How To Become A Positive Leader?

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Motivational author Alexander Lockhart once said, “Be a leader, not a follower” (Look Forward, Not), this is what I try to live by day in, and day out. I have been told this from a young age of being taught what I should, and should not do in the future. Lockhart emphases these words through his books known as Portable Pep Talk and Positive Charges. Becoming a leader is important, because someone needs to inforce things into the right direction. People all around the community, and world make wrong choices each day, so I believe in becoming a positive leader.
The week of June 20th-26th 2016, life hit me square in the face, when I attended the FFA WLC (Washington Leadership Conference) in Washington D.C. This has become one of the most memorable, life changing experiences, through the things I not only herd about, but seen personally. I made a bunch of new friends around the country that all share a hobby in not only agriculture, but leadership. During the five-day event, members learned how to “become effective leaders by learning their purpose, how to value people, how to take action and how to serve others” (Washington Leadership Conference). On the first day, the volunteer past state, and national officers
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I have brought back home many new leadership skills that I learned. My largest belief from this trip is that I need to be the leader, and have others follow in a positive way. This once in a lifetime opportunity will be an experience that I will never forget as it has changed my view on things. Leadership should involve change, and I believe that people need to make a change for the better. Who would not want to be a leader? Who wants to be remembered as a person who did something about it? I do, I want to be that person that will help, when asked, and will provide assistance for the good. This is how I want to live my life, and have others understand the importance in doing what they know is

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