[Rethink] What It Means to be a Leader

“Is there anything worse than being blind? Yes! The most pathetic person in the whole world is someone who has sight but has no vision.”  -Helen Keller-

Being a leader is more than just telling people what to do: it's having a vision of something (big or small) that can change the world.  I know you've heard it all before:  YOU can make a difference; ONE person is all it takes to start a movement."  Whether you think these sayings are cliche or not, they are true.  If no one stood up for anything would we still be the same people we are today?  No!  We need leaders and believe it or not, YOU are and can be an effective leader!

In order to be a leader you must have: courage, initiative, passion, goals and endurance.  Whether you hold an office on your high school student government or volunteer at the soup kitchen every once in a while you are doing something to change your community.  This is why you're involved in YAC!  To make a change no matter how miniscule you might think it is.  The next time your YAC group grants money or serves the community take a minute to look around and observe the changes around you.  See the smile on a child's face.  Feel the difference that you made.

That is what it means to be a leader.  That is what it means to be a YACer.