Theme:Leadership - Follow me, I am right behind you
Theme: leadership!
The general theme will guide us through the camp in a philosophical, practical and spiritual way. There will be theme evenings, but the theme will also return in the workshops and discussion groups. Leadership, the theme of this year, is referring to leading and following.
Let us be led by those behind us, Let us be followed by those ahead, Let us be free and let us be true: Follow me, I’m right behind… you!
According to the dictionary leadership is: ‘the ability to lead’, a leader is: ‘a person who leads’ and ‘to lead’ comes down to: ‘guiding, influencing and inspiring the behavior and opinion of persons or groups of persons, along a way.
Those leaders that have been important in your life, do they still have the ability to guide and influence your way of living? Or have they changed? Or have you changed? Are you a follower? Are you a leader? And if not, can you become one?
Follow me, I’m right behind you!
People often try to lead but fail to live their own life as an example…it just doesn’t work unless you back up your words with actions. I mean…who really wants a chef that doesn’t even eat his own cooking? It’s simple…practice what you preach.
As the old saying goes, “He that thinkes he is leading and hath no one following him, is only taking a walk.”
There are many misconceptions about being a leader. What it all boils down to though is: lifestyle = leadership. And those that think that you can successfully lead without caring for others have definitely missed the mark.
Sure, some make it to the top by themselves but who wants to be up there all alone? Not only would the top be so much more enjoyable had they had a genuine interest in the lives of others, but the journey along the way would have equally rewarding as well.
“1 is too small of a number to achieve greatness.”
So the choice is ours…do we want success or significance? I challenge you to pour yourself into the lives of others and seek for ways to add value to their lives . See if they don’t turn right around and pour their lives, efforts and abilities back into your very own endeavors. Titles, Position, Power, People…that’s what leadership is all about.
