Leadership speech

 Everyone is a leader, from being a kaitataki wahine/tane in a kapa haka roopu, to a prime minister who leads the country, to a judge in a courtroom, to being an ordinary human you see my point is everyone is a leader. Leaders aren’t just people who know how to lead. Leaders are people who have confidence, leaders are people who know how to make decisions not choices, leaders are people who have comradeship for others, and leaders are people who take responsibility for their actions.

We are all leaders, every single one of us sitting in this room today are all leaders. You don't have to be the best at running or be the best at maths,or  be the best at science to be a leader. You can just be you. “ And what makes you a leader” you may ask well- the little things in life do. The way you dress can influence people into dressing like you, coming to school and just doing your mahi can influence people to be just like you, eating an apple can influence people to eat one just like you. Because it isn't just the greater things that define you as a leader, it is also the little things that's why in physics they quote that “everything matters” because it does.

There are all types of leaders. A prime example is a fictional character named Moana: yes Moana of Motunui, the one who aborted Maui onto her boat and sailed across the sea to return the heart of Te Whiti. Moana was a person who strives with belief and faith, she was passionate about the great stories of her ancestors and believed that there was still hope out there to save her island and people. Moana had a growth mindset, even when Maui left her after they failed to defeat Te Ka, she still had that belief and perseverance that she could make a change. Sure enough she restored the heart and her people could live happily ever after. And that is because she is a true leader. She didn't lead a nation, but she led a demi-god with good decision making and confidence. Another example of a leader is a student at Bay of islands College. This student prioritises the wrong things and has changed kids. They have encouraged kids to do such things in school that can atrociously affect their education, for example fighting and uploading fights to social media, or Persuading kids into doing bad things like drinking and smoking. They have influenced kids to believe that this is real life, the “gangsta” life. There are now kids who dress like them, act like them and think like them  because of the comradeship and leadership they show towards them. And that is another form of a leader.

There are many ways you can be a leader, you can be a variety of different types of leaders, but at the end of the day it all comes down to which path you chose to walk. A special quote from Ruthless herself states that “ you can either give a man a fish, or you can teach a man how to fish” are you going to be the person who gives a man a fish, or are you going to teach a man how to fish because remember, it doesn't matter what path you choose to walk, everyone is leader. Kia ora.

The point of this speech is to show my understanding of what a true leader looks like from my perspective. There are many other views that defines a leader. My perspective is too show that there are a variety of types of leaders out in the world today and that it doesn't matter what path you choose to walk because at the end of the day, everyone is a leader. I used examples of two types of leaders to help define the different types of leaders, enjoy.