Learn to be a Leader 培养领导素质

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Learn to be a Leader 培养领导素质
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Today’s youth seem content to take the easy route and enjoy the ride of life.
现在的年轻人似乎满足于循规蹈矩的生活并乐在其中，

When tough situations arise, they often pout and complain.

当困难出现时，他们经常就只会生气和抱怨了，
How you live your teen years will have a profound impact on the rest of your life.

一个人年轻时的良好习惯，对以后的生活有着深远的影响。
You must learn to utilize your time wisely.

你必须学会聪明的利用时间，
You may not see it now, but developing leadership characteristics at a young age is very important.

要知道年轻时就养成领导特质是非常重要的，也许，现在你还看不到它带来的好处。

As we get older, it becomes harder to overcome bad habits and replace them with good ones.

不过随着我们慢慢的长大，要丢掉坏习惯，养成好习惯就很困难了。
Possessing leadership qualities is essential, both in this life and in the world to come.

在现在的生活中以及以后，领导特质都是必不可少的，
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There are certain qualities that one needs to develop in order to become a leader:
要成为领导者，我们需要发展以下品质：

justice, judgment, dependability, initiative, decisiveness, tact, integrity, enthusiasm, poise, unselfishness, courage, knowledge and loyalty.
正义感，判断力，可靠性，积极，果断，机智，正直，热情，稳重，无私，勇气，知识和忠诚。

You may recognize these as good qualities to have, without realizing how they apply to leadership.
也许你觉得这些品质都很好，不过没想过如何应用于领导，

The more that these qualities are part of your nature, the more productive and enjoyable your life will be.
这些品质你拥有的越多，生活就会越高效，你也会感觉越快乐。

All of these are qualities that one must possess to one degree or another.
所有这些品质，要一个个逐步获得，

Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is something that is learned.
不像大家想的那样，领导特质是学来的，

No one is born a leader. 

没有人天生就是领导者的。

We are all capable of exhibiting the leadership qualities mentioned above—
some just choose not to.

我们每个人都有获得以上领导者品质的能力，只是有些人个还没有被开发而已。
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Of course, not everyone can be the “top dog,” led alone all the time.

当然，不是所有人都能成为领头羊的，也没有人可以一直是领头者。
However, everyone does have the capacity to lead in some way—but action is required!

但是，只要行动起来，每个人都能在某个方面成为领导者的！
Understand that learning is a fact of life—

我们得明白这个生活常识—
learning to ride a bike, learning to drive, learning to type, learning mathematics, etc.

学骑自行车，学开车，学打字，学习数学等，
All of these activities require action.
所有这一切都需要去做才能学会。

While we are born with many different abilities,

我们生来就具备很多不同的能力，
if we do not harness and develop them,

如果我们不去利用和发展它们，
those abilities will never come to fruition.
就永远不会获得这些能力。
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Youth is an excellent time to start developing leadership traits.

青年时期，是培养领导特质的大好时机，
Take the time to study each one in detail.

花点时间去慢慢学习每一个品质吧，
Put them into practice as you interact with other people.

把它们运用在你和他人交流的实践之中，
Determine which areas you are weak in, striving to always improve.

找出你薄弱的地方，努力去改善，
Observe the leaders,

观察具有领导能力的人，
and how they handle situations and carry themselves.
看看他们如何处理事情和承担责任的。

Also, study the lives of great leaders.
同时，学习下伟大领导者的生活方式，

The results will serve you in this life—and beyond!

从它们身上学到的东西，也会让你的生活变得美好，或许比他们的还好！