Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking gas meters in a subdivision. They parked their truck at one end of the street and then worked their way to the other end, checking meters along the way. At the last house, a woman was looking out her kitchen window, watching the two men as they checked her gas meter.

As they finished checking the meters, the senior supervisor challenged the young trainee to a race back to the truck, just to show the younger guy what kind of shape he was in. So off they took. As they came running up to the truck, they realized the lady from the last house was huffing and puffing right behind them. They asked her what was wrong. And gasping for breath, she replied, "Well, when I see two gas men running as hard as you two were, I figure I'd better run, too!" 

You may not think of yourself as a leader. You may not think of yourself as important. But you are. You are somebody's role model. You are somebody's hero. There are others: children, youth, your spouse, family, friends, coworkers and the like, who are watching you. And will follow in your footsteps. What you do and how you live your life is very important.