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The Warrior stance of the eagle — high, clear, accurate vision coupled with alertness poised for action.

The Eagle Stance is on the other side of the spectrum from the emotionally entangled personal view. It is also quite different from the slow and often incompetent decision-making abilities of the mind and ego when they are allied without the guidance of intuition and ethics.

The Eagle Stance is not about being a thoughtless, amoral "man of action." With the best eyes in nature, the eagle sees its target and acts swiftly. But we are not raptors; our targets must be consistent with our deepest values, and only then is action justified. When we recognize "high-value targets" (in a moral, not military, sense), we engage the Eagle Stance to act with speed and efficiency.

Timing is a crucial element in life, and the eagle, alert and poised for action, makes full use of windows of opportunity. Often, the target will be important (your big dream) but not urgent (a ringing phone, etc).

The Eagle Stance, with its ruthless realism, sees the time available in the day and creates zones of protected time. Within those zones, we can work on crucial tasks and big dreams.

The Eagle Stances means high-priority focus amidst the chaos of urgent but often mundane matters, distractions, and inertia. Be like an eagle and move swiftly towards your greatest dreams.