[Music] know yourself be self aware check your feelings show you care manage actions keep your cool reach your goals follow the rules see a friend understand their view share a smile that's what we do make good choices think it through make good choices think it have you ever organized a game or activity for your friends or family if so you are being a leader greetings friends I'm Miss yell your 21st century skills coach what are 21 century skills 21st century skills are the skills and knowledge you need to do well be happy and keep learning in school and in life and today we're going to explore what it means to be a leader and how each of us can show leadership in our own unique ways are you ready all the Future Leaders and Captain picture this you're the captain of a ship as the captain you guide your crew make important decisions and face challenges head on to reach your destination leadership is like being the captain not just on a ship but in all you do you can show leadership at school in sports or even at home by being responsible help helping others and setting a good example remember being a leader doesn't mean you have to do everything alone it means working with others and bringing out the best in everyone to reach your goals together how can you become a great leader here are some lessons I learned from being a student athlete at Duke University listening to my teammates helped us understand each other better being responsible by showing up to practice on time and making good decisions on and off the court made a big difference encouraging teamwork made sure everyone got a chance to shine and we played better as a team by being kind honest and fair I set a good example that others followed when problems came up my teammates knew they could count on me to solve them quickly and keep our team United believing in myself and being confident inspired me to keep working hard at improving my basketball skills and study hard clear communication with my teammates kep us organized during the games even when we lost staying positive motivated us to try our best all right friends it's Journal Quest time your mission think about the leadership traits we talked about listening being responsible teamwork fairness honesty kindness problem solving being positive and clear communication imagine you were going to lead a project for your family or friends like cleaning a park or starting a book club you would need to plan it well listen to everyone's ideas and make it happen together write about which trade you'd work on why and how you to get better at it always remember being a leader doesn't mean being a boss or someone who just tells others what to do or that you are in charge all the time it's about caring healthy and inspiring those around you mistakes are okay they're just stuffing stones to becoming a better leader so go ahead and lead with kindness courage and Imagination the world is waiting for your bright ideas and bold spirit thank you for spending this time with us until our next adventure we will close with a song by Miss Melody Jones titled know yourself aess see through others eyes show some empathy and always be wise understand others to help in hand together we're stronger together we stand relationship skills connect the dots build strong friendships get it all you got responsible decisions pav the way for you to do right every single day [Music]