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        LEADERSHIP                           Therefore, performance at school is based   realised that there is no final destination, a
        Leadership  is  a  big  theme  in  school,   on marks and academic achievements.  finish line at the end of the rat race, or a
        particularly  as  you  draw  closer  to  Matric                           beacon at the top of the ladder where they
        and  titles  become  prioritised:  Head  Boy,   Even though school takes up most of your   get  awarded  for  ultimate  achievement.
        Head  Girl,  Prefect,  Student  Representative   time,  you  are  still  more  than  your  marks.   Their  success  and  motivation  comes  from
        Council, etc.                        Unless you plan on becoming an academic   their  ability  to  embrace  the  journey  and
                                             and spending the rest of your days reading,   whatever it brings.
        There  is  so  much  information  about  what   researching and publishing papers, there is
        leadership is, and yet it is still misunderstood.   a lot more to life than just developing your   You  do  not  have  to  have  yourself,  your
        To understand what leadership actually is, it   intellect.                career and your life all figured out. Just take
        is sometimes necessary to first know what                                 it a step at a time.
        it is not.                           There   is   an   unhealthy
                                             and  unbalanced  focus  on
        •  Becoming  a  leader  is  not  a  popularity   this   element   of   people
          contest.                           development. Even if you are
        •  Leaders are not in charge of others – those   a  high  achiever  and  school
          are  managers.  You  can  be  a  manager   comes easy to you, you
          without leadership skills and be a leader   risk   becoming   identified
          without being a manager.           with  smartness  and  success.
        •  Leaders are not appointed.        In  other  words,  you  base
        •  Leaders do not control others.    your self-worth on your
        •  Leadership is a learnt skill. Some people   performance  and  output,
          are natural leaders, where others develop   which leads to burnout, stress
          the skill.                         and lack of meaning in life.
        •  Leadership is not a title.
                                             LIFE IS A JOURNEY
        The  best  definition  of  leadership  is:  the   My  work  offers  me  a  unique
        responsibility you take for the influence you   opportunity   to   engage
        have on the world around you.        with  people  on  a  very  deep
                                             level.  Many  of  these  people
        THE HIGH ACHIEVERS                   include  top  business  leaders,
        School is an academic institution based on   successful   entrepreneurs,
        the  principles  of  education,  learning  and   doctors  and  CEOs.  Those
        knowledge.  To  measure  progress,  it  needs   leading  the  most  exciting
        quantitative  results,  i.e.  tests  and  exams.   and  influential  lives  have


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