By John Hagerman
Ask any of my Public Relations students at Takoda Institute about what I’m like as an instructor, and one of the more common replies you’ll get is, “Passionate.” You’re likely to get similar responses from clients and friends. The question is, what am I passionate about? The answer is simple, I’m passionate about energizing you to make happen in your life all the good things you want, and if you don’t know what you want, I’m passionate about helping you discover it. I’m passionate about helping business owners and managers create workplaces filled with energy, desire, and commitment. And I’m passionate about helping everyone discover, uncover or recover what most fulfills them and making it a part of their everyday lives.
Yeah, I guess I got a little carried away with all the passion. I can’t help it. Every time I look at myself and what makes me feel happy and fulfilled, it always comes back to the same thing – energizing people. I’m part psychiatrist, part cheerleader, and part drill sergeant.
The psychiatrist (coach) in me loves to help people discover what moves and inspires them, then help them overcome whatever roadblocks they put in their own way. The cheerleader has an endless supply of enthusiasm and energy that is always ready to recharge the batteries of anyone who’s bogged down in their lives. And the drill sergeant in me loves to dig in and push people until they take the actions they know they need to take. If somebody gets knocked down, I help them back up then keep moving them forward.
Why am I telling you this? I guess my passion got the better of me. I want people to know that I believe in them and want them to succeed. I can’t help myself, it’s part of my DNA.
If you want to contact me to get a little energizing, great, but before you do, look inside yourself. Look for the passionate heart I know lives there. It may have been beaten down, buried, overwhelmed, distracted, frustrated or lacking confidence, but that passionate heart is in there. Your job needs to be shaking loose whatever is holding it back. When you’ve cleared off the debris, and unleashed it, you’ll be amazed at where it will lead you. You know it’s in there, somewhere, find it, free it, and follow it. Life’s too short to do anything less!
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