Follow Your Passion
Last week I flew to Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota where I was hired to deliver two 1 hour training classes and a one and a half hour keynote. These training sessions and keynote were for the Minnesota Child Care Association (MCCA). It is a wonderful group that helps teach child care givers and their owners to provide the best services possible for the kids in Minnesota.
Everyone I talked to was so kind to me as an outsider. They are also really smart in their field of expertise. More importantly, they all are so very passionate about what they do. It was an inspiration to be among them and learn from them.
There was a lot I learned during my 6 hours among these fine people. The one attribute that still remains prominent in my mind is how passionate they are about what they do. There are some very fortunate kids in Minnesota getting great care and education from the people that I met at this conference.
The take away for me from this conference is definitely do what you are passionate about. Those in the child care industry deal with legislation, laws, parents and many other very difficult things that make their job very challenging. The one thing that pulls each of them through and makes them as great as they are is the truly unbridled passion they have for teaching and caring for kids that aren’t even theirs.
Hats off to the members of the MCCA for having such a wonderful conference and for your passion and pride in your work.
Thank you for having me as a guest and for the many things I learned from you!
Filed under: Communication, Inspirational, Leadership, Motivation