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        Right Here, Right Now: Five Leadership Quotes

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        National Student Leadership Week (April 17-23) is upon us. This year the theme “Right Here, Right Now” encourages students to take actions to impact their school and community, and share it on Instagram using the #NSLW16 hashtag.

        “During National Student Leadership Week, schools around the country recognize and reinforce the important role of student leaders. Every little bit counts—from small gestures to bigger community projects,” says the National Association of Student Councils.

        Students can get more information about how to participate using the handy social media kit created by the Association. There are plenty of suggested actions as well as images for interested parties. The media kit also offers leadership quotes to share.

        In addition to hosting the Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit this January to help students advance their leadership skills (hint, hint), we thought it would be fun to participate in this week’s activities. We curated our five favorite leadership quotes from Inc. Magazine’s “The 100 Best Leadership Quotes of All Time” below.

        Envision’s Five Favorite Inc. Leadership Quotes

        National Leadership Week

        5) "Leadership is an action, not a position." --Donald McGannon

        4) "You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go." --Jeanette Rankin

        3) "Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." --Robert Louis Stevenson

        2) "A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves." --Lao Tzu

        1) "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead

        If you have any leadership quotes you’d like to share, post them in the comments sections.  


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