Leadership
Leadership is a process of getting things done through
people. In order to be a good leader, you have to
be a good follower. Always work with others around
you to improve your skills and their skills. Be supportive
of everyone around you. Encourage them to be the
best that they can be at whatever it is they chose to do.
When I was a child, I always believed that I would never
amount to anything because my father made me believe it. In
the early years of adulthood I still believed that was
true. I made a change in my life when I was thirty-two
years old. I decided I did not want to be a waitress
for the rest of my life so I went back to school and became
a paralegal. I have learned through NALS….the Association
for Legal Professionals that I can be a leader. I
have also learned that I can do anything I want to as long
as I set my mind to it.
Everyone is a leader in some way. We just need
to take those skills and apply them to our daily lives. We
all have someone to look up to and someone who looks up
to us.
By Gina L. Knight
GCALSP
