“Determined Leadership” (You gotta go through it, To Get to it.) A Tribute to Nicholas W. Brown… Part 1

I have taken quite a few personality tests, spiritual gifts assessments over the last few years and my results have always come back to be:

 

1.) Leadership

2.) Encouragement and

3.) Discernment.

 

Today I will focus on the leadership quality, and in future post I will discuss the latter two. I believe that GOD gives us all gifts and when you operate in those gifts you will be successful. I also believe that there are people in your life that help you to develop those gift and qualities. As I look back over my life there is one person in specific that I must give much of the credit for my determined leadership qualities and that is Nick Brown. I find that quite often in my life find when I was determined to do a thing nothing could keep me from it. I recall in College when I decided to pledge Kappa Alpha Psi (The Most Outstanding and Greatest Fraternity in the world!) The first time I did not understand what it meant to be on line and pledge, and I did not make it, I had to drop or call it quits, and all who know me, they know that quitting goes against the person that I am, but my mentor and GREAT friend Nick Brown taught me that anything worth doing is worth doing with excellence  and the right way just as it states in Ecclesiastes 9:10 “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.”

 

I was not allowed back on line that semester and Nick told me to learn what it meant to pledge and to be a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He actually would not allow me back on line and it happened to be less than 8 hours from the time when I “quit” until the time I requested back on line, Nick understood at that time that I did not understand exactly what it would take to pledge and he did what a great leader sometimes has to do, he said “NO”, he gave me some coaching and some sound advice, patted me on the back and said take some time to develop a fire and perseverance inside of you that can’t be so easily extinguished with the challenges that come with pledging a fraternity.

Look at the life lesson… Kevin you did not get the promotion this time, stay fired up…keep working harder… you did not achieve this or that goal… keep pushing yourself…do not let the fire die…Now as the story continues, at that time, our proud Chapter (Beta Epsilon) would never consider someone that dropped to gain entry back on line, but it was the lesson that my Nick Brown gave to me to go and learn what it meant to pledge,and the meaning behind fraternity. It was also a life lesson, that anything that is worthwhile takes dedication, perseverance, focus and sacrifice! I spent a year waiting, observing and learning and I was determined to get back on line and to make it through. (The Story Continues …)

Be your Best!

Kevin D. Watson