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This I Believe Essay
This essay should reflect the culmination of your thoughts about leadership. It is based on the
NPR series “This I Believe,” but with a twist. Rather than crafting a statement about your
beliefs in general, you are asked to write a concise summary of your beliefs about leadership,
using the quotation from Warren Bennis (our class theme) as the starting point:
“The point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, and to
use yourself completely--all your gifts, skills and energies--to make your
vision manifest. You must withhold nothing. You must, in sum, become the
person you started out to be, and to enjoy the process of becoming.” (Warren
Bennis, On Becoming a Leader).
What is your vision?
How are you making it manifest?
How are you becoming yourself?
Are you enjoying the process of becoming?
▪ In preparation, you are asked to read at least 12 “This I Believe” columns online to
see the range of people and ideas represented.
▪ Your essay should be 500 words or less (1½ to 2 pages double-spaced).
▪ You will submit a first draft (which will not be graded) for suggestions for revision.
▪ To receive credit for the assignment:
