And things like that. But i feel like the real leaders are, like, your teachers, family members. Like a coach of sports, cause they have to get everyone together. They organize everything. They make they help make the team what the team is. An eagle scout would be one of my personal favorites, because ive known only two. And every single time ive known them, theyve been one of the best people ive ever met. You know, they are my top leader i haveea a leader to me would be, like, a teacher or, like, an academic dean or someone that, you know, does things and, you know, like they do it not because they want attention, but they do it because they want to help other people around them. But like just about everything else, there are good leaders and not so good leaders. So how do we become one of the good ones . For some guidance, we turn to jason ma. He wrote the book Young Leaders 3. 0. Hi, jason. How do you define a good leader . A good leader starts with your own character, starts with your own values and beliefs. Starts with a good beliefem. Syst i think a good leader is one who pretty much influences people to achieve a set of goals or a mission. And the great ones are really good at inspiring others. I think a good leader is good in communication, is compassionate, really cares about the project or the company or the club or the mission, communicates real well, and really brings out the best or brings out the goodness of the team around him or her. And theres many more to leadership, but those are some of the traits that i see that are important. Theres an old saying that says, leaders are born, not made. Is that true . Not at all, not at all. I think a leader you get coaches and mentors to help you. Do a lot of selfstudy with google, read books. I really encourage kids to read books, nonfiction and good fiction, because i believe in the humility of continuously learning, improving, questioning good things. I think certain things that are so important about leadership is really to continuously hone your mindset or i call it practical psychology, where its really about your belief system or story and your management of your st as well as skills. And that with a strongcouple sense of direction, you couldnt go wrong. Basketball great Michael Jordan has said that you need to earn your leadership every day. How can we do that . I think its very important for you to lead by example. So people see you, people feel how you work, people can sense you. And, for example, i guarantee you Michael Jordan who comes in to practice and spend the longest hours practicing, shooting, his moves, his strategies, his reflection more than most other people that are not as great as him. And you look at how great he and, like, other great players and great, successful leaders work, and one thing that i look into when i look at how successful they are is how do they prepare. Its really the quality of the preparation, the heart that has that prey in how great they are. And that example about Michael Jordan a good example, by the way is he one time, i watched him play, way back before you kids were born. And he had the flu, he was still playing, and he was giving 100 . And that is a good demonstration of leadership. Is being a leader something everyone should strive for . Or is it okay to just be a follower . I well, first of all, lead. Er needs followers the majority of people are followers. Its fine. Everyone does not have to be a leader per se. Now, that said, a leader could also be a follower based on projects. You could be the head of a club or head of a company, but for certain projects, hey, part of your teammates one of your teammates might be the lead, and you become a follower, you become a support cast. So in a way, its situational. Make it dynamic and adaptable. I think thats very important. Thats interesting. Any last advice . Practice, learn. Practice, learn. You know, act be outcomefocused, be purposedriven. Know why you do things, because knowing why and what is more important than hows. And, of course, you have to define how, cause the road map, your execution plan in other words, your action plan to achieve the important goals all those are important, too. Because without great execution, nothing really matters. Jason, thanks for leading us to some great information about leadership. Thank you. Mean just being the person ordering everyone else around. In fact, many people say that the best leaders have a talent for not making people feel like theyre being led. For teen kids news, im amelia. Coming up, im going to tell you how one kids sports blog is a home run. Closed captioning is brought while a lot of kids play sports, not too many write about scott reports on a teen who does both. Hen he was 12 years old, w matt nadel decided to start a blog about baseball. The reason i started that is because a lot of people in my school, when i talked about baseball history, they didnt. Really know about it so i decidemed to teach th baseball history with a blog. At the age of 15, matts blog not only has over000 followers, but he is also one of the youngest sportswriters ever. Matt thinks this success is due to one thing history. I guess sports bloggers really talk about current stuff. And i think what makes me unique is that i talk about history and i have my own spin off of it, which is just giving my opinion and talking aboutwhat i like to. Not content with his success, matt has also started hey, baseball fans. Matt nadel here in baseball with matt, live from springfield, new jersey, at the newlyrenovated baseball with matt studio its basically just me giving information maybe about baseball history. Its usually stuff about current baseball. Prediction number 1b masahiro tanaka, the newlyacquired pitcher from japan by the new york yankees, will have a very good 2014 pitching season. Now, you. Through his blog, to interview some of baseballs greayers, as well astest pla some people who are just as big. Baseba red sox allstar fred pitching halloffamertimore ori esji. M palmer from the bal hank aaron, bob gibson, goose gossage, rickey henderson. I also got to interview phil niekro and rollie fingers. Why do you think the statistic of the save was added to the mlb in 1967 . I think just something if th matt has also gotten to interview movie star Billy Crystal and former president george w. Bush. Of course, their former or current jobs werent necessarily about baseball, but