Leadership!

I have always considered confidence as the most important element in becoming a great leader. I know there are many other characteristics you must have in addition, but confidence always struck me as the prior to any other. Probably because I had the least of it when I was in a leading position. In the 2nd year of high school I was my class’ leader for the school festival, and the Volunteer club leader. I loved my class and my club, and I enjoy brain-storming and planning and stuff, so the time consumed over that was not a problem at all. In fact it actually had a positive effect on me since I got to work on things for my friends, and it got my mind off my personal worries. However, I had a lot of trouble when it came to deciding on things. I’m a complete worry-wort, which is the reason to my indecisive personality. I can think about whether or not to buy a ¥1000 hair accessory for weeks! And now I had to make decisions that could effect a big part of my friends’ high school memories. [ Dum-dum-duuuum! ] 

So, what I did was take polls like everybody does in high school :) This worked out half the time, if everyone was in the mood of listening to me. The other half was we’re-too-busy-talking-about-what-to-do-after-school time, and I wouldn’t have enough people voting for anything. So, I was constantly a little tense and SUPER insecure having to decide on a lot of things basically on my own. I wasn’t sure what I was doing, I was always terrified that I’d make/made the wrong choice, the only thing I was sure of was that everybody would hate me at the end. Thankfully this last guess was incorrect, and I had great fun with my friends throughout the rest of high school.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to finding out what could’ve helped me back then, and how to change if I ever have another occasion to be in a leading spot. :)

Kristi :8)