Personal Narrative: Leadership In Training Summer Training

Communication is key to the success and failure of most everything that we do, and that

My vision for Lehigh Athletics is that, as a whole, we are constantly striving to make improvements. For me specifically, this means continually examining my own performance as well as my teammates performance and helping them improve in any way possible. I am working to improve my team culture, and help all of my teammates reach peak performance.

With the mid-semester already here, my mentor and I have fit into a routine where he expects our time together. Jason has seemed to have ease with excitement and is accustomed to having me as a mentor now. However, I feel as though since now he knows what days I mentor for him, this has caused some issues, as well as perks between us working together. I feel that I have been now doing this long enough to experience the best of both worlds when it comes to enjoying time with your mentee, as well as experiencing quite difficult moments and situations while mentoring. I am now accustomed to the rules and procedures that every student follows in the classroom, and in the hallways and on the playground as well. I am far into this program to better

I used to work as the senior camp counselor of Raise Leaders Camp of Tae Kwon Do where I would have daily interactions with the youth campers and I set the example of how to be a leader to junior camp counselors. My responsibilities included supervising the campers, planning out field trips, and dealing with any conflicts that arose. Through this experience, I learned crucial leadership skills such as how to cooperate with fellow team members how to communicate to children in a manner they would understand and respect me at the same time. Moreover, I always made sure the campers had everything they needed and if they ever needed any help with a problem or just someone to talk to then they could always come to me.

Unfortunately, I know all too well about terrible training experiences. There is nothing worse than unprepared trainers who do not know how to utilize the technology or how to train other people. In my case, I was amazed at how far I got in the finance business when I was hired as an assistant manager of a store location, my second day of training the manager quit and they never sent anyone to replace her. Subsequently, they moved me into the manager position, and I taught myself everything via a handbook. Honestly, I would have never thought that such a rocky start would have lead me to be a District Manager over nineteen stores, all brand new locations, and then moved to a Regional position in charge of seventy-one stores. Even with the promotions,

My leadership roles have included being a big brother and volunteer trainer at Brackenridge hospital. The most important skill I have learned as a big brother is how to motivate someone who may not see the consequences of their actions later down the line, or may not see the reward that can be achieved. This is a skill I have been able to implement in my own life, since it can difficult to be motivated by a reward that is 2 or 5 years down the line. However, by improving my ability to project the consequences of my actions, years down the line, I am able better to focus on my goals and to stay motivated. This can be done by simply writing out small goals that can be accomplished now that form a bigger goal, eliminating any distractions, and establishing rewards for when immediate actions are done. As a volunteer trainer at Brackenridge hospital I’ve had to train new volunteers at the help desk. The most important skill I learned as a trainer at Brackenridge was how to help the new volunteers adapt and feel comfortable to the help desk. This skill is very important, since working with a team on a stressful task requires everyone to be focused, and

It’s been a great experience coaching and mentoring kids in the same park I once played in. I will never forget the memories of me walking on that practice field for the first time as an adolescent. I had seen and heard so many great things about the program to the point I was anxious to be a part of that hard nose “Bulldogs tradition”. I had heard all about the coaches from Marcus Jerry, Corey Denson, Craig Davis, and D. Millines etc... I heard everything I needed to know about “Coach Bo”, before ever meeting him. Everyone said he was tough, but he was fair. Everything they told me turned out to be the truth. “Coach Bo” showed me how to be a man through football, Coach Rodney was a great coach and communicator, although he rarely raised his

How are things going? I see that life has been exciting for you these past few months, that's is so great to see! I want to follow up with you on a conversation we had a few months back when I invited you to a Challenge Group, I can't remember where we exactly left the conversation, I do remember you wanted to lose some fat, get toned, and be healthier in general. I am leading a Challenge Group that starts in February and wanted to see if you, or anyone you know, might be interested in joining. I'm specifically looking for ladies that want to get started losing weight over 30 days.

As a Junior Counselor at Camp Graham Girl Scouts Camp I watched after all of the kids, planned fun academically charged events, and made sure everything ran smoothly. This organization gives strong leadership characteristics and other vital skills to young girls of all ages. It also provides positive role models for them to aspire to become. After attending Camp Graham for my summers as a kid, I looked up to the counselors and someday dreamed of becoming one. This dream became a reality this summer. From this inspirational life changing experience I learned how to be fun, how to be a leader, and most of all; I learned how to be a role model for children to strive to one day be like. I helped mold young girls love for reading, STEM, and other

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Good afternoon. Coach Josh and I would like to welcome you to the team. We are looking forward to working with your kids this Falls season. We have simple goals, work hard, support each other, and have fun. Our team practices on Thursday at 5:30PM on field McK-3A at McKee Road Park. This Thursday will be our first

At the conclusion of my junior year of high school, I immediately began preparations for my final cross country season. By that point in my life, the only time I actually thought about baseball was when the New York Yankees were playing on television. Otherwise, I spent every day that summer either out running or thinking about running. I also spent a lot of time researching and reading about the history of running, different training methods, and ideas put forth by other coaches from around the world. During that summer, if someone had asked me what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, the answer would've been simple. I wanted to coach.

“Ready, set, GO!” yelled Tim, our senior patrol leader, as he sat down in his camp chair. At this command, Jacob, our team representative dashed up to the table and peered under the thick cream colored cloth covering the center table. Under the tablecloth was a Lego creation, which he would memorize and instruct me and the rest of the Antelope patrol how to build. As he rushed back to our table, he said hastily, “Put that green one on the little red one. No, the other way…. okay you got it!”

During the summer I work at a summer camp. I am Head Lifeguard, Head Counselor and Director of Sports. It is a fairly large camp with, on average, 140 campers a year. Ages in the camp range from 5-12 years old. Sometimes we have problems with the kids but most of

If you had a time machine that only allowed you to relive a memory from each year of your life, what would you chose to relive? For me, I would chose to relive that summer of sophomore year. The summer I had been anticipating all year not just to get away from my parents, but to spend time outside in nature exploring with my friends. The camp I had went to was not like the camp where students would camp outside in nature, sing songs and eat typical foods like hotdogs. The camp I had attended my summer after sophomore year was through the club I was in called Student Leadership. The student leadership camp was a camp lead by other students from highs school, it was a time where students could enjoy nature away from the technology and learn skills to become leaders in their community.