A leader who stays committed to their path creates opportunities within it rather than chasing the next big thing. The speaker learned math by reinterpreting it in his native language, and saw campus fellowship successors become presidents without real calling, then jump ship when better offers came. Genuine passion happens when you see possibilities in the role you chose.
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Let me tell you something. Anybody who is always looking for the next big opportunity to drop what they are doing is not a leader. A leader creates opportunity in what they are doing. Let me explain. I learned to solve maths by interpreting it in my language. That taught me that everything can be interpreted in your own language. When we were campus executives leading the fellowship on campus, you see other institutions around and you meet other fellowship presidents, and maybe even in your school too there are other fellowship presidents. And I discovered quite early that there are people who are president not because they found out they have a calling, but because the leaders before them felt they were the best for the job. Many of them, you see that the subject of ministry really was not really their interest. Some of them will say on campus, I perceive that God is calling me. Then the next moment, they are no longer perceiving because a job offer showed up. You don't have passion until you can see opportunities and call it distraction because you are set on something. There's something