Leadership is a very interesting thing, as many covet leadership positions throughout society, and even throughout high school, for various reasons. A number of people tend to desire these positions for reasons that are typically born out of selfish motives, such as having power and control over others or some sort of prestige. However, I sincerely believe that leadership can not purely be a title or a position conferred upon a person, but instead, a responsibility that an individual must accept, to take care of a group of people and help them reach an end goal. A critical part of leadership is putting one’s time and energy into developing and taking care of those who work in their team. Helping people grow and become better equipped to reach their goals is something that leadership should be about, not the prestige, power, or flashy titles. …show more content…
In my opinion, one should leave a lasting impact and change the world forever, and my way of approaching that is through helping as many people as I can. In order to demonstrate this, I could discuss the times where I was a leader with an official title, like the time I was appointed as an officer of Student Council by my advisor or the time I was elected as the leader of my youth group at the temple. However, I would like to focus on a particular incident in which I was not officially a leader, but I still took a leadership role and took care of my