Recently I learned a very important lesson, that leadership is a highway, it is not something that can be achieved overnight but being a leader means putting in time and effort into your personal growth. I learned this during the 35th annual leadership weekend, which completely changed my outlook on being a leader. I had always thought being a leader meant to separate yourself from the crowd and do more than just to follow. Although this might be true to a certain extent, a more important thing to know as a leader is that following is itself a type of leadership, because without followers there would be no leaders, so to become a leader one must first become a follower.
During this weekend not only did I learn the important traits of a leader but I had the privilege of meeting some amazing people. Within minutes of the bus ride to camp speers YMCA, where the leadership weekend took place, I met an amazing group of people and throughout the road trip there was a party at the back of the bus. When we reached camp I saw one of the most spectacular things, a night sky shinning full of stars, it was a spectacle that left all of speechless and amazed. One of the most exciting thing that I got to do was explore the woods during the night, it was exciting and scary at the same time but the company of some amazing people made it all worthwhile.
From learning about leadership to discovering the woods at night, this was truly an amazing experience and one of the most memorable event that I have been a part of at Baruch.