Be a Follower

This week's speaker was Bradley Dean, creative designer/ photographer/ wearer-of-many-hats at Billy Reid, Inc. in downtown Florence and also a UNA Grad!  Mr. Dean talked to our class about the need for civic engagement for ourselves and our community.  Florence is a city that is growing, so it needs so direction for the future.  And who is better to give a city the direction to grow than the people who live there!  Get involved and get civically engaged to make your community reach its highest potential.  There's a lot to be said about a strong community working together towards growth.  And in a growing community, there is so much opportunity.  Mr. Dean showed us this video, and I think it illustrates what he was saying beautifully.

Leadership is over glorified.  There can always be a crazy person to do something, but without anyone joining, it remains a crazy person doing something.  It's not a movement.  There is no movement without the first follower.  The person who courageously follows the lone nut is the beginning of a movement, the beginning of something amazing.  So don't be so worried about being a leader everywhere.  Follow someone doing something you enjoy.  Without the follower, there's no movement.  So be part of a movement- Be a follower.