The LA Rams defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph Day leading by example
The light of hope is easily extinguished. The path to a better tomorrow is too quickly overgrown. Perhaps that is why the call to lead is not often answered. But when a leader does answer the call, it’s noticeable. Right now, the LA Rams are fortunate to have a team built upon strong character. Not just solid players on the field, but solid and confident characters of humility, wisdom, and compassion off the football field.
That’s not an easy thing to do. Change in society creates gale-force winds. Some want that change today. Others want change to take time, time enough to find solutions without creating new or even worse challenges for the future. And all the while, hope is like a candle amidst those swirling winds. Leaders, fortunately, emerge in those days. Leaders whose light is like the hope of burning light at the tip of a candle. But unlike a candle, the stronger the winds of change blow, the brighter that hope burns.
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That brighter hope is shining brightly right now.
Great to see the work of @SJD_51 over the past few months as a community leader https://t.co/KTBhEd3oWx
— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) June 18, 2020
Sebastian Joseph Day carries the challenges of today with poise and compassion. As the nation and modern culture are reeling on so many fronts, Day is standing firm and tall. Where so many shout from the rooftops, he is comfortable in conversing intelligently. He listens intently and speaks from the heart.
Uncomfortable Conversations, Comfortable: Rams host 'Character Chat' for youth correctional facilities
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) June 11, 2020
He is about solutions, making changes today for a better tomorrow. He is about resolution, not revolution, and that earns respect, trust, and support. Of course, even one man has his limits. But Day has the full support of the LA Rams.
LA Rams support is unwavering
The LA Rams are taking the lead in the NFL with their proactive approach. As Juneteenth arrives, the LA Rams are making special arrangments to signify the event.
The Rams had already given employees every Fri. off thru training camp. COO Kevin Demoff added commemoration of Juneteenth by sending lists of Black-owned LA restaurants to employees, promising to fully reimburse for meals, or books written by Black authors, they buy on Friday.
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) June 18, 2020
Leadership is not about a title or a paycheck. Leadership is often about a vision, and a willingness to hold conversations. It’s a willingness to listen with the mind and speak from the heart. But most of all, it is about the courage to commit to something greater.
Sebastian joseph Day is the type of player whose work off the field says as much about his character as his play on the field. I’m glad that he plays for the LA Rams. Even more than that, I’m very grateful for his efforts both on and off the field.