Personal Narrative: My Leadership Skills At The University Of Alabama

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

Leadership experiences can come in a variety of ways. From holding an executive position to leading a subcommittee of a student organization, leadership opportunities exist in many ways at the University of Georgia. My leadership consist of experiences that are not typically thought of when leadership is considered. Through my experiences, I learned that serving others is to genuinely lead in my positions as a resident assistant and an IMPACT site-leader.

Leadership has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have always found myself taking on leadership roles, whether it be by volunteering or coordinating different projects for the benefit of my school or community. Taking on leadership positions has allowed me to develop skills in communication, delegation, and managing multiple tasks and deadlines. As a member of National Honor Society and an officer of Student Council, I am presented with various opportunities to show my leadership skills. For example, I have been in charge of planning multiple pep assemblies for my school. Helping coordinate blood and canned food drives, angel trees, as well as organize an abundance of fundraising events has created a sense of reliability

Learning how to be a leader in all types of situations has been one of the most important skills which I have acquired. The most important growth in my leadership skills was through 4-H where I served as President, 1st Vice President, and various other positions. I learned valuable public speaking skills from a lawyer who was teaching a public speaking class and was able to apply this in the various duties I undertook as leader of my club. Now I step into leadership roles with confidence, trusting my ability to work with and lead everyone in the group. When I join the scholars at the Hankamer School of Business, I will be able to fulfill any leadership positions necessary with confidence, whether it be in a small group or large group

Throughout my high school career I have been a part of a wide variety of programs in which my leadership characteristics have been used and expanded. One program I have thoroughly enjoyed is the Jacksonville’s Mayor’s Young Leaders Advisory Council. From being on this council for two years, I have grown more than I imagined I would. I have been the chair for two committees, made business connections, gained experience in law, and been made open to other viewpoints. I have also lead in a more personal setting, as I was a preschool teacher at my church and have been a leader of community groups. What I have taken from being a leader is that it continually challenges you. Even if you may be an expert in your field, you will always find there is something new to experience and learn for yourself. To be a part of Florida Southern’s Honors Program would mean that I would not only get a one-of-a-kind experience in academics, but I would be shaped and well-rounded in leadership so I could excel in my

When I think about what I could contribute to Florida A&M University based on the knowledge that I do have with your institution is that i’m a extremely committed student who has beliefs that you can do anything that you set your mind to. There may be some times when I may feel discouraged but why must if I feel like that if things aren’t easily handed to you. You must chase your dreams, and when you do that things will slowly fall into place (not exactly how you planned for it to be at times). I learned that through the many obstacles I had to experience to make me the well informed women I am today. The best activity, interest, experience, and achievement in my life was being a Big member of “Big brother, big sister”. Becoming a mentor for

At college campuses around the world, there are ample ways to become a leader, whether it be in club, sport, organization, or in student government. Every person is different so having many options is required and allows everyone to find their niche. I believe that at Western Illinois University, I can express my leadership skills through becoming a resident’s assistant, become a Camp Leatherneck leader, and getting a job on-campus. Since living in the dorms this semester, I have seen the great leadership opportunities given to the resident assistant. My RA, Destiny, has really encouraged me to apply to become one because she is always there for advice on any topic and will find a way to help you no matter what.

As an introvert, I never believed that leadership would be my cup of tea. Quiet, observant, soft-spoken. Those are not the traits of a leader...or so I thought. Then, I journeyed to Europe for 20 days with People to People to become a Student Ambassador. Meeting a Parliament member in England and representing The United States of America to a group of German students opened my eyes to the world of leadership and showed me how capable of leading I truly was. Entering my sophomore year of high school, I was selected to be a National Honor Society Member, the Vice President of the Beta Club, and a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. While all of the leadership positions I’ve experienced have been extraordinary and eye opening, the most significant

Leadership is defined as the power or ability to lead other people. Historically, I have strived to be a person that my peers would call a leader. I want to be a part of the Florida Leadership Academy so that I can learn new leadership skills from other proven leaders, as well as spread some of the skills that I have honed over the years. Throughout my life, I have pursued numerous leadership roles such as assistant captain of my high school’s varsity ice hockey team, Lead Volunteer at Young At Art, and currently, the secretary of the University of Florida Student Investment club. In addition, as a sophomore in high school, I took the initiative to apply and enroll at the College Academy at Broward College. This decision was a unique opportunity

