Ashley's+Leadership+Essay

** __Leadership Essay__ **   Have you ever looked up to someone that you think stands out from everyone else? We all have, these special people are considered as leaders. They do remarkable things and they have several qualities that make them leaders. In my judgement a leader must be daring, passionate and encouraging.

To be a successful leader, you must be daring. You must be able to take risks and be bold. Trying to make changes in the world is easier said than done. Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for coloured people’s rights. He knew it was against the law and a risky task but he still did it and became a wonderful leader. Telling yourself to take action can be hard. Iqbal Masih was a great inspiration to many. He has been working in a factory for several years and finally he decided to escape and report to the police how poorly other workers and him have been treated. This was a huge risk that required you to be daring. Being daring isn’t the only quality which makes a great leader, but being passionate is meaningful too.

Being passionate is another important quality a leader should have. To be passionate means to have strong emotion or feeling of what you are doing. This quality is needed to accomplish your goal well. Harriet Tubman was a slave. She hated the way she was treated so she managed to escape. She had been passionate in her work, so she was able to rescue her family and other slaves. Another reason to be passionate is to enjoy what you are doing. Oprah Winfrey is a great role model. She has her own talk show and she loves it. Although she has been through a lot of unpleasant things, she is still passionate about the work she is doing and this is why she is a great leader. Great leaders would not be able to create change without this valuable quality. Although clever leaders are passionate, they must be able to encourage others also.

Aside from being daring and passionate, being encouraging is also necessary. A great leader should be able to increase the hope and confidence of people. One reason why a leader should have this quality is so other people could follow your footsteps. People will look up to you, and try to accomplish the same things. Muhammad Ali is a famous boxer. He encouraged people to follow their dreams and if you want to do something in life, you should focus on that mainly. Another reason a leader must be encouraging is because it is essential to convince people that what you are doing is right. Princess Diana helped out with many charities and she was passionate about the AIDS crisis. She was able to encourage people that it was not dangerous to make physical contact with a person that has AIDS. Many leaders show encouragement and this is what makes them so heroic.

There are many heroes in the world that we are inspired by. They show us that they are daring, passionate and encouraging. These special qualities allow people to take action if they find they are not treated fairly. Most goals will be achieved well and more people will try to follow the same path as the great leaders we look up to. With these three qualities, it is certain to stand out from the crowd and do noteworthy things. All these spectacular leaders have done a lot of good changes in the world which makes the place we live in a much safer and happier place to live in.

-Ashley Sanchez 8-Hilleshiem