Leaders are Everywhere

Hello All!

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Today we are looking at the SEN Belief:

Leaders are Everywhere

Do you believe that? I think it calls us to look for leadership opportunities for all our youth. And what are some of those? At our shelter we have a team leader. Residents get to facilitate the chore assignments and help with disagreements. Those might seem small, but that is where we need to start with our youth who have never considered themselves able to lead.

I think we can find small ways...baby steps...for all our teens to try out leadership.

But what is leadership? This definition says it is the ability to guide, direct or influence. So even when we give our opinions, if it guides another or the group...well, that is leadership.

Leaders have a vision and are able to communicate that vision to others in such a way that the group wants to make it happen. To me, managers are better at making things happen and supervising, etc. Leaders have the vision. And our youth are often idealistic at this age, so we can build on that.Remember in the Assets Development lessons, we found that one of the highest assets that youth have, is the belief in a postive future.

We are leaders as well. We have a vision for the youth we serve. As it says so well in our Oasis philosophy:

Nurture visions that make the impossible, possible. Yes! That is what you do!

LA