Do you have The Passion of Don Juan?
While leading a Women's Retreat in Costa Rica last week—I had the great honor to meet a Real Don Juan! 
Don Juan is an organic farmer with a passion for family, farming and the natural gifts provided by Costa Rica's rich soil. In the photo above, this Romeo of the Costa Rica Campo, demonstrated to our group, how we could easily throw out our cosmetics and use the natural resources provided by Mother Earth. We were thoroughly enchanted by this lovely man and yes, amazing leader. His lessons were not presented in a 3 piece suit with a snappy power point, but Don Juan held our group spellbound in our witness of his passion and what seemed a personal connection to each and every one of us.
His face lit up as he explained his self-sustaining family enterprise and his clear respect for living in harmony with nature. But Don Juan is more than a talker and in fact put each of us to work! "People support what they help create" and Don Juan sure Digs That! He had each of us get our hands dirty, harvesting sugar cane, yucca and even making empanadas from scratch.
Here are 5 Traits of Leadership clearly evident in our Don Juan. Have you got what it takes to be a Leader?
1. Passion: Do you love getting out of bed in the morning to embrace your passion? When you're at work, does it feel like you're not?
2. Vision: Do you enthusiastically have and share your dreams to anyone who will listen—painting a clear and vivid picture of what can be and will be.
3. It's All about People! Do you put people before the paperwork, knowing that be they customer, colleague or a person on the street, the connection and potential learning between two human beings holds more value than checking email.
4. Foster Continuous Learning Do you try and learn something new every day and encourage your team to do the same? Do you invest in your employees by providing training and encourage them to make mistakes and learn from them?
5. Positive and Persuasive Communication Do you use positive word choice and body language that seems to radiate "I'm happy you're here, I'm excited to be here and by the way we can do it together?"
Don Juan—the heart and soul of a Leader!
Don Juan—the heart and soul of a Leader!
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