from a young age we’re taught there are two kinds of people in the world there
two kinds of people in the world there
two kinds of people in the world there are leaders and there are followers but
are leaders and there are followers but
are leaders and there are followers but like a lot of other children and my
like a lot of other children and my
like a lot of other children and my parents encouraged to come leader and in
parents encouraged to come leader and in
parents encouraged to come leader and in my case not simply about writing to be
my case not simply about writing to be
my case not simply about writing to be the third grade student council
the third grade student council
the third grade student council representative for my class so I did
representative for my class so I did
representative for my class so I did just die suddenly and I was attending
just die suddenly and I was attending
just die suddenly and I was attending monthly meetings for I would make
monthly meetings for I would make
monthly meetings for I would make groundbreaking decision it’s like what
groundbreaking decision it’s like what
groundbreaking decision it’s like what flavor lollipop should go on to our
flavor lollipop should go on to our
flavor lollipop should go on to our Valentine grads although my change was
Valentine grads although my change was
Valentine grads although my change was not substantial if I believed it to the
not substantial if I believed it to the
not substantial if I believed it to the other side going back to my positive
other side going back to my positive
other side going back to my positive reporting from our meetings made me feel
reporting from our meetings made me feel
reporting from our meetings made me feel like I had something that I didn’t
like I had something that I didn’t
like I had something that I didn’t necessarily have before power after
necessarily have before power after
necessarily have before power after implementing leadership and the work
implementing leadership and the work
implementing leadership and the work aspects of my life which in this case it
aspects of my life which in this case it
aspects of my life which in this case it was just elementary school I decided the
was just elementary school I decided the
was just elementary school I decided the highlight impact leadership in the play
highlight impact leadership in the play
highlight impact leadership in the play every day and I would go to the park in
every day and I would go to the park in
every day and I would go to the park in front of my house and play games like
front of my house and play games like
front of my house and play games like kind of diva tag with the five to ten
kind of diva tag with the five to ten
kind of diva tag with the five to ten another tip that led to my neighborhood
another tip that led to my neighborhood
another tip that led to my neighborhood cover my age one day we were all
cover my age one day we were all
cover my age one day we were all standing on the field arguing about who
standing on the field arguing about who
standing on the field arguing about who was going to beat it in the next game
was going to beat it in the next game
was going to beat it in the next game attack when suddenly I feel up with a
attack when suddenly I feel up with a
attack when suddenly I feel up with a brilliant idea I turned my back to the
brilliant idea I turned my back to the
brilliant idea I turned my back to the group and yelled at the top of my lungs
group and yelled at the top of my lungs
group and yelled at the top of my lungs last one to the play structure in it and
last one to the play structure in it and
last one to the play structure in it and as if everybody was glued to a trance
as if everybody was glued to a trance
as if everybody was glued to a trance they ran as fast as they could to make
they ran as fast as they could to make
they ran as fast as they could to make sure that they were not the last person
sure that they were not the last person
sure that they were not the last person from that day I became the unofficial
from that day I became the unofficial
from that day I became the unofficial leader of the park I will decide what
leader of the park I will decide what
leader of the park I will decide what games we were going to play when we were
games we were going to play when we were
games we were going to play when we were going to play them and who was going to
going to play them and who was going to
going to play them and who was going to play that but being the unofficial
play that but being the unofficial
play that but being the unofficial leader wasn’t enough for my greeting 9
leader wasn’t enough for my greeting 9
leader wasn’t enough for my greeting 9 year old self I wanted recognition so I
year old self I wanted recognition so I
year old self I wanted recognition so I decided that I was going to hold a club
decided that I was going to hold a club
decided that I was going to hold a club election almost certain that I was going
election almost certain that I was going
election almost certain that I was going to win have fun collection all the
to win have fun collection all the
to win have fun collection all the stirring that I was going to win
stirring that I was going to win
stirring that I was going to win president when with the votes were
president when with the votes were
president when with the votes were tallied and the results were given out I
tallied and the results were given out I
tallied and the results were given out I thought the biggest shock of my nine
thought the biggest shock of my nine
thought the biggest shock of my nine year old life I have lost I’ve had only
year old life I have lost I’ve had only
year old life I have lost I’ve had only a short temper tantrum I decided to find
a short temper tantrum I decided to find
a short temper tantrum I decided to find out who actually did one use the part
out who actually did one use the part
out who actually did one use the part reductions and it turned out to be my
reductions and it turned out to be my
