National Young Leaders Day

Today Brenna, Ashley, Anna and Bethany attended the National Young Leaders Day in Palmerston North.  This was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about leadership and how to be awesome.  The girls heard from a number of inspirational speakers, and were even entertained by William Wairua and Vince Harder!  Here are some of the key points:

DROWN OUT NEGATIVITY WITH POSITIVITY

Kelly Wilson - AUTHOR, TRAINER OF KAIMANAWA HORSES, TV STAR

• Hard work pays off.
• Never stop learning.
• Set goals.
• Face your fears.
• Success is no accident.
• Once you've decided on a goal, charge after it in an unstoppable manner.
• Write down a list of 100 things you want to achieve - and do it!
• You don't have to be good to start.  But, you'll never be good if you don't start.

Lisa Tamati - ULTRA MARATHON RUNNER

• If the challenge terrifies you, do it anyway!
• It's okay to fail, we all fail.  If you're not failing, you're probably not pushing yourself hard enough.
• If you have a dream, keep going!  It doesn't matter how long it takes you to achieve it.
• If we're willing to push ourselves, we can achieve unbelievable things.

Jono Naylor - FORMER MAYER OF PALMERSTON NORTH & MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

• Try to be excellent at what you're good at.
• Tomorrow doesn't have to be the same as today.
• We need to give people a reason to follow us - HOPE.
• H = humility = give credit where credit is due.
• O = others focused = put others ahead of yourself.
• P = play to your strengths = we're all good at something, so keep trying till you find your thing.
• E = extend yourself = take risks.

Riley Hatherway (17 Years Old) - FOUNDER OF YOUNG OCEAN EXPLORER MOVEMENT

• Fear is one of the biggest obstacles we need to get over.
• Young people are so influential and have so much power.
• One person can make a difference.  But a lot of people, who each do a little bit, can make a massive difference.
• Put EVERYTHING into ANYTHING you do.