1.) Throughout my entire career as a student at Iowa and as a member of Delta Tau Delta (DTD), I have sought out opportunities to better myself as a person and a leader. I have participated in a variety of different leadership academies that were offered through both the University of Iowa and Delta Tau Delta’s national Educational Foundation. I have attended the following leadership programs: FSL’s Emerging Leader Retreat twice, FSL’s Leadership Advance for incoming Chapter Presidents, Leadershape, StrengthsQuest, Student Organization Leadership Institute (SOLI), DTD’s annual Division Conference four times, DTD’s biennial Karnea, and DTD’s premiere leadership institute the Charge. I have served as a leader on campus in many different aspects.

My leadership skills have greatly increased throughout my high school years. I started off as the history fair project group leader to the Development Director and speaker of my Philanthropic Board in Education class. I used to be the type of person who was shy and stage fright but I learned to face those fears and became the outgoing person I am today. My purpose was to be in charge of and interface with my classmates to create a fundraiser for a non-profit organization in our community. I had to communicate with each individual in order to bring the plan together, which wasn’t a piece of cake since not everyone interacts in the same manner. Although it was only a group of twenty-one students, I still faced challenges that I eventually conquered.

I find myself to be a natural leader in service, community, education, and daily life. I have pushed myself in my schooling to ensure I was taking control of my own education. With my commitment to education I have been in charge of classes, service projects, and club events. This past year my teacher chose me to lead the beginning and intermediate chorus class while she is there and when she is absent. Having this responsibility makes me take my education and the education of the other students in that class. I have spent much of my own time that I could have spent on my other classes to ensure that everyone is understanding the material and prepared for performances. Being able to use my leadership skills to help others with music performance, theory, and other aspects has pushed myself further than I thought I could. Dealing with others that are my age and younger can become discouraged and aggravating at times, but I try to stay determined no matter what the circumstance I’m in. My determination has pushed myself to remain calm in situations and continue my service work no matter what the issue. My qualities that I have gained in high school, I feel have prepared myself to move to East Carolina University and hopefully into the Leadership Program. The Leadership Program is a place I feel I could thrive in the community and the

My selection into Leadership Rutherford would bring unity to the program and our region from my communication skills, my confidence in our county, and my positive attitude. My pride and love for our community will help to fuel the work that is presented to me from Leadership Rutherford and will allow my natural leadership tendencies to shine. During tasks that give me the opportunity to work with others, I listen with the intent to answer their questions and guide us in the correct direction; if accepted into Leadership Rutherford, I would help to continue to guide our county in the correct direction. Whenever I am out of the country and people ask where I am from, I proudly state "Rutherford County." Rutherford County is not only my birthplace,

As a supportive B.A.S.E. Leader, I participated in Frog Hollow's Halloween Carnival, B.A.S.E. kick-off - an event in which B.A.S.E. leaders lead, support, and have fun with incoming grade eights, and B.A.S.E. lunches - a weekly event for grade eights that B.A.S.E. leaders supervise, and clean up afterwards. In fact, one of my most memorable experiences include the time when a shy kid, named Spencer, was eating all alone during a B.A.S.E. lunch that I was supervising. Hence, I decided to have a welcoming conversation with him, and introduce him to some of the other grade eights in the room because from my experience in the past as a shy kid, I would've greatly appreciated it if someone had introduced, and welcomed me to other kids as well. In

I am a born leader. Even when I am not looking for leadership opportunities they always seem to fall into my lap. My life has been one that is based on service to others, so I regularly volunteer for committees and extend myself to help others. It is important to me to be the best teacher I can, I regularly attend professional development sessions and implement my new learning in the classroom. However, upon starting the Teacher Leadership Master’s program at Lamar University, I was just beginning my career as a teacher leader. I had not had many opportunities to show leadership outside of my grade-level team. During team planning meetings, I normally directed the discussions. My coworkers looked to me for guidance and interpretation of the curriculum. I regularly made suggestions about teaching strategies. Additionally, I was a member of various campus committees including the Campus Performance Objective Committee (CPOC) where worked together with campus administrators and community partners to develop the Campus Improvement Plan. However, I did not view these tasks as leadership opportunities.