The increasing fierce competition among young people promotes us to obtain a number of hard skills and soft skills-such as leadership skills, communicative tactics and organization skills. Currently, in order to stimulate these potential soft skills, young people more actively participate in extracurricular activities, being core members and even decision makers in their favorite teams and clubs. Among these skills, pessimists often contend that it is impossible to cultivate a sense of leadership, saying that it comes naturally. Yet, sufficient evidence shows that opposite. In fact, leadership skills can be developed through direct learning and actual practice.

Primarily, direct learning can facilitate one's leadership. In contemporary society, with the increasing awareness of leadership skills, numerous successful businessmen and social workers are willing to share their experience in leadership through the Internet and even publish guide books for learning leaderships. Young people who are inexperienced in being a leader find these types of books extremely helpful owing to the specific advices and authentic experience. Besides the guide books, an increasing number of cram classes for leadership development enables youngsters to gain direct tutoring in leadership. The effectiveness of the leadership course can be corroborated by my class monitor's experience. My class monitor, as she recounted, used to be a shy girl who is unwilling to communicate with others. However, as she was about to enroll in senior high school,  she was determined to change her shyness, by taking a cram class of leadership and communication. The tutor of the course, as she mentions, used vivid examples and offered useful advices- including always smiling and drawing on charming gestures. Now, she turned out to be communicative and influential, being able to manage a harmonic class environment and receiving praises from teachers. Hence, it is evident that leadership can be learnt and developed with effort and practical advices.

Moreover, experience of being a leader can also boost one's leadership. As an old saying goes, practice makes perfect, which can be applied to any skills and abilities. Take myself as an example. I used to be an ordinary student, without outstanding academic performance or commendable characteristics; thus, you may think I am not influential enough to be a leader. Yet, fortunately, I was elected to be the leader of the Mad Scientist Club, one of the top ten clubs in my senior high school. Initially, I was overwhelmed by my failure in organizing successful club activities such as lectures and field researches. Gradually, reflecting on those numerous failures, I learned that I did not communicate well with the club members and send out clear orders. In the consecutive club activities, I was able to alter this situation and performed impressively as a club leader.

To summarize, leadership is not limited at birth. Instead, through learning and practicing, one can become a successful leader.