Personal Narrative: How I Learned To Be An Effective Leader

Have you ever had something happen to you that made you think you couldn't do what you loved anymore? Well I have. I thought I would never be able to play the sport I loved, basketball, anymore. When I broke my arm in fourth grade in 2012 taught me to persevere,that you can do what you love no matter what, and no matter what bumps you hit in your life you can always come back better.

Over the past four years, I have devoted a major amount of my time to being active in the ASB Student Government program at my school, under many different officer positions that have each allowed me to grow in numerous scopes of leadership. Looking back, it is evident that all my work within ASB has revolved around in battling one major challenge: the lack of inclusiveness within our community. One of the major obstacles that we face in a populous campus of 3300 is the problem of students feeling like they do not belong. Also, the high school shows minimal interaction with the citizens of our community. As a leader, I set out to be the catalyst, by committing to promote a positive change in school culture.

PROMPT #2: PROMPT #2: The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

Sure. I am working on a detail with Eastern States Office as a part of my Emerging Leader Program 2016. I am looking to be in DC this summer. I am also open in moving to DC office for political, legislative and overall DC experiences. I am interested in mineral focused areas especially in areas of mining.

I have not taken the ACTs yet, but I plan to take it later this fall. Last spring I meant to take it but tended to postpone registering for the exam. I plan to take it on October 23rd this year. Even though I have not taken the ACTs yet, I have taken the SAT. Though I don't remember my exact score in the reading department, I remember it was mediocre. I hope that I can train myself in the english and writing department so I am able to score well on the ACTs.

Lessons Learned from FailureIn the summer before my freshman year of high school, a couple of my friends and I wereout late at night inside our neighborhood. I could remember it was a cold night, for Florida atleast, and it was windy as well. We were out later than we were supposed to be, yet we were verytired and did not want to run all the way to the other side of the neighborhood. So, we asked arandom kid who drove by if he could drive us to our friend’s house and he said he could. Whilewe were on the way to the house, the kid began to drive very fast. Before we knew it, we hadcrashed into a wall that surrounded the neighborhood. The accident was a lesson given to me so Iwould be able to prevent myself and others from future failure.The hospital was very quiet and there was not much going on besides them attending toour needs.

During my years in middle school I learned how to work. I was used to working on the farm when we had it. I never went to

Truck driving is very dangerous you have to be prepared. It is a very dangerous job and requires knowledge. The way I am going to be successful is if I graduate high school. Next I need to first get a class b driver license and then get a class A license. These process take a while to get but it is worth it.

Even before I was a counselor at Free Spirit Nature Camp, I was a camper, and now I’ve been there for a total of 14 years. That place and those people taught me the most important lessons to learn in life, and I’ve been overjoyed to be able to give back to a place that fosters curiosity and growth in young people in such wonderful way. After all, I want to use my education, my work, and my life as an opportunity to give back. We've been given so much since we were so young, and it's our responsibility to use our unique abilities and perspectives to ensure that the earth and society not only continue to provide, but to progress.

An attentive, dedicated student, I comfortably grasp and comprehend information in large groups, but I nonetheless appreciate intimate, one-on-one interaction with my advisors. Others with whom I attend school and work are unaware, as I seemingly acquire enough knowledge in the classroom and during training, respectively. What my friends and coworkers overlook is the discomfort that I experience when my mentors stand aloof from my interests, my concerns, and me.

As a child who has grown up moving around several times, I believe it has shaped me to find out who I am. It has encouraged myself to find out who I am and try new things. When I was younger I was extremely reserved but meeting new people as I moved schools forced me to branch out and become the individual I am today. One of my strongest passions is succeeding, but to succeed I've come to realize you have to fail. As a typical child figuring out what I love to do, I trial and error with almost every sport you could think of soccer, basketball, softball, gymnastics. In middle school I was in sports and also band, but I came to realize academics is one of the things I love to succeed in the most, it gives me a rush of happiness when I'm doing

I intend to greatly improve my performance for the second part of the semester for English 1101. A major piece of scholarly achievement is having the right attitude. If a person believe they can succeed they will succeed. When a person think them going to fail they are going to fail. The changes I will make to improve my performs is to know what the professor is looking for in a paper, take better notes, and improve my study

The first leader that inspire me and motivate it was my first supervisor, Lucy. I was a brand new nurse and she make me feel as part of the team since the first day, she showed me empathy because she was concern about my feelings and expectations but at the same time she share her expectations as my supervisor. Lucy had great communication skills, she was always available to speak with anyone that has question or any issue; she communicate effectively the goals we need to accomplished but also the plan we need to follow. She was constantly in the unit asking to everyone how the day was going, and making sure we have all the equipment working properly. She was passionate about the care for the patients, she was able to teach me one

As a 2/C squad leader, my job is a bit different than the typical 2/C. I feel as if because I am being thrust into this leadership role, I am forced to immediately start trying to think and act like a leader and really hone those skills quickly in order to get the most out of each and every member of my squad.

That is, until I was nine and fainted at the sight of my own blood when I cut my finger.