I am the eldest of 3. Thus, from an early age I became a leader. I became someone to look up to and someone to admire. I admit this gave me a sense of pride and happiness. As I grew up I realised that being a leader wasn't about ordering the people around you or sitting high up and giving opinions about how things should be handled.
In school, I was selected to be team leader a bunch of times. Sometimes for small assignments and sometimes for annual events. In these positions I learnt what was expected of a leader. It was mostly to take the blame for when things went wrong or handle budgets and sometimes even manage people's ego(s). I somehow was never cut out to be an ideal leader (atleast I thought so!).
I never liked being in the forefront of anything. I liked being a wallflower, just watching and observing other people. I could never exercise authority on anyone. I always thought I was a puppet. It all changed when I was selected to be Head Girl in my school ( it's like school president or something). Even though I wasn't in some great position of authority or control it still made me aware of how much faith the school had in my leadership skills. I was selected out of so many viable candidates to be a figure of authority, modesty and yes leadership! I felt so empowered. I had the help of the various captains and together we had a great time running the school as best we knew how and I am truly proud of how we fared.
I will conclude by saying if someone had to tell me how far I would come with this leader thing I would never believe them. So even when we think we are not cut out to be leaders, I feel the universe just shows us how much of a leader we are. Thank you for reading.
In school, I was selected to be team leader a bunch of times. Sometimes for small assignments and sometimes for annual events. In these positions I learnt what was expected of a leader. It was mostly to take the blame for when things went wrong or handle budgets and sometimes even manage people's ego(s). I somehow was never cut out to be an ideal leader (atleast I thought so!).
I never liked being in the forefront of anything. I liked being a wallflower, just watching and observing other people. I could never exercise authority on anyone. I always thought I was a puppet. It all changed when I was selected to be Head Girl in my school ( it's like school president or something). Even though I wasn't in some great position of authority or control it still made me aware of how much faith the school had in my leadership skills. I was selected out of so many viable candidates to be a figure of authority, modesty and yes leadership! I felt so empowered. I had the help of the various captains and together we had a great time running the school as best we knew how and I am truly proud of how we fared.
I will conclude by saying if someone had to tell me how far I would come with this leader thing I would never believe them. So even when we think we are not cut out to be leaders, I feel the universe just shows us how much of a leader we are. Thank you for reading.
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