You Were Not Built to Fly This Low – A Lesson from a Bird I Never Meant to Hit

Sometimes life gives you a lesson in the strangest way.

A few days ago, I drove into a flying bird.

Yes… a flying bird.

Even spell check fought me while typing that sentence. 😂

But I could not shake the incident off my mind.

How does a bird - a creature designed to soar above danger end up flying so low that it collides with a moving car?

And then the uncomfortable thought hit me:

How many times have I done the same thing in life?

How many times have I lowered my standards, ignored my values, silenced my instincts, or placed myself in environments that exposed me to things I should never have been involved in?

Not every collision in life is “bad luck.”

Some collisions happen because we forgot who we are.

Self-awareness is more than knowing your strengths.

It is also recognizing the environments, conversations, habits, and relationships that pull you beneath your intended altitude.

Identity matters.

Because when you lose sight of who you are, you start flying lower than your design.

And when you constantly operate beneath your values, unnecessary collisions become inevitable.

Leaders, emerging leaders, and growth-minded individuals:

One of the greatest forms of maturity is learning to ask yourself,

“Does this situation align with who I am becoming?”

Everything is not for you.

Every room is not your room.

Every battle is not your battle.

Some impacts in life are avoidable when identity is clear.

This week, pause and reflect:

Where in your life have you been flying too low?

BISOLA MOGAJI