True Leadership

For an English assessment recently, I had to make a huge poster on a theme that I chose from the book we're reading, Tomorrow When the War Began. I had to cut out words and pictures  from magazines and newspapers that describes the theme Leadership. Well I got words like confident, dominant, determined and in charge. Doing this got me thinking: What is true leadership really? Do you have to be loud and fierce and scary to have people 'obey' you, thus making you a good leader?

I don't know. Maybe you do and I've got this all wrong, but I think leadership is about more than just telling people what to do. A good leader has to be there to offer support, listen (not just talk), and motivate. We can find leaders among us in everyday life, not just people like Obama and Hitler. Teachers, for example, should be leaders too. They have to show you what to do, lead you in the right direction, and be there to support you and motivate you. My favourite teachers are the ones that I can talk to and who gently pushes me to make the right decision, not the ones who yell and threaten and who you are too scared to approach. There can be leaders among your friends too, you just have to be on the lookout for them.

So I want you to think; who plays a leadership role in your life?

Love
Scarlette xox