*Ducks Quack, Eagles Soar*

 

A man was waiting in line for a ride at the airport in Dubai. When a cab pulled up, the first thing he noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for him.

He handed him a laminated card and said: 'I'm Abdul, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk, I'd like you to read my mission statement.'

Taken aback, the man read the card. It said: Abdul's Mission Statement:

To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest, and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment.

He was astonished reading this especially when he observed that the inside of the cab was spotlessly clean and matched the outside.

As he slid behind the steering wheel, Abdul asked softly, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.'

Thinking it to be a sort of light gesture, the man said humorously, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.'

Abdul smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, lassi, water, and orange juice. Whatever you prefer?'

Almost hesitating, he said, 'I'll take a Lassi.'

Handing him his lassi, Abdul said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The NST, Star and Sun Today.'

As they were pulling away, Abdul handed him another laminated card, 'These are the stations I get and the music they play if you'd like to listen to the radio.' As if that weren't enough, Abdul told him that since he had the air conditioning on, was the temperature comfortable for him.

Later he even advised him of the best route to his destination for that day. He also enquired that though he would be happy to chat and converse with him the entire route about some of the sights worth seeing, or, he preferred to be left in his own thoughts.

'Tell me, Abdul,' he was surprised and could not help asking him, 'Do you always serve your  customers like this?'

Abdul smiled into the rearview mirror. "No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. During my first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard about POWER OF CHOICE one day."

_Power of choice is that you can be a duck or an eagle. _

'If you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. Stop complaining!'

*'Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'*

'That struck me really hard,’ said Abdul.

'It is about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. I, then decided to make some changes and gradually I started doing so and when I saw that my customers responded well, I did more.'

'I take it that it has paid off for you,' the man asked astonishingly.

'It sure has,' Abdul replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on it.'

The outcome of the Incident

Abdul made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like a duck and started soaring like an eagle.

So, Start becoming an eagle today ... one small step every week next week... And next...And.............

A great Thought...

*"You don't die if you fall in the water, yes, you definitely die, only if you don't swim.*

That’s the Real Meaning of Life.

Improve yourself and your skills differently, so 

 *Be an eagle and not a Duck.* 

 

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