friend circle. Sometimes I do feel bad as things did not turn out as planned. But, I feel good to be different. Rest of them are doing the same thing that everyone else does.
I think we are all here with a mission to complete. What is life without purpose? And in achieving that purpose we should ignore the pull backers. well written.
Thank you!
Take the looniest bird, and I’m probably that one. The one freely flying and making unconventional decisions 🙂
I love it
I think an I am a little bit of both. I A flock sometimes can take a ton out of me but being alone is pretty hard too. Lots to think about here
Think of it more as “am I driving my life or riding in the back seat”
I agree! I always say to be yourself. I prefer to be alone a lot of the time, but if I need help, I know I have my husband and kids!
Exactly! Reach out to people who can be supportive but not assertive about what you should do with your life
how inspiring is this! I love having alone time and I make sure I have it daily as it brings out my creativity!
I have to admit I think I’m right in the middle of the two. I often work alone but sometimes I need the reassurance of those around me.
I have been really slacking lately but I guess it’s just due to stress which I am trying to take care of first then be able to start off once more.
That’s good. Now that you recognized it, your cant not know
I tend to be an eagle but need to be a pigeon more often. I need to reach out to others more.
You can reach out to others and have a supportive social network without being a pigeon
It’s not that I just go with the flow, but it just happened that I really did want to go to school, get married, have a son and work. I’m a pigeon unintentionally.
If it’s the path you wanted to take you aren’t a pigeon you just so happen to follow life events that way
So motivating. It’s good to read something like this especially in the middle of the week, because it sometimes becomes unbearable at work. Thanks for the inspiration!!
I am the most rebellious eagle that ever lived, lol! Jess, I was actually expecting to see some examples of those goals and you stopped short. Ah well. When you talk about National Resolution Day are you refering to January 1st? Lol!
I am referring to January 1st. I will provide examples next time
I’m all for going another route and doing things differently. Well said Jess!
I definitely tend to be an eagle. But sometimes being a pigeon can actually help you stay motivated.
What an inspiring post! I agree with a lot of what you said, we don’t need to be like everyone else. I hate it when society tries to fit everyone in a one size fits all lifestyle. It doesn’t happen. And I hate the pressures that go with that attempt.
Same here! Thanks for reading
I am a seagull, unintentionally but I am! I loved this insight!
Loving these encouraging words!!! Great Post!!
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Thank you!
You’re Welcome!!
Good decision to read a few posts before I hit the sack. this post motivates me and inspires me even more.
I am glad that it all worked out. Personally, I have pushed my children away from following the standard paradigm of school, college, job, marriage, kids etc. A couple of years ago, my youngest son of 20 came to me wondering what he should do with his life. So I bought a one-way ticket to Lisbon, Portugal, and a backpack and said, “You want an education? Go travel the world.” He left Canada a month later and backpacked solo around Europe and Africa for two years. He now lives on his own in Germany studying musical composition at Dresden U.
That is amazing! That is an awesome way to teach
Sometimes, we don’t need others in our growth. Often times, we need to ignore others to rise up!
So true!
Loved your post! Not sure which I am! Such a great insight!
Thank you
I used to be an eagle but these days I am way more of a pigeon. I need to learn to spread my wings again!
Please do!
how inspiring is this! I’m a pigeon unintentionally.
Thanks!
How are you jess
Great how about you?
interesting and deeply inspiring post… has all the ingredients
Thank you
This is extremely motivational! love this post.