Thread: Are you a Leader or a Follower?

I am a total follower, a gopher as some would say, but still i am a follower. I would love to be a leader though..haha.....oh well

I am more of a leader than a follower...
But if I need to take orders and get things done, I will!

I tend to get voted into the leader position... I guess I am naturally good at it in some ways. (( I hope that doesn't sound arrogant or anything!! I'm not, honestly! ))

I think it may be because I am good at organizing and helping people solve problems.. And I love working with people. ^_^

In my younger days, I remember that I have always taken the lead in class group activities. I guess it feels encouraging when your classmates look up to you and trusts you a lot enough to want to be always in your group. I've always had a temper, though, and most of my classmates knew that, but even then, they still stuck with me. The boys have always been a handful for me, the ones who didn't take grades seriously, and it always rose my temper. It was quite challenging to get them motivated to work hard and not give all the work to their leader. Ah, those were some frustrating years, but much fun, too. (Boys get in my group only when it's the teacher who assigns groups. In our class, girls usually stick together, and boys, too) Luckily, most of the 'notorious' boys were my friends, so a little pleading and convincing was enough. Some boys, I had to get rough.

But when I entered highschool, I became more laid back and isolated. This was due to a certain event in my life that became one of my turning points. Since then, I've stopped playing leader.

I strongly think that instinctively, I am more of a follower than a leader. I guess it comes from my lazy nature ^^;; But when it comes down to it that I'm in a group where no one wants to take the initiative, that is the time I step in. That comes very rarely now. Sometimes I think back to how I was back then, and wonder how I could've changed so much. I don't have any regrets on how I have changed - I simply don't think I am reliable enough to be leader, since I am more comfortable working alone.

Originally Posted by Shodokan

I was wondering how can someone lead people to do as they want and how can people follow someone so blindly. I'm just wondering because I cannot lead and I will not follow someone so utterely.

For me, it is a game of playing as both the leader and follower. I pretend to blindly follow someone, when I am really one step ahead of them. I use the leader as a form of tool in order to voice what I want. Now to answer your question, it is extremely easy to follow someone blindly but is more dificult to lead if you are not popular.

well i myself would honestly say i think of myself as a follower, but people tell me that i would make an excellent leader, because of my smarts, and random skills, lots of people look up to me and the fact that everyone i know respects me and i can solve problems really quickly......o.o..but i don't have the greatest social skills...so i guess i'm a leader?

During the majority of my life, I've been the follower in the group...it had been always easier to follow instead of leading for me. I guess confidence always played a big role in me being a follower.

I'm a shy, introverted person a majority of the time...so rarely you'll ever see me assuming any leader roles in any fashion

Originally Posted by Keyblade

During the majority of my life, I've been the follower in the group...it had been always easier to follow instead of leading for me. I guess confidence always played a big role in me being a follower.

I'm a shy, introverted person a majority of the time...so rarely you'll ever see me assuming any leader roles in any fashion

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