I want to come to YMCA Camp Campbell as a Cabin Leader because I want to reminisce the amazing time I had back in the fifth grade and hope to spread my love for the camp back to the happy campers if I were to be chosen as Cabin Leader. Reliving the cherished moments almost 6 years ago but as a Cabin Leader responsible for a bundle of campers will give me a wider perspective of Camp Campbell with the mixture of past and present joy and putting on the Cabin Leader’s shoes and become an aspiring role model.
A time that was a leader was when I was on an AAU basketball team. The team consisted of more teams varying by age group with the 3rd and 4th grader being the youngest and the olderest being the 9th and 10th graders. I was in the tenth grade
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The population of Camp Campbell only consists of people having a stress-free, relaxing, unplugged from rest of the world to enjoy nature and fellow campers. With this, I could expand my talking skills since I would be practicing all week with my squad. I hope to gain management skills while in charge of a group of campers can teach me how to utilize my personal talents for the overall advantage of my group. I hope to gain negotiation skills because being a role model also includes the teaching of right and wrong. Negotiating with a campers past belief and altering it for the greater good would be a life changer. Negotiating priorities and enabling compromises when nessarry would lead to a successful group and a happy leader. I also hope to gain problem solving skills as Cabin Leaders must be creative and a master at multitasking because controlling a group of young one could be seen as challenging. My hope is to make it easy and learn from the successful. Finally, I hope to gain an advantage of skills, traits, and qualities that would make me a successful human being. With this early opportunity to learn and experience, I am plotting my future with these acquired abilities, pushing myself ahead of the race to a prosperous and meaningful
Being a leader is being a role model and striving to make a positive impact on those around you. In order to be a successful leader, you have to put yourself second and your peers first. For example, my younger sister and I both play softball. I have played on several travel teams during the summer and this year, she tried out for her first competitive travel team. I was asked to aid her by helping her with the mechanics of the game. During this time, I sacrificed my time to put the needs of another person before my own and it paid off, because she made the team and I got to witness the results of my
A time I held a leadership position was this year for DECA. I was an involved member of DECA as a freshman, and I had been thinking of running for the vice president position as a sophomore. What really solidified my reservations was when the DECA teacher, Mrs. McGhee, asked me to run for an office. She told me that she noticed I was an invested member and that I would be a good asset to the board. I was so thankful she made this comment because that position in DECA was one of the things that really sparked my interest in leadership, and it helped me to learn more about how I lead. I was stressed at first because I was the first underclassman to ever be in a DECA officer position. When I showed up to the first officer meeting the next year,
For as long as I can remember, I have always volunteered to lead in all of my classes. For example, I lead the yearbook Instagram account which requires a lot of effort and responsibility, but I am committed and never forget to post the photo of the week or spirit day photos. I also raise my hand anytime a teacher asks for a group leader for a project, activity, etc. All throughout elementary school, I took every opportunity I had to be a part of student council. In fifth grade, I got to be the historian. I have lots of experience leading the school with the responsibility of being the historian. Although that is nothing compared to the hard work ASB puts into our school every day, I do have experience being a leader in other ways such as former student council and at
My first leadership opportunity was to teach a cosmetology course at my high school. I focused on teaching the girls the aspects of cosmetology that they find appealing while still getting them to learn the less exciting aspects of the course. This allowed me to create a trip to the local senior center so that the girls could learn first hand how to do certain skills and to really perfect their abilities in a controlled environment. I currently teach cosmetology 15, 25 and 35.
I led a 9 day canoe trip in August 2014 and a 5 day kayak wilderness trip in July 2014. Communicated and demonstrated interpersonal skills working with campers, instructors and counsellors.
During my sophomore year especially, I did my best to be a leader in my definition: dedicated, helpful, and authentic as a person. In our band, I was the leader for the twenty-odd flutes we had in our section. As expected of an officer throughout the marching season, I helped
One of my very first instances of leadership was during a Boy Scout meeting about five years ago where I led our
In the changing business environment, leaders of all organisations may face unprecedented uncertainty, especially the technology advancement and changes among the employees. To survive and succeed, leaders should have some necessary attributes. Meanwhile, some changes for leadership skills have to be made to confront the challenges.
A strong example of my leadership experience is my senior season of football. Following the 2016-2017 academic year, our head coach resigned on short notice and lacked any coach to fill the position. Because he left on such short notice, we didn’t have a coach for the first two weeks of the preseason, a crucial developing point in the season. However, a small group of other seniors and I were able to schedule workouts until we got a new coach. This established our group as team leaders and allowed us to lead the team to success in the regular season. I was later named a team captain for my leadership on and off the field. This gave me the ability further lead by example as well as keep the team’s morale up in the face of adversity. I ran extra
My personal experiences of leadership started when I was younger, roughly 7 years old, I was elected the captain of my travel soccer team. At the time I didn’t think much of it, nor did I have any extra duties that I was explicitly told that I needed to perform. Later throughout the season, I started to notice my teammates mimicking my styles and techniques and I highly enjoyed this feeling of being looked up to. I didn 't realize until years after that the recognition and pride I felt was leadership. This privilege of being captain was the first time I had realized that people weren 't necessarily following my actions because I was extraordinarily skilled, but because I provided this role model status with my confidence and encouragement. Some of the most valuable leaderships traits that I acquired and fortified are:
The final example of leadership is being a counselor in training over the summer at camp. My duties’ for being counselor in training was to watch and take care of a group of kids during arts and crafts, and I also needed to feed the children breakfast and lunch. Another part of working as a counselor in training at summer camp taught me how to be a leader. I had always just followed what others did until I started taking the lead. I had to step out of my comfort zone and teach the little kids I was assigned to, there was no one really telling me what to do.
I demonstrate leadership all of the time in many different situations. Being a part of the sports teams I am on have made me the leader I am today. I learned to step up
I have demonstrated my leadership in both Student-to-Student and my track and cross-country teams. In eighth grade, I was one of the captains of my track team. I would help lead stretches, warm-ups, and sometimes the workout. I was not a captain my freshman year, but I exhibited leadership skills and influenced my teammates to do their best. Being a new student to RHS, I was not a captain in cross-country either, but, again, I proved my ability to be a leader through my actions and motivating those around me.
I have demonstrated leadership in a several different ways. During middle school, I was a member of the National Junior Honor Society. In fact, I gave up a majority of my study halls to help out the advisor. I am currently a captain of my fall sport. Because I hold this position, I help the underclassmen during games, encourage them, and resolve conflicts. In addition to that, I used to be a teacher’s assistant to a second grade religious education class. Next year, I plan to join student government and maintain leadership positions.
As a junior counselor, I follow the orders of the senior counselor in the cabin. Fortunately for me, my senior had never counseled before and never attended the camp before. I took the leadership role in directions, activities, leading discussions, and most importantly, giving candy. When it was time for swimming, I asked each girl the about safety procedures, knowing it was in there best interest if they knew the rules. Without hesitation the girls shouted out each one; they were overjoyed to express their knowledge about the lake rules. I worried over every little thing at first, since being in a leadership role was new to me, but as the week progressed, I became more confident. I started moderating discussions without hesitation, while also directing the girls to lead the discussions