On Wednesday all of the leaders were fortunate enough to attend National Young Leaders Day 2018. We had the chance to listen to many different people who talked about their experiences as a leader. Some of the leaders who were involved include, Amanda Wilson, Jono Naylor and Sala Tiatia.
Here are some of the most inspiring advice we took from the leaders.
- Be brave enough to be different.
- Stay true to yourself, don´t try to be someone your not.
- You can do whatever you want. Follow your dreams!
- Fear is one of the biggest things to get over.
- Surround yourself with people who won´t always agree with you.
- It is better to try and fail than to not try at all.
- Be humble.
- Be a leader where you are.
- You can make a difference today!
The main focus of the day was, ´Me Whakaro Rangtira´ which means ´Think Like a Leader.´
Each different speaker talked about a different word in the whakatauki.
Amanda Wilson talked about the word ´Me.´ She shared her experiences while growing up and how she got through being different as a child. This is all about being brave. Be brave enough to be different and you can accomplish whatever you want as long as you put your mind to it and never give up.
Sala Tiatia was definitely the most inspiring speaker. He spoke about how important it is to have a healthy Whakaro. He talked to us about how as a child his whakaro was not very good and all he needed was some positive, encouraging words to help him feel better about himself.
In order to have a healthy whakaro you need good words.
Rangatira.
Jono Naylor explained how hope is a very important strength as a leader. He put it into an acronym to make it easier for us to understand.
Humility - Be Humble, having a low view of one´s importance and being positive towards others.
Others focused - Include others, work as a group, use the word ´WE.´
Play to your strengths - This means if you are good at something, do what you can to be better and try things you haven't done before because you might find a new passion.
Extend yourself - Put energy into what you are doing, step out of your comfort zone to achieve your goals.
Others focused - Include others, work as a group, use the word ´WE.´
Play to your strengths - This means if you are good at something, do what you can to be better and try things you haven't done before because you might find a new passion.
Extend yourself - Put energy into what you are doing, step out of your comfort zone to achieve your goals.
Overall National Young Leaders Day was an awesome experience to gain new skills as a leader. We all learned the most important values to become a great leader, we took away amazing advice that we will take with us through high school so we can become great leaders in the future.
Me Whakaro Rangatira!
Written by Riley Tyson, Ava Costley, Ella Costley.
Written by Riley Tyson, Ava Costley, Ella Costley.
Kia ora leaders.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the NYLD. It sounds like you have learnt a lot about what makes a great leader! Could you take one new learning from yesterday and apply it here at Marshland? If so, how might you show this?
By being positive towards the other students, be excellent at what I'm good at and don't try to be someone that I am not. Do something to make a difference and make our school a better place.
DeleteKia ora Riley, Ava and Ella
ReplyDeleteThat is my pleasure to support this opportunity for our young leaders at Marshland School. Each year I have seen our leaders get a lot our of this day, and take away some key messages that are going to help them for life.
I agree with all the inspirational advice above, especially to surround yourself with people who have differing opinions from you. This is vital before making any decisions as a leader. You need to listen carefully to everyone's ideas before making a decision.
I really enjoy reading your blog, and look forward to your next entry.
Thank you for being such wonderful ambassadors for Marshland School at the National Young Leaders Day! Many of the important messages shared with you at this event will resonate with you for a long time. Just imagine, one day it might be you up there on stage giving the inspiration to other student leaders.
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Mrs Culley
National Young Leaders Day is such a great initiative and you have summed the day up beautifully. My son attended this day as well and I was talking to him about it this morning. I now can go home tonight and carry on this conversation with him from the information in your summary.
ReplyDeleteI love these two points
1) Stay true to yourself, don't try to be someone your not. I have often tried to be someone I am not and have failed at the task I was attempting due to this. Much better to stay true to yourself, it comes across as you being more genuine.
2) Surround yourself with people who won't always agree with you. This one is a fantastic idea as it is much easier to have people who always agree with you, however, this will never push or develop you as a person. Conflict is so necessary to create new understanding and ideas.
Have you shared this blog post with your hub mates so you can share your new learnings? I will share it with a couple of classes that I think this would be helpful.
Hello Mark, thank you for commenting on our blog!
DeleteWe really loved NYLD and I will make sure my peers take a look at this post.
-Riley
Hi, I found the NYLD fun, but a bit boring. I personally enjoyed the games, but the speaking was a bit long and repetitive for my taste. I’m glad to hear you liked it, even if I personally didn't. What was your personal favourite about NYLD?
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Hi Harriette, my favorite part was when Sala was talking to us about having a good Whakaro. He was so inspiring and even though he had a bad childhood, he still carries on with a positive mindset. I think lots of kids took so much away from his advice to help them stay happy. I also liked it when Vince Harder performed, he was really good!
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Cool I went there to and had a great time it was a great learning experience.
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Hi it's Claudia, the leadership day (NYLD) sounds really fun, hope you enjoyed it. What was your favourite part of the event?
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia, my favorite part was probably when Sala was talking to us about having a good Whakaro. He is a very inspiring person and I have taken away his advice so I can also have a good Whakaro.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Liana and I am a Year 8 student at SFOA School. I personally really enjoyed NYLD and am glad you guys did as well. Even though sadly when we played the fun games, the side my school was on barely got involved. :(
Overall though it was a very fun experience and I am so glad I got the opportunity to go there and listen to all those inspiring speakers who told us how we can be leaders and help change our schools, homes, cities, countries, or even the world for the better.
Keep up the good blog posts!
Yes, I 100% agree! It was very inspiring listening to all of the speakers. I´m glad I also got the opportunity to go to NYLD as well!
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Hi it Amber here from St francis of Assisi
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the part when you added Be brave enough to be different. Stay true to yourself, don´t try to be someone your not.You can do whatever you want. Did you read over and over on your blog before you published it.
Why did your go to this young leader day?
- Amber
Hi Amber, we definitely read the blog a few times before we posted it! We went to NYLD because it was an awesome opportunity to learn lots of new things to help us become better leaders. We are all so grateful that our teachers were able to provide this amazing experience for us all and I can't wait for more great opportunity.
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~ Riley
Hey everyone,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Methuli and I'm a Year 8 from St Francis of Assisi School. I'm glad you enjoyed Young Leaders Day! I personally found the experience fun and interactive, although after a while I found it was a lot to take in as there were lots of speakers.
Overall, I'm glad that I got an opportunity to go there and listen to those inspiring speakers! What did you personally enjoy about Young Leaders day?
Hi Methuli, I enjoyed all of the games and definitely loved listening to Sala talking about what you need to do/have in order to have a good Whakaro. I also loved it when Vince Harder performed - he is so good at singing! I do agree though, there were a lot of speakers!
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