Are you born perfect?
No! Though it may be easier for some, no one is born a leader. Like sports, it takes hard work and dedication to become a leader. It’s easy to look at someone and say wow they're naturally good at leading: so confident! But keep in mind that everyone has their struggles. To become a leader you first need to come to the realization that you’ll have to get out of your comfort zone. It could be public speaking or asking someone for a favor; everyone is different. But after you come to a realization, it’s up to you to go out and do it. Some people may want to become a leader but don’t know how to push themselves in the right direction. This is a great opportunity to ask someone to challenge you to do a simple task like asking someone you don’t know a question or whatever else that makes you a little nervous. While some have a fear of public speaking, others think that people won’t listen if they talk. These two examples were me in middle school. I came to the realization in 7th grade that if I wanted to be a good leader I needed to be a better speaker and project my ideas. I struggled in this only because I didn’t have enough confidence in myself. That’s what it usually comes down to, if you don’t think something's going to go well then it probably won’t--because you told yourself that. I had to learn that the only thing holding me back was myself. The next step of my journey to reach my goal was to challenge myself to not care what others thought about me for one week. This was the most challenging and rewarding that I’ve done that has changed who I am as a person today. Though I broke the challenge a few times, it was a good reminder that you shouldn’t care what others think because it’s mostly your conscious just making stuff up. This was when I decided to do a lifelong challenge to become more outgoing because I realized that without the stress of being self-conscious, I could not only reach my goals but keep flying higher. This specific challenge is not for everyone but it's a good example to show that the first step is to gain confidence in yourself. The next step is taking on the roles of a leader, like taking charge in group projects or getting a group to come to a decision. Through these roles you’ll see that like I said in a previous blog post, not everyone will follow. Not everything will go according to plan and that’s okay. Remember that there is no perfect leader because there is no perfect human being, everyone makes mistakes, it's what you do after that counts. If you take the opportunity to analyze why something happened and what you can do better next time, you are already becoming a better leader because you’ve just set up your future-self to succeed in that scenario.
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Derek Ye
12/7/2018 11:20:31 am
Great message this week. It's great that you can point at specific moments in your life to serve as examples for your posts. I just wish that there were more of them to learn from. The part about caring for the future really stuck with me. So many people pass on great opportunities simply because they're uncomfortable with change. I'm glad that you pushed yourself though it.
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