reductions and it turned out to be my best friend although I was happy for her
best friend although I was happy for her
best friend although I was happy for her I didn’t understand why she had one
I didn’t understand why she had one
I didn’t understand why she had one because she was shot she was quiet and
because she was shot she was quiet and
because she was shot she was quiet and she listened to what everybody else told
she listened to what everybody else told
she listened to what everybody else told her to do in my mind she was the epitome
her to do in my mind she was the epitome
her to do in my mind she was the epitome of a follower so I decided to ask one of
of a follower so I decided to ask one of
of a follower so I decided to ask one of the kids why he had voted for her rather
the kids why he had voted for her rather
the kids why he had voted for her rather than me and he was extremely why he said
than me and he was extremely why he said
than me and he was extremely why he said that I was way too bossy and aggressive
that I was way too bossy and aggressive
that I was way too bossy and aggressive and I never listened to any of the other
and I never listened to any of the other
and I never listened to any of the other kids wanted to do I just made my own
kids wanted to do I just made my own
kids wanted to do I just made my own decisions
decisions
decisions in the government either there are two
in the government either there are two
in the government either there are two very important buttons about leadership
very important buttons about leadership
very important buttons about leadership the first being that there’s a large
the first being that there’s a large
the first being that there’s a large difference between being a person and
difference between being a person and
difference between being a person and power and being opener power something
power and being opener power something
power and being opener power something that’s circumstantial whether you are
that’s circumstantial whether you are
that’s circumstantial whether you are the President of the United States or a
the President of the United States or a
the President of the United States or a club president power something that you
club president power something that you
club president power something that you can earn simply by a vote but being the
can earn simply by a vote but being the
can earn simply by a vote but being the leader is something completely different
leader is something completely different
leader is something completely different it’s something that needs to be earned
it’s something that needs to be earned
it’s something that needs to be earned or in this case learned I also learned
or in this case learned I also learned
or in this case learned I also learned that every good leader is first a
that every good leader is first a
that every good leader is first a follower because if you can’t learn how
follower because if you can’t learn how
follower because if you can’t learn how to be part of an entity how do you learn
to be part of an entity how do you learn
to be part of an entity how do you learn to leave that group so I decided to
to leave that group so I decided to
to leave that group so I decided to stick myself with my 9 year old
stick myself with my 9 year old
stick myself with my 9 year old dictatorship qualities and learned what
dictatorship qualities and learned what
dictatorship qualities and learned what it actually meant to be a good leader
it actually meant to be a good leader
it actually meant to be a good leader and I whittled it down to three main
and I whittled it down to three main
and I whittled it down to three main qualities the first being effective
qualities the first being effective
qualities the first being effective communication now in the days before
communication now in the days before
communication now in the days before water and technology you can play novice
water and technology you can play novice
water and technology you can play novice banach to a message on a faulty pidgin
banach to a message on a faulty pidgin
banach to a message on a faulty pidgin of the pigeon post but now when we have
of the pigeon post but now when we have
of the pigeon post but now when we have many social media outlets mail servers
many social media outlets mail servers
many social media outlets mail servers and messaging house leaving somebody on
and messaging house leaving somebody on
and messaging house leaving somebody on bread isn’t something that can be
bread isn’t something that can be
bread isn’t something that can be excused when you respond to your team’s
excused when you respond to your team’s
excused when you respond to your team’s questions concerns and ideas quickly and
questions concerns and ideas quickly and
questions concerns and ideas quickly and effectively you can streamline the
effectively you can streamline the
effectively you can streamline the process and make sure that things
process and make sure that things
process and make sure that things actually get done the second quality is
actually get done the second quality is
actually get done the second quality is open-mindedness
open-mindedness
open-mindedness open-mindedness is extremely important
open-mindedness is extremely important
open-mindedness is extremely important because I’m sorry to break it to you but
because I’m sorry to break it to you but
because I’m sorry to break it to you but chances are your idea is not the best
chances are your idea is not the best
chances are your idea is not the best I’m sure you have a good idea but by
I’m sure you have a good idea but by
I’m sure you have a good idea but by asking other people for their ideas you
asking other people for their ideas you
asking other people for their ideas you can make those better being open-minded
can make those better being open-minded
can make those better being open-minded not only makes you a more knowledgeable
not only makes you a more knowledgeable
not only makes you a more knowledgeable Perceval leader so you can make sure
Perceval leader so you can make sure
