Q: If you were able to take a leadership course taught by your most admired leader, who is this leader and what would s/he teach you about leadership?

    I have always found myself admiring our sixteenth president, Mr. Abraham Lincoln. He lived an honest, humble life while fighting for what was right. He started the path to freedom for all, and he painted a picture of what, “all men are created equal,” truly means by providing freedom to African Americans and other citizens of different color.
    If good ole’ Abe was here in front of me with his wise looks and his looming height, I would imagine him as a gentle giant. He would teach one how to show kindness to all, even to those who do not believe in him/her. Along with kindness, he would model a pleasant disposition, and concern for others.  President Lincoln would genuinely care about what his students become in the leadership world and would hope they aspired for pure leadership instead of corruption. Next he would teach respect. Many looked to Lincoln as a respectable figure, and many others did the opposite and despised him. Although Lincoln had many that were against him, he continued to show respect and kindness. President Lincoln’s message would be: to earn respect you must give respect.
    I believe President Lincoln’s overall message is be a servant to your country and your people. He would teach one to put others before themselves and do what is right for the greater good of the people and the world. This would be his goal in every single student he would come to know. He would strive to ensure that the future leaders did not expect special treatment and luxuries but hard work and dedication.  Teaching these tactics would evolve great leaders that wish to serve with kindness and respect, just as Abraham Lincoln did as a husband, father, lawyer, congressman, and president.

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-KatieJoye