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Your Attitude Sets the Level
of Excitement and Passion

Think about the times where you felt your team lacked passion or
enthusiasm. Then take a long, honest look at how passionate or enthusiastic
you were at the time. If you are being honest, you will remember that you

were struggling to activate your passion and enthusiasm.
If you aren’t truly excited and passionate about what your team has
been charged with, how can you possibly expect them to be? If you try to
make yourself sound excited and passionate, many will likely pick up on the
fake attitude signals. No one wants to be a part of a team where the leader

isn’t truly excited and passionate about what they are doing.

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Your Attitude Communicates
What Is and Isn’t Possible

If you approach something as possible or you approach it as impossible—

so it shall be. When a leader is publicly expressing something is impossible,
especially in front of their team, they become a vision blocker or bottleneck.
This negativity will usually result in whatever is being attempted to fail.
Conversely, if you approach something as possible and rally your team
around that attitude of it being possible, daring to dream or imagine it is

possible, then you and your team will more likely accomplish it.

Jimmy Dent joined Toastmasters in April 2010. He is a member of two online clubs and four
regular clubs, two of which are in District 7. Jim has served in all seven club officer roles, served as

a District Area Director three times, and several other District roles. Jim has presented at various
TLIs and conferences in other Districts before moving to District 7 this past April. He has earned
his DTM twice and has recently completed his 2nd Path and expects to complete his Pathways
DTM this coming year.

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