Personal Narrative: A Career As A Leader

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,

This has kept me out of many of the elected leadership positions in our school. However, there are many other ways that I exemplify my role as a leader. One of these ways is by being a part of athletics. I have always felt like a leader in this environment, as I have always exceeded at sports. As an underclassman, I would be the one who helped out with cleaning up, and pushed my teammates to get better. Being apart of these smaller groups allows me to feel more comfortable when leading others. I also lead the team to getting better by helping to set up practices when the coaches were not allowed to coach in the off season. This made me a better leader in everyday life as I am now a more active leader. I lead in group projects, telling people what needs to be done and when. I make sure people are on track, and do not act out. Despite not being a leader to the many, I have still been able to make a big difference by being a leader in my everyday life as an athlete and a

Firstly, in my Academic Career, I have held a multitude of leadership roles. My sophomore year , I was a class representative for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, commonly known as FCCLA. It was my duty to alert members and keep them up to date regarding meetings and activities. As a representative of FCCLA, I learned how to work as a unit leader and a team member.That same school year, I ran for the district office of secretary for FCCLA. The nomination and election process, gave me the opportunity to grow and nurture my leadership abilities. It was eminently challenging; but I learned the importance of discipline and hard work. I accomplished my goal and was nominated Secretary for FCCLA. This office allowed me to meet plenty

The leadership positions that I hold include being a captain of the football team, a co-chair of the National Honor Society, and a co-chair for the Black Awareness Society for Education. Holding these positions has been both a honor and a struggle. Having so many responsibilities at the same time was a daunting task at first, but as the years progressed, I became more and more accustomed to the task.

I’ve taken on many roles of leadership along with community service positions. Sports and performing arts have taught me leadership while National Honor’s Society and Teens Against Tobacco Use taught me how to use that leadership experience in bettering the community. I’ve been team captain of two sports teams, one being varsity golf and the other junior varsity softball. Right off the bat going into freshman year I was thrown into the varsity team with juniors and seniors. I skipped JV and was the only freshman in the whole program.

It was a humid August morning in Fork Union, Virginia when I, along with 42 of the finest cadets Fork Union Military Academy had to offer, boarded buses for a trip to our final training exercise of the 10-day leadership training course. This course was open only to cadets who had performed admirably in the prior school year. I was told the night before to be prepared for an orienteering course and to wear my battle dress uniform, which consisted of a pair of heavy, olive drab green cargo pants, a black polo shirt embroidered with the academy name, and a pair of carefully shined leather combat boots, the perfect uniform for a day of taxing exertion. When I arrived at Terry Farms, a school-owned plot of land that would serve as the orienteering course for that day, I surveyed my surroundings and saw acres of open fields bordered by dense forests filled with

I have been working as a messenger since assignment day for just shy of nine weeks. This job has exceeded my expectations by far. On assignment day, when I drew from the bag of jobs, I was extremely nervous. Disappointment ran through me when I pulled the job of ‘Messenger’ out of the hat. I had expected the job to be bland and boring, just running back and forth. But, since I have been on the job for several weeks now, all of those thoughts have been proven wrong. I love the job of Messenger. You get to run around, meet new people, and get to do things that you otherwise would not be able to do. On assignment day I was hoping that I would not end up with any bad job such as Mold Scraper, Pipeworks Laborer, or Trash Sifter. I think that the position of Messenger rates higher than other jobs like the ones that I just listed, because you get to have fresh air and run around instead of plodding around. I mean what could be better than running outside the whole entire day. Some of the responsibilities that you have to endure while being a Messenger would be that you must be quick to deliver your message. One other very important responsibility is

Throughout high school, I have always been involved in numerous clubs and organizations; however, I never took the initiative to be a leader in any activity until my senior year. It wasn’t that I lacked the motivation or the drive to be a leader, nor was it that I repulsed obligations or responsibilities. It was simply a matter of chance. Unfortunately, I would run for positions in clubs but I would never get elected- Vice President for the National Honors Society and Vice President for Student Council to be exact- causing me to question myself and my character.

When hearing about the opportunity for Front Line Team Leader position, I was extremely excited. To put it another way, it was a door that opened out of nowhere, but one I'm happy to seek. Since joining IKEA the culture is a concept you become engrossed with following. Doing it the IKEA way, a place wear this all hands on deck, everyone wears multiple hats, ideology is very present. An ideology that I've instilled in myself through out my life. Granted my role as a Returns/Aftersales coworker limits me, particularly credential wise in how I can assist in other departments. Nevertheless, I find myself constantly looking for ways to be of assistance. By achieving a Front Line Team Lead position I would only seek to set that margin higher.

I am the vice president of my school's student government. I have had coordinate and plan many events for the school. I have had many responsibilities On top of these leadership positions, I have maintained a 3.95 GPA, and I have also had a job all four of my highschool years. I have been able to balance all of these things and still be the leader my team and my school needs.

A mentor has played a vast variety of roles in my life, she has been a friend, an advisor and also a support system. She helped me realize my dream of becoming a nurse and encouraged me to take on new challenges and to take risks to get what I want. Additionally, she helped me deal with difficult life challenges, especially in times when I felt like giving up she was there, not to give me a shoulder to cry on but to be the silent support that I needed. The support that I knew will always be with me helping me along as I became an adult. As I become an undergraduate I will have a wide amount of help and mentors available. They will be the people who will provide me with all the resources and information that I will utilize as I began to start

One person I have devloped as a missional leader was one of my fraternity brothers and member of my GIG for fratenrity men. Connor is someone who grew up in the church but never really saw how he could be a leader or even brign together his faith and college in general. I chose Connor because he was acticely seekign guidance form god for both himself and IV, was faithful to both our GIG and his home church which he volunteered for, was both emotionally and spiritually mature, was familiar with the bible, and has been making great strides in his relationship with god and continues to strive for more growth . I devloped their leaderhsip in stages over the course of my senior year. I would have him lead prayer in our GIG, encourage him to invite

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My aspiration after I graduate from Kendall College is to start and run my own café; A place where it is a very comfortable environment where anyone is able sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or eat. Growing up I would always help my mother with certain things in the kitchen, so I wasn’t unfamiliar with cooking and baking; however I didn’t grow a real passion for baking and decorating pastries until my senior year of high school. An experience I did have when I noticed this was during a baby shower for a family member. I thought about what to give as a gift to this family member, there I thought that baking something would be a nice gift to give. I made cupcakes in the design of babies which I favorably enjoyed making.

I started off this election unaware, unconcerned, and uninformed. Truthfully, I loved my political ignorance. I didn't know anything about party platforms, I didn't know (or care) who the candidates were, and I wasn't worried about the fate of our country- if America has been around this long, it really didn't matter who would be our next president. Things are different now- I am different now.