george bush used to own the texas rangers. Billy crystal was a huge yankee fan. And so, both of which were great conversations to have. Along with his blog and video blog, matt wrote a book titled amazing aaron to zero zippers baseball history. And, basically, its an alphabet book, so its 26 chapters. I mean, basically, theyre letters of just any aspect of sewhbaetllhe hr isitto brye ,a , a moment, a stadium, an era. With the help of summer game books, matt plans to donate all of the proceeds to charities having to do with baseball. Those four charities are the Jackie Robinson foundation, for als patients. The hall of fames charity, and then derek jeters turn 2 foundation. Although he might be a yankee fan at heart, matt is really just a fan of baseball. Clearly a kid with a Bright Future ahead of him. If you want to check out baseballwithmatt. Blogspot. Com. Or for his video blog,tt nadel. Search ma next on teen kids news, foolproof tips on proofreading. Christins back with another make the grade report. When you hand in a paper, you might not get the grade you want if you miss an important step, because the difference between an a a p and a c can be have little red lines that alert us to misspellings, but you cant rely on that. Lets say you typed, i reed a book a week. Unless youre using papyrus, which is actually a reed, you misspelled read, but your computer probably wont catch that. However, your teacher will. As for autocorrecting, sometimes its helpful, but sometimes its not. First of all, when the computer autocorrects a misspelled word, it often ends up substituting a wrong word. Sometimes, you werent even at fault. Before you finish typing the word, the autocorrect guessed at what you intended to write and finished it for you. Unfortunately, the computer got it wrong. Sure, you can deal with that problem by disabling your autocorrect, but the best way to make sure what you wrote is correct is to carefully proofread. Here a. Re some tips print what you wrote. Most of us find it easier to proof on paper read very slowly. Look at one word at a time. And, if possible, read out loud. I know that sounds like a lot of effort, but experts say our brains actually make it hard for us to catch our mistakes. We tend to see what we think we wrote instead of whats really on the page. The best proof that proofreading works is to give it a try. Im christin, here to help you make the grade. 50 u. S. States, 50 state unique history. Heres eric with flag facts. In 1910, a National Rifle competition was held in ohio. Thats when the members of arizonas rifle team realized they were the only ones without a state flag. But then, arizona wasnt a state yet. In 1912, arizona became our 48th state, the last in the continental u. S. To join the country. And, finally, arizona got its flag. Arizona is one of my favorite flags. Actually, the last five states added to the union used very simplistic, distinctive designs, and arizona is one of those. Its known as the copper star flag because Copper Mining was so popular in arizona. Arizona still produces more copper than any other state but n. Its also known for its magnificent natural beauty. Since arizona is in the west, theres a reference to the setting sun with 13 beams of sunlight. The number 13 is chosen as a reference to the original 13 colonies. The beams are red and gold, like the arizona sunset. But theyre also the colors of the spanish conquistadores, arizonas first european visitors. Beneath the rays, a large field of blue represents loyalty. Because it was admitted to the union on february 14. With flag facts, im eric. Its time for another important message, brought to you by the National Road safety foundation. [ engine starts ] hey. Oh. [ clicks ] whoohoo ill show you how a b, an l, and a t spell delicious. My quick and easy recipe when the Culinary Institute of america is a college for those interested in becoming a chef or working in food services. So when they come up with a recipe, you know its going to be good. Lets see whats cooking this week. The blt its a simple yet delicious sandwich. And for a healthier option, you can use lowfat mayo or turkey bacon. Lets get started. First what youll need, of course, the bacon. Ive laid a few pieces out here on a sheet tray that well get back to later. The l, is the. E lettuc i have used a little bit of boston bib lettuce cause its my favorite on a blt. Of course, you can use whatever lettuce you prefer. The next is the tomato. Ive got a big red tomato here. They come out best during the summer. Ive got olive oil mayo, its a healthy alternative mayo. To regular two slices of whole wheat toast. But lets go back to that bacont here to cook them in the oven. Your oven to about 350 degrees. Place it in the oven, and cook for about 15 minutes. Oh, that looks delicious. Take it out of the oven and allow it to cool a little bit. Next, were gonna take the bread. D a were gonna adlittle mayo. Im just gonna spread it evenly of course, you can use whatever bread you like. Some people use white. Next, were gonna add the lettuce. Just enough so it covers the toast. And then the fresh bacon. We want to do it quickly so the bacon doesnt cool off. Im just gonna use two slices here. You can either save the rest for later or eat it on its own, like i do. Next is a tomato. And then the top part of the toast. That looks nice. Lets cut it. Voil . Homemade blt. Its delicious. Never have three little letters tasted so good. At the Culinary Institute of america, and for . . This report is brought to you by paramount pictures. Lts. Fasten your seatbe everyones favorite pizzalovin. 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Eck out the, ch plus all of the turtally awesome bonus features on bluray combo pack now. For teen kids news, im luke. Thats our show for this week. But be sure to tune in again next week for more teen kids news. Bye. Write to us at male announcer rock the park is sponsored by subaru. [upbeat rock music] today on rock the park. Whoa. Here we go, here we go, here we go. Were hitting the road in californi both whoa from the pacific coastline. Were headed right towards them right now. Theres one right here. Oh, right down there. All whoo to the crazy deserts. Its getting a lot darker and a lot narrower. And the Granite Peaks of the sierra nevadas. Im trying to unlock my inner spiderman right now. And it all starts right now. Im kinda stuck [upbeat rock music]