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After speculating about good dining in San Francisco and briefly insulting their listeners there, Kurt and Steve discuss a recent article about whether great leaders are born or made.\xa0 They then launch into a discussion about the qualities of good leaders.\xa0

People who know where they are going are able captivate, are passionate and are charismatic.\xa0 You can tell when you meet them and when they enter a room.\xa0 People are drawn to them because deep down people want to be passionate about something and when they see that passion in your eyes, you become more charismatic.\xa0 They sense that you can help them and improve their lives.\xa0 This does not guarantee everyone will like you, but they will respect you for your conviction and your passion.\xa0

Passion is very contagious.\xa0 When you transfer this passion, the people around you start to radiate that passion.\xa0 They perform better, if it is at work, it is no longer work.\xa0 They become more proactive, more willing to work as a team and become more optimistic.\xa0 When you have tapped into this passion you become more determined and it increases your persistence.\xa0 It starts to become a burning desire and consumes you and it radiates to others.\xa0 A word of caution, just because you are passionate does not mean you can forego learning the skills you need to be successful.\xa0 It is a critical piece of the charisma pie, but you still need more pieces of the pie to radiate powerful long-term charisma.

More than anything else, passion recruits the hearts and minds of your audience.\xa0 Charismatics radiate heartfelt passion.\xa0 When the audience can sense your passion and sincere conviction for your cause, they will emotionally jump on board.\xa0 We all love people who are excited and filled with believable passion for their subject.\xa0 Passion is critical to influencing others and transmitting charisma.\xa0 When you have passion for something, you want to let everyone know about it.\xa0 You want to convert as many people to your cause as possible, and when someone disagrees with you, you are not swayed by their opinions or advice.\xa0