Essay on The Greatest Leaders of the Past, Present, and...

Barack Obama, Lance Armstrong, Hitler, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Martin Luther King Jr. These are some of the millions upon millions of leaders that have been great leaders through the past, present and in the future. These leaders were the first into my head when I think about great leaders. All of these men women were magnificent leaders and continue to make impressions on the world today. There have been billions of leaders to walk this very earth but there are some questions to ask. How many of these leaders were/are great leaders? What makes a great leader? Who is the greatest leader of all? When I was asked to think of the most inspirational leader that I look up to, none of these popped into my head but Kent McKown, my father,†¦show more content†¦There have been times that my father would have to change literally everything to make something work but he did it because he knew what it took to be successful. Third, my father has passion and a lot of it. Through every thing he does, you can see passion. Kent has three sons, Jake, Lucas and Wilton, and we all played sports throughout our childhood and his passion for the games really rubbed off on all of us. His passion for us to be successful in sports was the drive to our passion. My older brother, Wilton, plays Lacrosse at Mercer University and I run Track Field at USC Upstate and I believe that his passion was the drive to our passion which, in turn, got us both to were we are. Not only does he have passion for sports but also spiritually, for his marriage, for his work and for helping other to success are some other things he has a strong passion for. Lastly, my father has the ability to inspire through his previous skill, his passion. His passion for the things he does shows tremendously, through the way he does these things. My father always taught us to finish what we start. If my father were to ever start something he would never do it half way or half effort. 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