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leadership and to enhance his work. Seeking personal ag- 

 grandizement is likely to spoil both work and results. 



INSPIRATION AND ENTHUSIASM 



Confidence in the ideals of an organization and in its 

 leadership is of first importance. Without it little else 

 can be accomplished. With confidence as a basis real effi- 

 ciency of operation may be secured. 



Confidence and efficiency are good as far as they go, but 

 a leader who stops here falls far short of his possibilities. 

 If he does not lead and inspire men and women to come 

 into the organization and to want to render service them- 

 selves, he may in the end fail altogether. He must be able 

 to develop enthusiasm for his own ideals and those of his 

 organization. Neither confidence nor efficiency alone is 

 sufficient to build a strong organization. Without the con- 

 stant inspiration engendered by the personal enthusiasm 

 and contacts of the leader, confidence may be lost and effi- 

 ciency made impossible. 



The county agent without vision or the ability to look 

 ahead into the future and see what is likely to happen be- 

 fore it does happen, can never be a good leader. The out- 

 standing leader is able to visualize future problems ami to 

 anticipate them. "Forewarned is forearmed. " The abil- 

 ity to see a need before it arrives and to prepare a com- 

 munity for its coming enables the leader to perform a 

 valuable service to the community. It is human to delay 

 preparation to meet a need. The county agent may be 

 very helpful in stimulating such preparation. 



The enlargement of the vision of others is a part of the 

 obligation of the county agent to render service. It is not 

 given to every one to see all the possibilities of community 

 life and growth, nor to anticipate the full development of 



