Leadership Interview

For class, my roommate Brandt and I interviewed one of our friends that live in the same building as us. His name is Daniel Kellis. In high school, Daniel was student body president and is currently serving in our ward as the publicity specialist. Fortunately for Brandt and I, he was willing to let us ask him a couple questions. The first question we asked him was: What makes up a good leader? Daniel responded by saying "humility, confidence, selflessness, thug status, and simply just being a good example". We then asked him whether or not he had any advice for future leaders. Daniel loved this question and had a lot to say. He said "one thing that i failed at was i got a little caught up in the attention and pride that comes with being a leader. I would advise future leaders to remember why they are a leader, and to focus on the important responsibilities that come with being a leader, and put everyone else before yourself". The last question that Brandt and I asked was how he has been influenced by leaders. Daniel responded by saying "I guess seeing priesthood leaders, and the way that they focus so much on service, I was influenced to become more service-minded. We also had a Student Council Advisor who happened to be LDS, and helped us focus on doing service. seeing my mistakes always influences me to do better, I hate failing, and when i see my shortcomings, i want to turn them around". I strongly feel that Brandt and I learned a lot from doing this interview. Daniel helped make us understand the importance of being a humble and service minded person. If we do this, our capability and success as a leader will greatly increase.