People Who Make A Difference In The World

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According to author, Beth Clark, who wrote, Kisses from Katie: A Story Of Relentless Love and Redemption, describes, “People who really want make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in the world: they hold the unshakeable conviction that individuals are extremely important, that every life matters. They get excited over one smile. They are willing to feed one stomach, educate one mind, and treat one wound. They aren’t determined to revolutionize the world all at once; they’re satisfied with small changes add up. Sometimes they even transform cities and nations and yes, the world” (Clark, 2011). As a leader, I personally believe that when changing, it does …show more content…

As a transformational leader, one of key traits it is important to have is the idea of working with others and understanding Individualized consideration. Within the our textbook, it describes the use individualized consideration, leader is helping individuals by "coaching to followers, listening to their concerns and showing empathy" (page, 67). Growing up from large family and being the second oldest of five children, I had to learn early on how to be a role model for my younger siblings. This helped me understand that us I learned that by working as a team, we would be able to get along with one another when times got tough. In middle school and high school I became involved with Student Council. While being a new leader on campus, I’ve always kept an opened minded about new ideas from people within my group because it is very similar to if you were trying a new pair of glasses for the time and you this new vision that you want to see. Even if that means when being opened minded, you as the leader to understand the difference of the individual who has ideas and beliefs compared to your very own. With the power of modeling yourself as someone who respect other backgrounds, people will see and understand it is a great thing to do by see other points of view rather than your

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