My definition of leadership should be a person who helps other people achieve their goals. My fear of leading people in the wrong direction or not helping them reach their highest potential is the ultimate reason I never thought I could lead. I have always viewed leadership as a way to separate others and help them reach their highest potential. I also believe that anyone in a leadership role must be trustworthy. Northouse (2016), defines servant leadership as a leader who prioritizes the needs of his followers, taking an interest in their progress. The word leadership isn't so scary when I think of it as service to others. This definition of a servant leader will influence me every day in my future role as an educator for my students and diabetes patients. Another excellent point made by Northhouse (2016) is that servant leaders ensure that their followers' goals are achieved and give them the encouragement needed to achieve them. For example, the students I teach will need tremendous support during nursing school to succeed in becoming nurses. The diabetes patients I educate will also need the same support to achieve their goals of becoming managers of their care. More importantly, servant leaders allow followers to be autonomous and power is shared between the leader and follower (Northouse, 2016). However, to help