A Leader's Image

Being a leader ultimately means having the ability to motivate and persuade others and the best way to catch people's attention and get them to listen is to provide them with a good image.  A leader's image is most likely going to be the first knowledge that viewers/listeners have about them and from the beginning will be a huge part in helping one determine their opinion of that person.  In the most recent presidential election, for example, Barack Obama made himself very appealing to young people by using his youthfulness and ability to adapt to change in order to gain supporters.  Although he may have had an odd name and irregular background for a presidential candidate, he found a way to turn those into positive aspects of his campaign by showing less fortunate people that success is possible all the way from poverty stricken people to those with disabilities.  A large part of Obama's success throughout his campaign was from making himself appear as a very family orriented man as shown from his response to the question "what is something you never leave home without?"  In conclusion, I believe that one's image is an extremely large factor in being a leader no matter what the position because without the proper image, people may  not take someone as seriously or look into their true ideas or concepts.