I could't believe what he said!
KidLead's motto is, "If you want to change the world, focus on leaders. If you want to focus on leaders, focus on them when they're young." That's why I was a shocked by the response of an editor of a national youth magazine. I was pitching an article to the editor for an upcoming magazine with the theme "Changing the World." Here's what he wrote: "I don't think a leadership article will fit our focus for the CHANGING THE WORLD theme issue." I couldn't believe it. I can understand if he said, "We already have an article on leadership," or "We're full," or even "You're not the type of writer we want to publish." But how in the world can you focus on changing the world without focusing on leadership? Look at history. It can be summed up with three dominent influences: discovering, disasters, and leaders, but the most significant by far is leaders. Good or bad, leaders and not the mass