WOMEN'S FRONTLINE MAGAZINE ISSUE 18 Cover Issue 18 October 2016

WOMAN LEADERS
&
PASSION
18
by Eric Otchere
My passion at first was nothing
to write home about but the latter
had deep impact on my results.
Passion is a game-changer in
leadership. Here, I must issue a
caution that my use of
leadership means anyone who takes
initiative to cause a change.
I want us to use the life of Queen
Esther in the Bible to answer 5
questions that can help us to
redefine our passion.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
The first question that arises from
Esther's life is: What do you do?
Esther was an Israeli captive who
became a queen in a foreign land.
What you do is your first point of call
for passion. Esther was a queen in
the palace. That was her work. Every
work is connected with a big picture
but Esther didn;t spot it from the
beginning. Many of us are doing jobs
that we see as normal.
We almost always have a normal
boring day. We have never asked
ourselves: where is my passion going
to come from? Here is my big lesson:
God never gives passion to someone
outside of their area of work or
strength. Passion is always
connected to what you do.
WHO DO YOU HAVE?
Knowing that what you do will bring
you passion is not enough. Move on
to the second question: who do you
have? The people in your life will
help you see through their own
spectacles about how they see the
world. For Esther, it was Mordecai,
her uncle. He was nobody but he
influenced the life of Esther to see
the big picture for her work in the
palace. That picture was fighting for
her people. Seriously, for most of us,
we will never know the true impact
of people in our lives until we part
ways with them.
HOW DO YOU SEE?
After Modechai spoke to Esther, all of
a sudden she begun to see very
differently. She saw that her purpose
in life wasn;t about being just a
queen but saving her people. How do
you feel after you interact with the
people in your life? Do you feel
passionate or not? Are they energy
boosters or drainers?