Part 3: Aspirations

This chapter made a lot of sense. A leader has to be forward looking, they need to inspire others, they need to listen to ideas from others, and they are not always seen as the leaders of the organizations they are part of. The two things that always seem are a problem for leaders is taking time to stop, listen, and observe before looking forward to new things, and understanding the ideas of others. The first one I have seen be a problem for people because as the book said it's really hard for leaders to look forward a year, or three, or five. This doesn't just apply to Greek life, when I read this I thought more of my time as a Delegate in SGA. While the budget did go into the next year, we never really thought of huge things to do in the future for SGA, we only thought in short term goals. The second statement about understanding the ideas of others isn't because I don't think the leaders don't try; I think they try very hard. I have just seen people not understand because of lack of prior knowledge or different points of view because of life experience. This is just something that the best leaders I have seen have been able to work out how to understand others over time. Long term goals are something I think everyone should use, and that everyone needs.