What is Leadership?

Leadership is a quality that everyone needs to acquire and develop day-by-day. Leadership is a quality that helps a person bring others to success, and to lead others through tough situations. A Leader is a person who is willing to take time out of their day, to try to figure out a solution to a problem or a situation. Leadership is pushing yourself and others to be their best and to never give up. Leadership provides guidance when needed. Leadership is what makes every person who they are, it defines their qualities and abilities, and it helps them understand themselves. According to http://www.dictionary.com/, leadership is, "an act of instance of leading; guidance; direction..."

There are numerous characteristics that leaders should have. Some of these characteristics include:
-Motivation -Flexibility -Organization
-Determination -Loyalty -Listening Skills
-Persistance -Honesty -Empathy

However, a true leader would never limit themselves to only these characteristics. A true leader will work everyday to strive to make themselves a better person, helping others more and more whenever they get the chance.

In our leadership Class, we were asked to define what being a leader was to us. This is how I responded:

For me, being a leader is being someone who can make a positive impact on the people around them. A role model who is more than willing to take the extra time to help individuals, someone who can be an icon or symbol who can help motivate individuals. Understandable. A leader is understandable and is flexible to an extent. They are motivated, dedicated and are goal-oriented. A leader helps push and bring others to success. When times get hard and new situations arrive, the leader will find ways to solve the problems and always look for a more effective solution. a leader is not only concerned for the well being of them self, but of others as well.