The Chicken Eagle

— Written by: Ellen Hermens
Flying eagle

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Or the moral of the story

There is a popular story about an eagle which had been raised among chickens as a chicken behaving just like one of them. He doesn´t fly. He picks on the ground to find his food and does all what a chicken does. In the end when a naturalist brings him far away to the top of a mountain thrusting him in the air – the eagle begins to fly just like the king of the sky.

A nice story which we tell others when we coach them to help them gain the self-confidence of an eagle. Only: are you an eagle or rather a chicken? Let have a closer look into the story…

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Explain it to your Granny

— Written by: Ellen Hermens
Erklären Sie es so einfach wie Ihrer Oma

Explain it as simple as if your grandmother

At the weekend I attended a demonstration in Munich – against censorship in the web. This is where I experienced the great speech of Michael Jäger . Thank you for this great example. Michael Jäger presented in a passionate and enthusiastic way. He explained the situation so well and simply as if he explained it his grandmother. You can check out the (German) Blog where he shows another simple example or watch on this page his (German) Video.

What did Michael Jäger do?

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