Past leaders are well known to many people. Throughout our lives we hear and learn about history and how it has changed humankind, most commonly in school. The qualities of becoming a leader seem to grow over time as present day leaders learn from past mistakes. An example of a past leader that caused a negative impact on many people is Hitler. He not only tried to expand his belief of racial discrimination, he forced that belief on many others and took action to try and further his believe into physical aggression and cruelty. From this, people may think that everything he did was wrong, however he may have had good intentions with what he was trying to carry out. A present role-model today, as many know, is America’s 44th President, Barack Obama. Obama is new to the presential role he is currently playing, however has already started to change people’s lives within the first four months of entering the honorable position of becoming president, and has also assured many changes to come in the soon future. When a leader decides to take on a role, he or she must have different qualities and characteristics, including confidence, public speaking skills and organization skills. Being a leader does not mean simply bossing people around, but assisting those who need help and taking time to appreciate and acknowledge those who deserve it. A true leader does not think of himself as the person in charge, but as the person who influences others to make decisions that will benefit their lives as well as others around them.
There are many ways of communication from a public leader to an average person. One of the most common ways is through different forms of technology, such as television, internet, through other well-known and respected celebrites, even through song lyrics. In the past, influences would reach the public via radio or newspapers, however today technology has expanded to an extent that it is almost unfeasible to escape the influences that we are surrounded with. As technology increases, influence on the public also increaces, and this may be a good or bad matter. The influences we mostly see are from celebrities or organizations with motives of selling different products, however these superstars may be representations for people like political leaders. Why many leaders involved in politics may do this is because they want to express their messages in different ways to seize the attention of a greater population by using different methods of communication so not only a certain age group is engaged in what they are saying to the public. This is becoming more common over time as electronic devices are becoming popular in the lives of a greater population of people.
Although it takes many qualities to be a leader, it is not a requirement to be famous or known by the greater public to be a leader. The characteristics to be a leader are those which can be gained by a regular individual. When seeking to play an influencial role, one must have inspiration, motivation, responsibility and features like such. Well-known leaders are inspired and motivated to pursue their goals which applies to ordinary, everyday leaders as well. When trying to achieve any purpose, one must first gain the inspiration to come up with the topic and the motivation to carry it out. One also must have the responsibility to continue to work until the goal is completely finished. A good leader does not leave a task unfinished and completes the task as soon as possible. A good leader is also oraganized and caring to those around him or her and is always willing to lend a helping hand.
Leaders change our lives even though we may not be aware of it. Everyday we are influenced in a good ro bad way by the people we are surrounded by. Leaders change our life path and they are almost always trying their best to develop their beliefs. Although we make decisions that may or may not be very wise, many times it is the influence of others that allow us to make these choices. Not all of us are aware of this but we all have leaders and role models in our lives whether it is our parents or a prominent figure, they are still affecting our lives.
