4.1 Leadership-Sheena Tagalicod

Our world has surely seen its share of great leaders such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and former President George Washington. All have inspired change and all have been highly recognized for their abilities as a leader. However, as Simon Sinek points out in his presentation, “How great leaders inspire action,” we are all capable of being leaders. He points out that to be a great leader one needs to not only communicate what they are doing and how they are going to do it, but most importantly communicate why they are doing it; thus, making a great leader.

In Hawai’i, many families are so set in their own traditions and ways of living. Therefore, breaking the barrier and changing the way people view their lives becomes a great struggle. One goal that I can set is to educate my community on ways to improve their way of living. Taking on the leadership role in this sense would involve organizing meetings and events that would gain the interest of the community members and open their eyes to a new way of living. Indeed it would be difficult to organize such events. The initial step of breaking one’s own views on their particular culture and being open-minded to other cultures and ways of living will be the hardest to overcome. However, having the right connections and getting everyone involved, including our county council representative and other political voices, we can be sure to make a difference.