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4th Step to becoming a Great Leader


7 Steps to becoming a great Leader

            #4 Be Passionate

           

            This should go without saying, but you must be passionate about what you do.  It honestly does not matter what it is. I have seen people passionate about plumbing and when you are around them, you can’t help but share in that passion. People who are passionate attract others to their cause. It is like a ball of energy that you cannot help but be attracted to.

            I often get asked how I can juggle so many things into one day. For those who do not know me I own Flo Fitness, I am the Head Athletic Trainer at Westfield High School, I am an Adjunct Professor at Kean University and I am a Co-owner of Next Generation Fit Pros. This may sound like a lot of things, but it is all things that I am passionate about. I often smile because I am surprised that people pay me to do things I love. When you find and pursue your passion you never really work a day in your life. I know this sounds cliché but it is the truth. If you want to be a great leader you must do the things you love to do, or else you will not be passionate about it.  Just look at the people working 9 to 5 who hate their jobs and complain all day about them. I put in about 12 to 14 hours a day and still come home energized and excited for the next day.

            People who lack passion look for passion in others. In order to be a leader people must want to follow you. Passion will provide that spark that gets them intrigued by what you do.  When there is a void in our life we always want to fill it.  If you’re lonely you look for a companion, if you’re hungry you look for food, ha. Most people are missing motivation, inspiration and passion in their lives, therefore when they find a person who possesses these traits they will want to follow them and figure out how to fill their lives with those same traits. You can fill them with your passion and teach them how to live a passionate life.   A great leader is always teaching others how to duplicate what they have accomplished.

            This is a short blog post, but it is extremely important. Without passion for what you do it will be very difficult to accomplish much in life.  I believe it is the catalyst to making changes in your life.

              

-FLO

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