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2009 was a year of reconsideration. Individuals have been forced to re-evaluate their lives, re-focusing on the things that matter. In an age when it is easy to feel like a victim of circumstance, many are choosing to take charge of their lives – reducing expectations, getting more involved, re-connecting with family and friends. In honor of these proactive souls, I’ve selected a quote from the film Invictus as the smartest quote of the year. It reminds us that life is whatever we want to make it – we own our expectations, we choose to sit or get up out of the chair.
“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

“Invictus”, is a powerful movie representing what Nelson Mandela taking the office as the first black president of South Africa and set to accomplish great things. Nelson Mandela was the founder and lead of the African National Congress and spent 27 years in prison on charges for sabotage against the white military and government to end apartheid. The movie starts with his release from prison on February 11, 1990 greeted by the black population eager to fight while the white population was expecting the worse from it. The environment factors changed dramatically for Nelson and he found himself ready to forgive those that imprisoned him and call them comrades. His amazing strength of character can be recognized in the movie and the Path-Goal Theory’s leadership behaviors can be found along with them.

Path Goal Theory Path-Goal Theory argued that subordinates’ motivation, satisfaction and work performance are dependent on the leadership style chosen by their superior. Moreover, a person may perform these by adopting a certain leadership style, based on the situation. I’ve picked Nelson Mandela as the leader. Mandela has a very difficult task of uniting a country that has been for so long divided and full of hatreds.
After his release the black people started riots and Mandela addressed them as a directive leader to the black crowd in