A founding father of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, once said, “Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” Like Jefferson recommended, I allow my interest in leadership to define me through acting upon it.
The premiere of my interest in leading was in fourth grade, during my first Science Fair. Random students were assigned as group leaders, and fortunately, I was one of the chosen. Never having been assigned as a leader before, I belittled the position and delegated all the tasks to my group members instead of participating as a leader. Needless to say, my group members didn’t keep up with the workload. As we approached the deadline, little, if anything, had been accomplished. This was when I realized the true point of being a leader. I needed to take the front line and motivate my group members to work. Surprisingly, we won first place and when asked to give a speech, I passed it to one of my fellow group members. I later realized that many great leaders follow the same guidelines. Nelson Mandela once stated, “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in …show more content…
The preceding examples have done good only to myself and those around me; others also require assistance. Though shower ideas are common, it is the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference. I’ve taken my “shower thought” of aiding innocent people in Syria by taking the initiative to go with my friends around the neighborhood knocking on doors and asking each neighbor to give any piece of clothing, even if just a sock, to help the children in Syria who walk on broken glass and scorching pavement barefoot for days on end. This might not be directly changing the world, but to that child in Syria a single pair of socks can mean the world. With each sock, and each similar initiative, I can build both worlds; the one outside me and the one
The premiere of my interest in leading was in fourth grade, during my first Science Fair. Random students were assigned as group leaders, and fortunately, I was one of the chosen. Never having been assigned as a leader before, I belittled the position and delegated all the tasks to my group members instead of participating as a leader. Needless to say, my group members didn’t keep up with the workload. As we approached the deadline, little, if anything, had been accomplished. This was when I realized the true point of being a leader. I needed to take the front line and motivate my group members to work. Surprisingly, we won first place and when asked to give a speech, I passed it to one of my fellow group members. I later realized that many great leaders follow the same guidelines. Nelson Mandela once stated, “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in …show more content…
The preceding examples have done good only to myself and those around me; others also require assistance. Though shower ideas are common, it is the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference. I’ve taken my “shower thought” of aiding innocent people in Syria by taking the initiative to go with my friends around the neighborhood knocking on doors and asking each neighbor to give any piece of clothing, even if just a sock, to help the children in Syria who walk on broken glass and scorching pavement barefoot for days on end. This might not be directly changing the world, but to that child in Syria a single pair of socks can mean the world. With each sock, and each similar initiative, I can build both worlds; the one outside me and the one