Perceval leader so you can make sure that whatever you’re working on with
that whatever you’re working on with
that whatever you’re working on with your team can be improved because of the
your team can be improved because of the
your team can be improved because of the whole Museum of possibilities and
whole Museum of possibilities and
whole Museum of possibilities and perspectives that are being added on to
perspectives that are being added on to
perspectives that are being added on to it the third quality is accountability
it the third quality is accountability
it the third quality is accountability in my mind this is the hardest thing to
in my mind this is the hardest thing to
in my mind this is the hardest thing to do as an effective leader because it’s
do as an effective leader because it’s
do as an effective leader because it’s really easy to want to play what I like
really easy to want to play what I like
really easy to want to play what I like to call the blame game this is something
to call the blame game this is something
to call the blame game this is something that we see a lot in modern politics and
that we see a lot in modern politics and
that we see a lot in modern politics and headlines like competitions blame others
headlines like competitions blame others
headlines like competitions blame others for there to be peace when politicians
for there to be peace when politicians
for there to be peace when politicians and governments fail people blame the
and governments fail people blame the
and governments fail people blame the other party and my favorite Donald Trump
other party and my favorite Donald Trump
other party and my favorite Donald Trump in the psychology of blame it’s
in the psychology of blame it’s
in the psychology of blame it’s extremely easy to just point fingers and
extremely easy to just point fingers and
extremely easy to just point fingers and blame the person to your left
blame the person to your left
blame the person to your left but your leader will actually analyze
but your leader will actually analyze
but your leader will actually analyze the situation and see how they’re going
the situation and see how they’re going
the situation and see how they’re going false led to that failure even though
false led to that failure even though
false led to that failure even though you may not you may not be the sole
you may not you may not be the sole
you may not you may not be the sole reason for that failure everybody plays
reason for that failure everybody plays
reason for that failure everybody plays a part when you’re part of the team so
a part when you’re part of the team so
a part when you’re part of the team so by analyzing how you contributed you can
by analyzing how you contributed you can
by analyzing how you contributed you can make sure that those mistakes do not
make sure that those mistakes do not
make sure that those mistakes do not repeat themselves so right now if I need
repeat themselves so right now if I need
repeat themselves so right now if I need a good bite being a good communicator
a good bite being a good communicator
a good bite being a good communicator you can make sure that things actually
you can make sure that things actually
you can make sure that things actually get done but being open-minded you can
get done but being open-minded you can
get done but being open-minded you can make sure that those things are the best
make sure that those things are the best
make sure that those things are the best that they can be if I mean by holding
that they can be if I mean by holding
that they can be if I mean by holding yourself accountable you can make sure
yourself accountable you can make sure
yourself accountable you can make sure that past mistakes do not repeat
that past mistakes do not repeat
that past mistakes do not repeat themselves seven years later I’m about
themselves seven years later I’m about
themselves seven years later I’m about to say that I no longer that nine year
to say that I no longer that nine year
to say that I no longer that nine year old dictator that I was in the park in
old dictator that I was in the park in
old dictator that I was in the park in front of my house rather than leadership
front of my house rather than leadership
front of my house rather than leadership is something that’s prevalent in my
is something that’s prevalent in my
is something that’s prevalent in my everyday life for me the number on my
everyday life for me the number on my
everyday life for me the number on my city’s youth council advisory board to
city’s youth council advisory board to
city’s youth council advisory board to starting a nonprofit with my friends
starting a nonprofit with my friends
starting a nonprofit with my friends leadership is something that is very
leadership is something that is very
leadership is something that is very prevalent in my life and it’s something
prevalent in my life and it’s something
prevalent in my life and it’s something that I have to do on a daily basis
that I have to do on a daily basis
that I have to do on a daily basis however like many other things in life
however like many other things in life
however like many other things in life it’s a never-ending learning process I
it’s a never-ending learning process I
it’s a never-ending learning process I still have a long way to go I am a hard
still have a long way to go I am a hard
still have a long way to go I am a hard time being patient and being receptive
time being patient and being receptive
time being patient and being receptive to other people’s ideas but I have a
to other people’s ideas but I have a
to other people’s ideas but I have a strong believer in the idea that no
strong believer in the idea that no
strong believer in the idea that no matter how old you are or what stage you
matter how old you are or what stage you
matter how old you are or what stage you are in your life you can always learn to
are in your life you can always learn to
are in your life you can always learn to lead thank you
lead thank you
lead thank you [Applause]
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