Grayhawk: The Qualities Of A Good Leader

What does being president of a group like NJHS, a group of scholars with a commitment to service and the betterment of others, mean? It means you are leading a group of leaders. To be a leader of such a group you have to hold yourself to the highest regard, remain fair, honest, ahead of the curve in schooling, sports, and teacher and student relations. It also takes humility, self sacrifice, grace, accountability, and constantly striving to be your better self, not competing with the group, but rather yourself. Additionally, being well spoken, a personal presence in a crowd, and to be able to command a room, but speaking with people, not at them. In another sense, to be president I believe that the person elected should have experience. For me that was when I was president of the Student Government at my elementary school, Grayhawk. Another thing I believe is an important element for a leader is having gone through tragedy and faced adversity in their life. Neither of which stopped me becoming President of Student Government in 6th grade, which was only 4 weeks after the events. I won’t go into detail of what the events that occurred were, but they did shape me into a leader. …show more content…
It’s about learning to recognize the difference between doing what’s easy and what’s right. It’s also striving to become a better self, while inspiring others. An example I hope some people in this audience know is Nelson Mandela. He is a great leader that was wrongfully accused, but he never wanted to get back at the people who imprisoned him. He just wanted to have everyone love each other. The reason I incorporated this is because of what I mentioned earlier. To be a leader is to sacrifice yourself to a better cause. For Mandela that meant a country. For us, it means our community around us. Thank