To get everyone together, they organize everything, they help make the team what the team is. A 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, they are in my top leader list, i have a leader list. A leader to me would be like a teacher, or like an academic dean or someone that does things and they do it not because they want attention but they do it because they wanna 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, welcome to teen kids news. Hi, its great to be here. How do you define a good leader . A good leader starts with your own character. It starts with your own values and beliefs. It starts with a good belief system. I think a good leader is one who pretty much influences people to achieve a set of goals or a mission. 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. Communication 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 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 could certainly be learned. You can learn to be a leader, you get your coaches and mentors to help you, do a lot of self study. 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 continue to hone your mindset. I call it practical psychology where its really about your belief system and story and your management of your state, your emotion, as well as skills and couple that with a strong sense of direction, you cant go wrong. Basketball great Michael Jordan has said that you need to earn your leadership everyday. 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. For example, i guarantee you, Michael Jordan, would probably be the first guy who comes into 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. You look at how great he and 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 pretty much result in how great they are. That example about Michael Jordan, a good example by the way, is he, one time i watch 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 good demonstration of leadership. Is being a leader something everyone should strive for . Or is it okay to just be a follower . First of all leader needs followers. The majority of people are followers and be a good follower, 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 the teammates may be the lead, and you become a follower, you become a support cast. In a way, its situational. Make it dynamic and adaptable, i think is very important. Thats interesting, any last advice . Practice, learn, practice, learn, tap into your potential. Be outcome focused, be purpose driven, know why you do things because knowing why and what is more important than hows and of course you have to define how because of road map, your execution plan, in other words, your action plan to achieve important goals are also important too because without great execution, nothing really matters. Jason, thanks for leading us to some great information about leadership. Thank you. Being a good leader doesnt 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 not being led. For teen kids news, im amelia. Coming up, im going to tell you how one kids sports blog is a home run. [announcer] closed captioning is brought to you by. While a lot of kids play sports, not too many write about them, let alone professionally. Scott reports on a teen who does both. [scott] when he was 12 years old, 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 decided to teach them baseball history with a blog. [scott] at the age of 15, matts blog not only has over 125,000 followers, but he is also one of the youngest Sports Writers ever. Matt thinks this success is due to one thing, history. I guess sports bloggers usually talk about current stuff, and i think what makes me unique is i talk about history and i have my own spin off of it which is just giving my opinion and talking about what i like to talk about. upbeat music [scott] not content with his success, matt has also started a video blog channel on youtube under his name matt nadel. Hey baseball fans, matt nadel here, baseball with matt, live from springfield, new jersey at the newly renovated baseball with matt studio. Its basically just me giving information maybe about baseball history. Its usually stuff about current baseball. Prediction number one being massahiro tanaka, the newly acquired pitcher from japan by the new york yankees will have a very good 2014 pitching season. [scott] through his blog, matt has actually been able to interview some of baseballs greatest players. As well as some people who are just as big baseball fans as he is. Red sox allstar fred lynn. Pitching hall of Famer Jim Palmer for the baltimore orioles. Hank aaron, bob gibson, goose gossage, ricky 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 to give relief pitchers a statistic to [scott] if that isnt enough, 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 Crystals a huge yankee fan and so, both of which were great conversations to have. [scott] along with his blog, and video blog, matt wrote a book titled amazing aaron to zero zippers about the as to zs of baseball history. And basically its an alphabet book, so its 26 chapters, theyre basically letters of just any aspect of baseball history. Whether it be a player, a team, a moment, a stadium, an era. [scott] with the help of summer games books, matt plans to donate all of the proceeds to charities having to do with baseball. Those four charities are the Jackie Robinson foundation, the Lou Gehrig 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. cheering clearly a kid with a Bright Future ahead of him. If you wanna check out matts blog, you can go to baseballwithmatt. Blogspot. Com or for his video blog, search matt nadel on youtube. Next on teen kids news, fool proof tips on proofreading, well be right back. 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 and a c can be a p, p for proofreading. Yes, i know that computers 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 misspell reed 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 auto correct 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 are some tips. Print what you wrote. Most of us find it easier to proof on paper than on the computer screen. 