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Kiwis have heard Judith Collins say she is having fun as the leader of the National Party. Now she is electioneering to be the next Prime Minister. Kiwis saw her having fun at the first leaders’ debate. Collins looked the part and was relaxed and comfortable in this setting. She was right at home and enjoying herself.
Loving your job is important. Not only is Collins intelligent and competent in her role, she was energized sharing her team’s policies and enjoying the atmosphere in the room.
Being happy at work and loving what you do is an overall productivity booster and enhances performance. People who enjoy their job are more likely to be optimistic, motivated, learn faster, make fewer mistakes and better business decisions…
Feeling energized by your work means you have more energy to put into things that make the world a better place…
When you feel energized by your day, that follows you home as well. In my work helping people discover careers they love, I have heard clients say repeatedly as they start to move towards something better, “My husband/wife/partner says I’m so much more enjoyable to be around now”.
Curt Rosengren, US News, author of Wild About Work
Collins’s debating skills eclipsed Ardern’s. She outshone her as she skilfully answered questions, not being frivolous, but simply giving clear positive responses. New Zealand needs Collins as the next Prime Minister. Not only is she qualified for the position, but she also demonstrates she is loving the work and is a good fit for the job. New Zealand’s economy has been devastated by the Labour-led Government, and hundreds are losing their jobs every day. It was obvious that Collins was confident sharing the National Party vision and policies for growth.
On the other hand, Ardern’s performance was lacklustre. Kiwis expected her to be beaming and firing on all cylinders. Her popularity is high, but she was not comfortable in that setting, looking desolate and even unhappy. She could not manufacture any energy or positivity, even though this was an important debate. She appeared unprepared, tired and drained. This was not a one-off, as Kiwis have seen her struggling at Question Time, but this was under the spotlight.
When your work drains and depletes you, you can’t deliver your best work. You’re starting out in a hole, and you have to put energy into just grinding things into gear.
Curt Rosengren
If we are to believe Rosengren’s quotes, Ardern ought to have been passionate and enthusiastic. Kiwis saw no spark when asked how she was going to get the country up and running again. It was pitiful when she resorted to saying that making school lunches and cleaning up the rivers, was a way of injecting growth and jobs for Kiwis. Leading the country through the worst recession New Zealand has seen for 100 years is not the right fit for Ardern. It is not good for anyone’s wellbeing and happiness being in a job that is not naturally a good fit.
Perhaps reality is hitting home for Ardern. She has put a huge debt on hard-working tax-paying Kiwis and she does not seem to have the desire or any real ideas how to fix it.
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”
Margaret Thatcher
What does energize Ardern? It seems to be the right fit for her when she talks to children, reads from a script or chats to her fans on Facebook at night. As John Key said of Ardern, “The economy is not really her thing”. Working on how to deliver good fiscal management, as a high priority, will drain her. Of course, Ardern needs a work-life balance, especially with a partner and a young child at home. Going onto social media is easy and what she loves. What she loves, makes her happy and renews her energy.
Maggy Thatcher still inspires politicians today who are working to make the world a better place and shows them how to have an amazing time along the way. At the end of 11 years of Prime Ministership, Thatcher could still say, she was “enjoying herself”. She was in the right job, having fun and was a good fit for the role.
Indefatigability became part of her mystic. She would keep her officials up working on a speech until two or three in the morning and then be up by five in time to listen to Farming Today.
Tom de Castella, BBC News Magazine
There are huge expectations on Collins’s shoulders, but she should take heart in Thatcher’s forthrightness. She displays compassion and resilience and will not overlook the silly things Ardern says. That is why Collins was the winner on the night. Thatcher would not overlook the silly things the Liberals said.
Be yourself Judith
You are a good fit for the role
And keep having fun.
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