Christlike Attributes

On Wednesday my Student Leadership Development class had a discussion on what the attribute of a good leader is, and I recorded the following:

• one who has good morals
• cares about the ones they serve
• competent
•  listens twice as much as they speak which is why we have two ears and only one mouth
• influence
• inspiring
• charismatic
• humble
• vision with a plan
• doers-- speaker of words and doing of deeds (As Victoria mentioned quoting her Greek Mythology teacher 
• one who serves the people--As King Benjamin did, he did not just send out troops to the war, but fought in them himself, a leader needs to be on the same level as the one's he serves
• integrity
• relatable
• responsible for the failures and successes
• hardworking
• delegator
• trusting/trust worthy

To some up all these leadership characteristics is to be Christlike. Though Christ is perfect and we could never achieve such perfection we should have the mindset of, "What would Christ have me do?" As we are in the process of becoming leaders in BYU, and throughout our lives in general we need to remember what Christ would have us do, but not trying to be perfect because we would just collapse from the pressure. I forget this principle sometimes and get overwhelmed with all of the responsibility when I should be focusing on doing what I can to the best of my ability, whether is being the president of an organization, a volunteer, a student, a roommate, or just by being a friend.

One of my classmates shared how the underdog of her school won student body president, though he had much opposition. Every Friday he would stand in front of the doors to the school and greet everyone. There was always one kid who would criticize him every week saying he couldn't possibly make a difference. At the end of the year, this one kid came up to the president and said though he hated school, he looked forward to being greeted by him everyday though he criticized him, and made such a difference in the his life. Though the student body president did not do anything really remarkable he made such an impact by being a friend and saying hello to everyone. The smallest act of kindness can have the biggest impact in people's lives by being a leader in the smallest calling, by being a friend.