One aspect of good leadership is being quick and decisive to act to solve a problem. If you see something needs to be done and are confident that you know the best way to do it, use your initiative. A strong leader can be someone who is prepared to take the lead in situations without necessarily being asked to.  Using your initiative demonstrates a positive and “can do” attitude.  Make sure you are confident in your actions, however. Act calmly and assuredly, and don’t ty to rush to a solution when the problem requires consultation. Another aspect of good leadership is knowing when to take advice, and understanding when a problem needs a deeper understanding before it can be addressed. To set a strong example as a leader it’s essential that you take responsibility for your individual tasks and priorities as well as your team as a whole. Having clear priorities and clearly assigned roles will make it easier for people to identify and own their responsibilities.  Support your team members to complete their tasks and try to forge a cooperative rather than a competitive environment and culture.  Taking responsibility can also involve removing responsibilities from those who have demonstrated that they are unable to manage the tasks assigned. One way to demonstrate good leadership skills is to always be alert to new possibilities to learn and develop your capabilities. Showing a continuous desire to improve yourself and your work can be a motivating factor for those around you. It demonstrates your commitment to excellence and your lack of complacency.  Organise and write down a clear set of standards for yourself personally, and then try to always stick to them. Try to monitor your work, and identify the areas which you can improve on. You can use these personal standards to draw up a personal development plan. A good leader is someone who can provide a clear and compelling vision for the short term and longer term future. The ability to plan ahead, think strategically, and develop priorities are all hallmarks of strong leaders. In order to do this, you will need to develop a broader perspective so that you can see beyond the immediate deadlines.  Seeing the bigger picture can help you envisage problems before they arrive. This kind of approach can also lead to innovation and structural changes that have long term benefits.

Summary: Use initiative. Take responsibility. Keep improving your skills. Provide a vision.


Check out hipster girls like Cory Kennedy, Willa Holland, Leigh Lezark, Agyness Deyn, Peaches and Pixie Geldof, the Jagger girls, Keith Richard's girls, Alice Dellal, Dree Hemingway, and Erin Wasson. See which hipster role model most appeals to you, and follow up on her trends, from what she wears to where she's partying, or what she's eating.  If you have a close friend who is a hipster, check out what she wears, reads, and listens to -- just don't be obvious about it. Hipsters don't want to be worshipped. Check out some fashion-themed websites to see which styles appeal to you the most. Though not every style on the sites is made for hipsters, you can pick and choose whatever suits your look. Checking out some cool magazines and books can help you get a better sense of your own hipster style. Try subscribing to a few magazines and picking up a few fashion-centric books to get a better sense of the style you want to achieve. Here are some magazines and books to try:  Magazines: NYLON, Dazed & Confused, Elle, Paper, POP! Magazine, and British Vogue Books: the three books from NYLON magazine, Pretty, Street, and Play, and Misshapes, a book by a DJ trio that features the cool outfits people wear at clubs. Many hipsters are artists or at least have a creative side. If you don't have a creative interest yet, then you should find out what you enjoy, whether it's photography, drawing, painting, writing, playing an instrument or even DJing. Whatever you like, get to know the specialists in that field.  Enjoy photography? Know and love photographers like Ryan McGinley, Dash Snow, and Ellen von Unwerth. If you enjoy writing, read the classics and try getting into poetry. Get inspired by the work on Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Sylvia Plath, J.D. Salinger, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Dave Eggers, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Chuck Klosterman. If you like art, check out the work of Georgia O'Keefe, Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol. Listening to indie, underground, and even classic music is a big part of being a hipster. To be a hipster, you can't listen only to what's popular, but have to be able to recognize cool music with the potential to make it big -- at which point you'll have to ditch it completely. You can't just listen to the music on your LP player or iPod -- to be a true teenage hipster, you'll have to make an effort to go to concerts, whether the venue is the basement of a tiny cafe or a larger (though not too large) arena. Here are some bands to check out if you want to get into the female teenage hipster groove:  Daft Punk Wild Child Justice Panda Bear Ratattat Yeah Yeah Yeahs The xx The Vaccines The Kooks Animal Collective Bright Eyes Deathcab for Cutie Vampire Weekend Minus the Bear Friendly Fires Milky Chance Imagine Dragons Bastille If you want to learn how to be a hipster, they you have to not only be familiar with hipster fashion and music, but you also have to be aware of hipsters in films and TV shows. And remember never to refer to films as "movies" -- that's not a very hipster thing to do. Here are some films and shows to be familiar with:  Hipster films from the last decade: 500 Days of Summer, Garden State, Blue Valentine, Juno, The Royal Tenenbaums, Little Miss Sunshine, Amelie, Tiny Furniture, Lars and the Real Girl, Drive, Away We Go, Greenberg Older hipster films: The Shine, Reality Bites, Clerks, Kicking and Screaming, With nail and I, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. TV shows: Girls, Portlandia, Workaholics, Bored to Death

Summary: Get some hipster role models. Get inspired by hipster websites. Get inspired by magazines and books. Get creative. Get inspired by music. Watch hipster films and shows.


Typically, a wedding will have a particular colour scheme, for example, blush and gold. You may want to match your wedding program to the overall style and colour scheme of your wedding. If you find the program is slightly dull with just words, you could add a photo of the bride and groom on the front cover or some sort of special design that matches the theme of your wedding. For example, you may have a country/western themed wedding and a pair of cowboy boots would be a cute addition to the program. There are a lot of amazing and creative ideas that can help you come up with a unique wedding program design that matches the theme of your wedding. If you are having a modern formal wedding, try a Google image search for "formal modern wedding programs." You can also look on Pinterest for creative ideas. For example, make your program into a fan. If you are having an outdoor wedding during the summer, it is likely going to be fairly warm. One creative way to help your guests beat the heat is by placing your wedding program on a wooden stick so that it can be used as a fan. Punch two holes in the top left corner. The holes should be about 1 1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm) from the edge of the paper. You can place the holes either beside or on top of one another. Run a thin piece of ribbon up through each hole and tie a small bow on the front. Use the same shade of ribbon that was used on the programs to tie a bow onto the basket. Place the basket on the guest registry table. Alternatively, you could have the groomsmen hand out the programs as guests enter the wedding ceremony venue.
Summary: Choose a font and colour that matches your wedding. Include a photo or special design. Search for more creative ideas to match your theme. Add a touch of elegance to your wedding program by tying a ribbon to the top. Place the programs in a lined basket.