My Time To Shine

Leadership has been described as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task."^[1] Definitions more inclusive of followers have also emerged.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership)


What does leadership really mean? To me I believe leadership occurs when one person takes the initiative on taking on a project and guides others in the right direction to complete it. I have always admired people who are leaders and don't shy away from the limelight. I believe it is very important to be a leader and not a follower for many reasons. In high school we were assigned many group projects. Usually group projects are my favorite and I rather just work by myself. However, in this specific project there was one specific student who was the group leader. Fortunately it was me. I was so happy when I found out I was assigned the group leader because it meant I had more control over the project. Now I am not saying I don't like other people helping out, but I would just much rather me do the project myself. For the project we had to choose a topic, ours being on the assassination of JFK. We had to teach the class the lesson and make up tests for them as well. Me being the leader I assigned which person would do what and I loved it! I asked each group member when they were free and when we could all meet up to work on the project together. Being in control gave me a sense of freedom. I loved every minute of it and being a leader is a quality everyone should enjoy!