National+Young+Leaders+Day+2011

Monday 23rd May was National Young Leaders Day in Wellington. The Black Hats of our school were privileged to attend this event. Young Leaders Day is a day where children all around the country come and listen to inspirational speakers, all who have achieved something and want to share their stories. They give advice which can equip and help us all become great future leaders. If you would like more information regarding this event please visit the website: http://nyldnz.org/ The speakers who spoke at the Wellington event were: - Pat Buckley - Andrea Deely - Alison Shanks - Dave Atkinson - Jamie Fitzgerald Pat Buckley is apart of Amped For Life. This organisation focuses on teaching teenagers on drugs, alcohol etc. His father was an alcoholic and so this affected him. He then made the bad decision to get involved in drugs. He spoke about his story and taught us some simple things that could definitely help us in many situations. I though that his speech was amazing. He gave me some great advice which I believe will definitely help me. Andrea Deely is involved with a website: http://www.minimonos.com which is all about caring for the environment. She showed us some poeple who are members of this website and what they have done. Her speech was interesting and focused on people who were serious about saving the planet and then went on to do it. Alison Shanks won gold in the individual pursuit (A cycling event) at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. She came to speak us about her journey and how she ended up as a professional cycler. She told us to never give up and strive to be the best. I learnt many different things about Alison Shanks and I believe her advice was very relevant and can could be used in many different scenarios. Dave Atkinson is a motivational speaker. He talked to the audience about the X-factor. This is something that every great leader should have. The 3 steps were to developing the X-Factor was: Say a good word, Be friendly and. These simple steps were great and they impacted on me a lot. His speech was very humourous which made it very enjoyable. Dave was definitely my favourite speaker. Jamie Fitzgerald: This man has done amazing things. He has walked all of the way to the South Pole and back. He also has sailed in a big competition. He spoke to us all about his journey and his thoughts. Even through the tough times on these journeys he kept on and achieved his goals. One quote which was very important to his journeys was: 'When you think you are making the least progress you are actually making the most' I thought his speech was great and he proved that you can achieve your goals with hard work and determination. After this event the Black Hats (Our school's student leaders) who attended this day were asked to make a presentation about this day. We needed to, in this presentation ask 6 of the Black Hats a question regarding this day. Rosie, Ella and I worked on this presentation together and below is our movie. Hope you enjoy! media type="custom" key="9690176" == Overall I felt that this day was AWESOME, AMAZING, FUN, MAGNIFICENT, and more. Our Black Hats were very lucky to be given this privilege. I know have some great advice which can help me become a great future leader. ==