Encountering trouble, facing hardships, and overcoming difficulties is an inevitable part of the life of a leader. It is a natural part of life, but to tackle it well takes intentionality and practice. In improvised comedy, there are three parts to a scene: platform, problem, solution. The platfor...

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Priyanka

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T: We have just finished a LEAD course in Boroughmuir High School, I just wanted to introduce you to someone who has done the course. So who are you?

P: My name is Priyanka Gopalkaje, I study at Boroughmuir high school and I live in Edinburgh, I am 16 years old

T: Ama...

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I was with one of my friends the other day, just nipping to the shops near her home.

There was a homeless guy begging just beside the supermarket. My friend called him by name, and had a brief chat with him about how his day was going, where his dog was etc. She clearly knew him, and he her.

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Chrysalis

My old Church Youth Pastor once said to me if you're going to be a leader 'be prepared to be ugly'. This didn't massively encourage an image-conscious, insecure young person to have self-assurance in his physical appearance! Of course I knew then, and I know now he wasn't on about what I looked...

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Team

When I was at school, I hated sports day. So much so that it was the only day of the year that my mum would ‘help’ me miss school – there was always a handy orthodontist’s appointment scheduled. One year I spent the morning registration after sport’s day loudly bragging to my friends about skippin...

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