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 us states, 50 state flags, each one with its own 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, that would take another two years. In 1912, arizona became our 48th state, the last in the continental us 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 arizonas one of those. Its known as the copper star flag because Copper Mining was so popular in arizona. [eric] arizona still produces more copper than any other state in the nation but its also known for its magnificent natural beauty. [randy] since arizonas 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 they are also the colors of the spanish conquistadors, arizonas first european visitors. Beneath the rays, a large field of blue represents loyalty. By the way, arizona is sometimes called the valentine state because it was admitted to the union on february 14th. With flag facts, im eric. The lowly nap has gotten a bad rap. Sayings like, he was caught napping give the impression that the napper was somehow at fault. But experts now say that napping has a lot of advantages including making you more resistant to colds. To be effective, you have to nap correctly. Its recommended you only nap for about 20 minutes. If you doze off for much longer than that, youll sleep too deeply. Rather than waking up refreshed, youll feel tired and groggy. So set an alarm, find some place quiet and zone out for just a bit more than a quarter hour. More than that, and your nap may turn into a mishap. Its time for another Important Message brought to you by the National Road safety foundation. chattering [girl] cool party. What do you guys wanna drink . Can i have a head on collision with a concussion twist . tire squealing glass shattering make mine a fatal accident with no survivors. glass shattering siren wailing [girl] and you . A designated driver please, you know, just a bottle of water. Awesome. Youre a lifesaver. Ill show you how a b, an l and a t spell delicious, my quick and easy recipe when teen kids news continues. Dont go away. 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 low fat mayo or turkey bacon, lets get started. First what youll need of course is the most important, the b in our recipe, the bacon. Ive laid a few pieces out here on a sheet tray that well get back to later. The l is the lettuce, ive used a little bit of boston bib lettuce because 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 healthier alternative to regular mayo. Two slices of whole wheat toast. But lets go back to that bacon. Ive put em on the sheet tray here to cook em in the oven, you want to preheat your oven to about 350 degrees. Place it in the oven and cook for about 15 minutes. That looks delicious. Take it out of the oven and allow it to cool a little bit. Next were gonna take the bread, were gonna add a little mayo. Im just gonna spread it evenly on both sides of the toast. 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 wanna do it quickly so the bacon doesnt cool off. Im just gonna use two slices here. You can either save the rest later or eat it on its own like i do. Next is the tomato. And then the top part of the toast. That looks nice, lets cut it. Voila, homemade blt. Its delicious, never have three little letters tasted so good. At the Culinary Institute of america, and for teen kids news, im fletch. Do dogs really look like their owners or do owners look like their dogs . Either way the answer is maybe so. A study found people were remarkably successful matching photos of dog owners to the breed they owned. If you own a poodle, seems theres something in your face that says poodle. upbeat music this report is brought to you by allstate. For most of us, the Holiday Season is our favorite time of the year. Presents, no school and lots of time to spend with family and friends. But the holidays also bring some dangers that we all need to be aware of. Joining us to discuss this is steve sorenson. Hes from allstate, hi steve. Hi, how are you . Im great, just so were all on the same page, steve, what is allstate . Allstates an insurance company. We provide insurance for your auto and home and other things that are important in your life. Okay, so i guess when it comes to home safety, you guys are experts. We do know a lot and we survey people every year to learn more. This year we had a survey and learned a lot of things about whats important to do to prepare your home for the holidays. Many of us will be setting up a Christmas Tree in our homes, so what do we need to know about that . If youre setting up a Christmas Tree in your home and youre gonna light that tree, you wanna make sure that you dont overload a socket with too many lights. You also wanna make sure that you put it in a place that maybe isnt close to the fire place. A lot of times, we wanna have fires in that kind of ambiance in the home this time of year and you just have to make sure you dont put a tree or other decorations that are too close to the fire. Why should we be careful about what we put on social media during the holidays . Social media is something that all of us use now. Whats interesting is as this is a time a lot of us travel, well go to a relatives home, we might go to a fun destination. We like to go on social media and let everybody know what were doing. But what were also doing when we do that is we let people know were not home. Thats an invitation for a lot of people that might see that to take some of the good things valuable things that we have in our homes. I guess having gifts delivered to our door, could be another giveaway to thieves. More of us do our shopping for the holidays online and those gifts come to our houses and our apartments and if they stack up outside, again, its an invitation for someone to come by and help themselves to some of those great things that weve ordered. What wed recommend is that you make sure you plan those deliveries for a time when someone can be home. If you cant, make sure that you arrange to have them delivered to a friends house or your parents might have them delivered to work. But make sure that you deliver it to somebody that is actually gonna physically be there. Good advice, where can people get more info on avoiding holiday hazards . If you want more information, theres a great website. Its allstate. Com holidaydecorator. Theres some great information on there for things you can do to be safe around the holidays because its important that you and your home or apartment are safe this time of year. Thanks for all the great information, steve. Yeah, you bet, its great to be with you today. The best present i can think of is having a safe holiday. For teen kids news, im emily. Thats our show for this week, but be sure to tune in again next week for more teen kids news, bye. upbeat music [announcer] write to us at info teenkidsnew. Com. Alex coming next, helping to understand the habits of hibernating critters. Plus, saving wild horses. And a small deer is stuck on ice. This is animal rescue. [captioning made possible by telco productions, inc]
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