Michelle V. Stacy is a Dartmouth M.B.A graduate who claims taking a step back and moving toward where she felt passion improved her leadership skills. While working as brand manager, Stacy realized she would feel closer to her work if she was working more closely with people, and so demoted herself to a sales representative, where she expressed such authentic leadership that she was promoted to vice president of management. Obviously moving into a position that you feel good about helps you flourish if this story is any indication. I believe this can apply anywhere in life, and particularly in business. By moving into a position of passion, you enjoy working and pursue excellence, which is noticed by others in the business, improving the probability for promotion and bonuses. Stacy’s story is part of a bigger mantra- to which the antithesis is working where you don’t feel passionate. It sounds cliché, but liken it to dieting. If you know you will succeed by eating an exclusive oyster and celery diet, but you hate those two foods, though you know that’s how to succeed, chances are you won’t get too far, whereas if your diet consists of foods you like, it doesn’t even feel like you’re on a diet, and you experience great success. Case and point- do what you love, even if it doesn’t give the same money as an alternate and less enjoyable job. Take this with a few grains of salt, but chances are the financially advantageous and the passionate route will in the long run be one and the same.
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