Annam's+Reflection+Essay

=Leadership Essay =

Can anyone be known as a leader? Well, it depends on the qualities they have. I strongly believe that a leader must have the three most important qualities which are being brave, inspiring and generous.

Being a leader, you must be brave. You need to show that you're not a coward. You need to be determined and always do the right thing. Harriet Tubman, she was brave enough to escape slavery because she was determined, she did not care what others thought of her, she just wanted to escape slavery no matter what. That shows her bravery. Nelson Mandela was also brave enough to fight against the apartheid laws and was sent to jail for 29 years. Bravery inspires people, so leaders inspire others by showing their bravery.

Inspiration should be one of the main qualities a leader must have. Being inspiring is when an inspiring or animating action or influence and when a thing or person that inspires. Leaders need to inspire others so they can become good role models, and a very well known role model would be Martin Luther King Junior. Martin was the most inspiring person. He has inspired many people by giving speeches about racism. Another inspiring person would be Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi was a very successful lawyer who had a law office in South Africa. He went to protest against the war that was between the Hindus and Muslims. His dream was to let India have it's independence from Britain’s, and it finally came true. A good action that you do which inspires people and those actions shows generosity due to helping them to do good thing.

The last character trait a leader should have is generosity. Being generous is when you are willing to share with others, not being selfish or rude. A leader must have this quality because they can make a difference in someone’s life and so the leader is useful instead of being conceited. Princess Diana, she was a very generous woman. She was known by showing her generosity by contributing her time and money for charity. Her intention wasn't to get attention from media, she actually loved helping charities and she really cared about ill patients. Mother Teresa was also a very generous woman. She was also a caring individual. She was granted permission to leave the school she currently was a principal in and she then devoted her life from then on towards serving the poor people. People tend to take advantage of such generous people, but in the end they make a huge impact on everyone's lives.

All in all, I truly believe that the three important qualities a leader should definitely have are being brave, inspiring, and generous. Without those qualities, you’re not a real leader, you’re just someone that thinks they’re leader, but you really aren’t. Leaders need to show that they’re brave, they aren’t afraid of anything. They also need to be inspiring so people can be inspired by them and so they can become good role models. Last but not least, they should be generous, not to show the media, but by proving it, and showing it.