David McNally - Even Eagles Need a Push: Learning to Soar in a Changing World

David McNallys deep understanding of the best that is in all of us is uplifting. This book has become a permanent source of reference for me.

William Bill Bryan, Program Manager, Middle Management School,
IBM Management Development Center

The thoughts and concepts in Even Eagles Need a Push are inspirational and provide a refreshing pause in the rigors of living ones life.

Ronald A. Weber, Senior Managing Director, 3M Germany

This book is full of questions, like a long conversation with a nosy but caring friend, or a psychotherapist (the therapist is the one you have to pay). Better buy yourself a pencil to go with Even Eaglesa big eraser, just in case.

The Detroit News/Free Press

[An] inspirational, humanistic look at the world of business.

Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Whether you own a business or you are a decision maker, manager, or staff member, if you want to soar I highly recommend McNallys book as inspiration.

Cincinnati Business Courier

INSPIRATIONAL for anyone experiencing a professional or personal crisis or for anyone seeking to expand his horizons or reassess his life. Throughout the work McNally seeks to inspire the reader to create the life he really wants through a journey of discovering what is truly significant.

NewsFree Press (Chattanooga)

Tremendous motivational material! I enjoyed it so much that Ive shared parts of it with my sales force.

Mary Kay Ash, Chairman Emeritus, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

The single greatest missing element in government today is passion and energy, and David McNallys book rekindles that passion and energy.

Ted A. Gaebler, coauthor of Reinventing Government

This book stimulates inspiring reflections on how to direct your destiny through realizing personal values, attitude, and commitment.

Dennis R. Toffolo, President, Hudsons, a division of Dayton Hudson Corporation

If you truly want to succeed in life, Even Eagles Need a Push will help you to soar. It is that rare combination of wonderful inspiration and practical ideas.

Stuart Reeves, Senior Vice President, Electronic Data Systems

This inspiring book speaks uniquely to todays educators. The ideas for achieving success and personal excellence are powerful.

Dr. Carol Roberts, Associate Professor, University of La Verne

Perhaps the greatest challenge in life is leaving the security of the nest for a new perspective. Even Eagles Need a Push helped me experience the thrill of soaring.

Paul Ramseth, Executive Vice President, Lutheran Brotherhood

David McNallys book is truly inspiring and a terrific resource for anyone interested in improving his or her personal and professional lives. Its a fantastic tool that helps you set your course to success.

Curt Allbritten, Director of Agencies, Central Region, The Principal Financial Group

A personal experience in personal growth. A key to unlocking untapped potential.

Stephen W. Hansen, Senior Vice President, Director of Human Resources, Norwest Corporation

Even Eagles Need a Push is an insightful collection of success strategies that the reader learns to apply to his or her unique situation.

Brian S. Gaylord, President, Western Union Priority Services

Open this powerful book to any page and immediately find something that inspires and motivates. It will help you live your life to the fullest.

Kathryn S. Collins, Executive Director, Positive Employee Practices Institute

Even Eagles Need a Push is an outstanding survival kit for what we face in life today.

Greg Schatzlein, Manager of Training, Honeywell Home and Building Control University

A DELL TRADE PAPERBACK

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Dell Publishing
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
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New York, New York 10036

Grateful acknowledgment is made to Veronica A. Shoffstall for the use of After a While 1971; grateful acknowledgment is also made to Stephan M. Wolf, Chairman, President, and CEO United Airlines; Garland Wright, Artistic Director of The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis; Mary M. Regnier, President of Vision for New Life.

For information on where to contact David McNally, call
Trans-Form Corporation: 1-800-228-1218

Copyright 1990 by David McNally

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. For information address: Delacorte Press, New York, New York.

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ISBN: 0-440-50611-5
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Reprinted by arrangement with Delacorte Press

Published simultaneously in Canada

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T O THE READER FROM THE AUTHOR:

A short time ago I became aware rather abruptly of my primary goal as a parent. My eldest child turned sixteen and with a loud cry of free at last she got her drivers license. My fears were somewhat allayed by the assurance of her driving instructor: Dont worry. Your daughter is very confident.

I realized there was no other single human quality that more affected the outcomes of our lives than confidence. Only with confidence do we advance boldly in the direction of our dreams. Only with confidence do we tackle lifes challenges with the faith that we can handle them. As each of my children eventually leave the family nest, I am convinced there is no greater gift with which they could depart than confidence.

This is not, however, a quality I see rampant in the world. In these wondrous times of change and opportunity, some people are happily riding the momentum of the megatrends, exclaiming with John Naisbitt, What a fantastic time to be alive. But there are many others who agree with Woody Allens statement: Most of the time I dont have much fun, and the rest of the time I dont have any fun at all.

It seems that lack of confidence remains a malaise that is still preventing a disproportionate number of incredibly talented people from fully participating in, and contributing to, what for the first time may be the attainable goals of global peace and prosperity. This lack of confidence, on all levels, has got to stop, for the world needs each of us, in our own special way, both to embrace and be committed to these most worthy goals.

This book, therefore, is dedicated to confidencegreat confidence, your great confidence. Its purpose is to inspire you to live the life that perhaps, until now, you had only imagined for yourself. Its mission is to give you the tools to create that life so that, no matter the obstacles along the way, you know you have what it takes to surmount them.