Spirit of Leadership

PURPOSE AND PASSION force of motivation that sustains the focus of the leader. Without passion, one lacks energy, and boredom infects one’s mind and life. To become the leader that you were created to be, you must find a purpose for your life that produces a passion for living. Every great man or woman became great because he or she possessed the spirit of passion. Yet I believe that this attitude is missing in 99 percent of the people of the world. This is why many are followers rather than leaders. Passion is rare in human experience. Why is passion so important? In the Psalms, we read, “May he [God] give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” Your plans will be successful if you truly desire to accomplish them. The word desire denotes not a casual interest in life, but a deep, possessed drive for a desired end—a passion for a purpose. If you don’t have a passion for something, you won’t receive it. It’s only when we have a passion for what we want to do that things start happening to enable us to fulfill it. Every true leader is passionate. Consider the follow ing questions: How badly do you want something? Are you just existing, or are you pursuing a reason for living? Leaders don’t just do, but they feel what they’re doing. Their passion continually motivates and inspires them. The average person just has a job. He puts in his time and goes home at 5:00. His work is a role he plays, not a contribution he makes to the world. Yet true leaders don’t have jobs; they have lifetime assignments. P URPOSE IS THE FIRST ATTRIBUTE THAT SEPARATES FOLLOWERS FROM LEADERS .

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