“Actions Speak Louder than Words”
As the President of my Speech and Debate Team, as well as an extemporaneous speaker, I have discovered how to lead. Having just turned seventeen, I have not experienced the daily challenges of working, running a family, balancing a budget or paying taxes. As an extemporaneous speaker, however, the questions I receive ask me to solve complex domestic and world issues in thirty minutes. Since I only have seven minutes to present a solution, I am forced to find the most effective strategy. I have promoted compromises, ended partisanship, curbed violence, ended strife, and even ended war. Speaking about these issues has given me the opportunity to understand world problems and I feel like I have the knowledge to change the world. I know that only so much can be accomplished through words. Thus, what the world really needs is action.
I have always had an insatiable desire to help others in need and to overcome adversity. This is why I believe I have been elected to so many leadership positions, including Class Representative, Vice President of the student body, Captain of both the track and cross country
teams, and Vice President of my church youth group. I have even been elected as the President
of the Speech and Debate Team for three years. Through all of these experiences, I have learned
the best way to lead my peers is through action. I have been told by peers, teachers and adults
alike that I am a hard worker who strives to do well and lead through quiet leadership. In my
leadership roles I help others with their problems in a way that preservers their dignity as well as
set the right example through my actions.
I try to stay away from the spotlight and become a nervous wreck when speaking. I hate
being recognized in front of large groups of people. I don’t like to be praised for doing the right
thing, because the true reward is seeing happiness in the eyes of others or achieving the
feeling of personal accomplishment. This is why I lead through small actions. Small actions and gestures, such as a simple smile, can change a person’s life. When people see that you are happy, they aspire to be like you. If you use this happiness to help others through small actions it can make a big difference. Not only will the people you help be grateful, but also those who see this action will desire to live the same way. Good deeds go a long way and spread like wildfire. This is why I believe actions coupled with humility represent true leadership.
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