Colin Powell Analysis

I can relate to the above quote. During my first years of high school, I did not take my academics as seriously as I should have. I did not set goals so that I would not disappoint myself. I have learned my little decisions I made impacted my grade point average and class ranking. Also I realized I needed to make some academic changes.

The first African American to be the U.S. Secretary of State was Colin Powell. Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in New York. The high school that Colin Powell went to was Morris High School in New York. Colin studied geology and that’s when he found his passion. He was in the Reserved Officers Training Corps, later he became a commander of a unit. This is what led him to his experience on a military career and gave him direction of his life. After Colin’s graduation in 1958, he became a lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He was wounded by a punji- stick booby trap while patrolling the Vietnam border in Laos. Also during a tour he was injured in a helicopter crash. Even though of his injuries he still managed to rescue his comrades from a burning

A leader I admire is former Secretary of State General Colin Powell. Mr. Powell has experience many obstacles and understand the meaning of hard work. I personally try to accomplish his pervious goals, such as completing the ROTC program and hopefully attend George Washington University for my Master and Ph.D. General Colin Powell inspires me to do my best at UCF, ROTC and military career.

He was born on April 5,1937 in New York,New York. He was the first African American appointed as the U.S secretary of the, an the first and so far the only man to join the joint chiefs staff. Colin Powell son of Jamaican Immigrants Luther and his mother was rise in the South Bronx . He was well education when he was in New York at public school, and graduated from Morris High School in 1954 without any definite plan where he want to go live.

Junior year was the year that I was elected at Konawaena High School's Student Body Corresponding Secretary and the junior class Vice President. With these two major responsibilities, I found it difficult to balance the duties of an officer, school assignments, and having a job. I found myself prioritizing my roles as an officer over my school work, which you can only imagine did not work out so well. Throughout the school year I realized that I almost became a zealot about student activities, and this is where things in my social life went wrong, or so I thought. Friends of mine since the very beginning starred to become nothing but familiar faces, and soon enough, nothing but memories. I then began looking at the priorities of my "friends" and the priorities that I had for myself. They did not seem to match up. I soon found myself with a new group of people on

Colin Powell has been an influence on the American public since early in his military career, for example, quickly rising up the ranks from second lieutenant to a four star general in the U.S. Army. Kinder and McConnaughy (2006) describes Colin Powell as one of the most youthful African American generals in the U.S. Armed Forces and in 1991 became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. Powell became a national figure not just to African Americans, but to the whole American public in the course of the effective Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in which ousted the Saddam Hussein Regime from Kuwait. According to Kinder and McConnaughy (2006) General Powell sustained his position as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the beginning of the Clinton administration. According to Harari (2002) during this period Powell’s intellectual prowess as a leader and follower are considerably more noticeable. Powell did not necessarily follow all the time, for example, Lacayo and Van Voorst (1993) illustrate Powell disagreeing with President Clinton to allow gay men and women to serve in the military and Powell ultimately accepted a resolution on the matter. After Powell’s left his military career he began other endeavors that became more of his lifetime achievements, for example, Vinnedge (2009) describes

Colin Powell was a very successful man, he quoted could every single day. “What I wanted was to do the best I. .By doing my best every day, day after day, year after year, I finally got to the top” and he did.

In the beginning Colin Powell always wanted to do his best every day, and after many days and years he finally made it to the top. Colin Powell’s life choices made him who he is now.

“What I really wanted to do was the best I could very single day. By doing the best I could day after day, year after year, I finally got to the top.” That was Colin Powell’s standard to live by. His life was full of achievements, bravery, and service, always demonstrating his dedication to his country. Some people say that Mr. Powell’s good fortune was luck, do you think that is true? I disagree. Colin Powell’s choices directly affected the outcome of his life.

After the first few weeks of slaving myself over classes, I realized that my life was uneventful and I felt as though I was getting nothing accomplished. I clearly remember sitting in FBI (Freshman Business Initiative) with Dr. Musoma on a Monday evening when he said “a number does not define who you are; go and find your Ginga.” Ironically, that evening I received an email congratulating me on being accepted into a FLO (Freshman Leadership Organization). I am currently in FLEX (Freshman Leaders Establishing eXcellence) and I could not ask for a better group of people to grow with. Throughout the semester, I came across the conclusion that I needed to focus more on myself instead of pleasing other people. The realization inspired me to branch out and create more opportunities

Colin Powell has accomplished a lot in his lifetime. People know him for being a four star general in the us army,and for serving his country.Also by following this motto“what I really wanted to do my best I could every single day,by doing my best every day,day,day after day,year after year,i finally got to the top”.And he did get to the top by choosing the choices he made it change the outcome of his life.

With the switch from high school to college, students will be changed for the better or worse. An article titled “Your First Year of College: 25 Strategies and Tips to Help You Survive and Thrive Your Freshman Year and Beyond” written by Randall S. Hansen, a retired professor, explains that college does not need to be complex as most make it out to be. In college, the first week is essential to all students “It is during this time that you make critical decisions that will have an effect on the rest of your life.” (Hansen 1). Many kids drop out of college early due to their participation in the party scene. Students who are dedicated to their education receive the true college experience. Hansen explains that scholars should relax and participate

The purpose of this paper is to discuss Gen. Colin L. Powell’s philosophical influence on my development as a person and a leader. In his book "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership," the retired four-star general and former secretary of state shares the 13 rules he lives by and how he learned them, also known as the 13 rules of leadership. These ideas that he gathered over the years, from sticky notes posted on his desk, helped form the basis of his leadership principals. As a National Guard Soldier, husband and father, I have found these tips and stories helpful, provocative and applicable to my military and civilian life. These stood out to me and I will explain how I apply them to my leadership style.

“Just about everything you learned in school about life is wrong, but the wrongest thing might very well be this: Being well rounded is the secret to success.”

I attended Grayson County College in Denison, TX. I had moved there from AC after my first two semesters after graduating high school. It’s a very small town everyone knows everyone and everyone knew me because of my cousins, the Portillo’s or aka the ‘douche bag jocks’ so no one ever really gave me a chance to prove to them that I was indeed not a ‘douche bag jock’ like they put me out to be. The three semesters I attended I made approximately three friends and that included two of my co-workers. Last semester I took on five classes plus worked part time as a waitress. Most of my classes consisted of maybe 30% females and 70% males. I was in a business class that I don’t remember the name of but we had a group project