Kisuke_Ib's+Leadership+Essay

Leadership

 In the world of today, we hear about leaders all the time. Maybe in the news, or in your class, but the question is: Who is a leader? Sure, you can look it up in the dictionary and say that leaders steer a group of people or a country towards what they think is right. That is correct, but being a great leader takes respect, and that has to be earned. To be a good leader that many people will follow, you should have three qualities. An admirable leader is ambitious, respectful, and courageous. Ambition is a key trait in a good leader. One who is ambitious will work extremely hard to reach their goal. They will be persistent, and won’t give up easily. If a leader is truly ambitious, then they will be able to leave their failed attempts to accomplish their goal behind and they will continue to try to reach their goal. Nelson Mandela spent twenty – six years in jail after trying to earn rights for black people. After those long, twenty – six years, he continued to fight against racism, and eventually, blacks and whites were treated equal. Ambition is when someone has a dream, and there’s something inside them (Called “Ambition”) that drives them to pursue their dreams or beliefs. Iqbal Masih believed in ending child labour, so he fought against it. He soon became the known all around the world, and people realized how big an issue child labour was. This shows you how important it is to be ambitious if you want to be a respected leader. Another important attribute that a good leader has is respect. Respect is when one takes care of the people and objects around them and doesn’t abuse them. A respectful leader is a respected leader, and that has been proven true in many cases. One is the story of Princess Diana. She helped many charities and visited poor children worldwide. When many people think of princesses, spoilt young ladies come to our minds, but Princess Diana was nothing like that. She treated everyone with respect, no matter what country they were from, what the colour of their skin was, or how rich they were, and that’s how she came to be one of the most talked – about women in the world. Being respectful doesn’t //just// mean respecting people, but also respecting your religion and creator. Mother Teresa respected God greatly, and prayed day and night. This shows just how important a trait respect is in a good leader. The third but equally important quality as the previous two is courage. Being a leader and leading a crowd requires lots of courage. Leaders stand up for what they believe in, even if they’re standing alone, and that’s not an easy task, to stand up in front of thousands of people and express your thoughts and actions. Mohandas Gandhi was very courageous, because he fought against violence and cruelty using non – violent techniques. He gained some rights for India, and eventually, his peaceful protesting led to India’s freedom from the British. This was a somewhat dangerous situation, because the Britishers were armed, so he was risking his life by protesting against them, as he could have been shot and killed. Mohammed Ali, the famous boxer, also had a lot of courage. This is proven by his actions, because he was one of the greatest boxers ever, and he constantly faced tougher opponents in every match. He was always at risk of serious injury, but he never quit, because boxing was what he had wanted to do all his life.  So as you can see from my examples, ambition, respect and courage are three qualities that every leader should have. Ambition pushes a person towards their goal. Everyone respects someone who is respectful, and that’s why a leader should be respectful to all that is around them. Courage is essential to in every good leader, because courage is what it takes to stand up, speak out, and persuade people. All of my examples demonstrate each quality, and each example is or was a great leader. So...do you still think that being a leader is easy, or have I steered your mind towards the right direction?