My leadership career began in the late 1990s, and because my manager, of whom I was deputy, would always take unapproved extended absences and I would end up doing all the his work. I never thought of becoming a leader or manager, probably because I came from a working class background and had difficulties during my school career. I was an average kid with average grades, but I always gave 100% in whatever I did. I wasn't afraid of hard work; my first job was delivering milk at 5am every day before school, and my second job was delivering newspapers in my neighborhood seven days a week. This job was one of my most rewarding jobs as some of the people in the neighborhood were elderly and I was the only contact some of them had. Paper delivery shaped me as it was hard work, it rained often and was very cold during the winter, but I knew I had to get the job done and I never backed down or gave up. It was rewarding every week to get that £7.50 and then be able to buy sweets (sweets) or save for whatever I wanted. From the days of delivering paper and the experience of going to work with my father learning to cut grass, take care of horses and other animals, I ventured out on my own into a Saturday morning job for a game warden, where I would have done exactly the same thing. These life experiences helped me understand hard work, dependability, a sense of accomplishment, and the fact that I had a job that I enjoyed doing. All of these were intrinsic motivators that gave me meaning in life and structured the way I am today. The extrinsic motivations of getting paid were a bonus, but the experience of being able to apply what my father taught me was priceless (George, Sims, McLean, & Mayer, 2007). After leaving school and passing college, my poor grades prevented me from pursuing my college aspirations. I found a job as a laborer, at the bottom of the