Personal Essay: My Brother Is A True Leader

There are many people that I would consider leaders, for example my father that has thought me so much but a leader that has impacted my life in a tremendous way is my brother. My brother has been there for me and he is always teaching me something new. Although there are times were I disagree with him I still consider him a role model and a true leader. My brother has though me many things but some that are remarkable are the way in which he is able to solve problems, his determination, and the most important he has taught me how to be a better person.
My brother has a way of solving problems which I admire, and the reason for this is that he makes problems seem so simple to solve. He is a person that takes in to consideration all types of …show more content…
He has not only taught me that but he has shown me the way. In addition he has taught me that even though it’s good to fight for what I want that I have to know when it’s time to give up because there is a difference between my wants and my needs and sometimes we want things that we don’t really need and that can affect me because I might just be fighting for the wrong …show more content…
He ones wanted to become a truck driver and he went to a school for truckers, however there were too many questions for the exams and there were so many things that he needed to learn and memorize and he felt like he was not going to be able to succeed because his English was not very fluent. However that didn’t stop him from trying. After just two weeks he was able to learn the material to pass 200 questions for the first exam. He then was able to pass all the other exams and he obtained his driver’s license, and he could now become a truck driver just as he wanted. Two months went by and he got an offer from a person who owned his own truck and wanted my brother to work with him. Although my brother didn’t really know the person he went on a meeting with him to see if the job was fit for him, at the end of the meeting my brother though that it was a good opportunity but, he didn’t like the idea that he was going to be distant from us for a long time for the job required him to be out of state. He then went to talk to his boss and told him that he had a job opportunity and that he wanted to let them know two weeks in advance that he was going to get a new job, however his owner was not really happy with him leaving and offered him a raise and some benefits and my brother had to make a decision whether to leave or to stay. There was when he realized