When I attend Arizona State University, I plan to acquire a degree in applied biological sciences with a secondary in teaching. Then, I hope to become a teacher at the high school level in order to help further the knowledge of the students. To move towards my goal, I am not only enrolled in many science-centered classes, but I am also working to perfect my public speaking. It is an integral part of teaching to be able to stand in front of students and lecture, and that can only be done with expert syntax and diction. In the future, I see myself as a teacher who makes a difference not only in the education of students, but also as a leader for the students to look up to and relate to. Not everyone is born to be a natural leader; some may find it difficult to make decisions for others. Being a leader is a lot of responsibility, and not everyone can handle the job. This is why, both inside and out of school, I have practiced leadership skills to prepare for my future. Over the summer of my junior year, I attended the National Youth Leadership camp. It was held at the ASU Polytechnic campus, and educated the participants on how to become good leaders. During this event, I was able to test my skills as a leader and learn ways to become a better …show more content…
While many students believe that these qualities end after high school, I am committed to continuing the tradition after I graduate. Recipients of the Medallion scholarship should continue to be involved in the community and help others because they want to, not because they have to. I would be honored to receive the Medallion scholarship, if chosen to, and to continue helping others with other scholarship winners who share goals similar to mine. My dedication and persistence to helping others is what makes me stand out and the best candidate for the ASU Alumni Association's Medallion
Being a leader is no simple task. During my Eagle Scout project, I lead a range of people, from adults to youth. It was my job to make sure everyone was working and, that everyone was capable of doing their task. I had many issues doing this throughout my project because I am only one person and I can’t be everywhere at once. Thusly made being a leader a drudgery. But I had an incredible set of adults guiding me along the way, who taught me that being a leader was not doing everything myself, being a leader
To be a leader you need to be able to inspire others, get people motivated, and set an example to other people. A leader needs to do all of these because if one of these aspects fails people don’t look at the leader...
Becoming a leader isn’t easy, just as becoming a surgeon or a writer isn’t easy, and anyone who claims otherwise is fooling himself. However, learning to lead is a lot easier than most would think it is, because every individual contains the capacity for leadership. In fact, almost everyone can recall some sort of leadership experience in his or her life. Any experience in leadership, from a camp counselor to a CEO, is a sufficient place to start when taking on the challenge of becoming a significant leader. Author Warren Bennis devoted his life to exploring the ways of leadership for the average individual. Several resources offer compelling evidence that each individual interested in a position of leadership must know the ins and outs of Warren Bennis’s On Becoming a Leader.
This is the first approach that was developed to structure the process of leadership around skills that can be learned and developed- suggesting that leadership is not an innate ability but can be nurtured and developed. It incorporates a wide variety of components that capture many of the intricacies and complexities of leadership not found in other models .
My education and the knowledge that follows it will become the basis to my future as an adult. The decision to choose a career path and begin to build your future is a crucial moment in every young adults life. After twelve years of school and studying, it is assumed that the time allotted would be plenty for me to choose which career is right. Based on clusters of enjoyable classes and keen skills developed, as a student, I thought I would be able to imagine what major I would like to pursue, but to my surprise I'm more confused than ever when it comes to my future career.
It is often said that some people are born leaders. However, this may not hold true for me. My first notes on leadership were taken during my childhood days. I grew up observing my best friend’s mother multi task her role of a CEO, a wife, a daughter-in-law and a mother. I looked for characteristics that facilitated her to perform these tasks with an unconditional ease. In this process, I learned valuable lessons which helped overcome my own personal setbacks that I faced during my academic years and much later; when I was managing my father’s travel company at a young age.
I am a sophomore in high school and I will be attending a university in less than three years from now. Time is going to pass by so fast that before I know it I will be applying to universities. I'm ranked 15 out of 274 people in my class, and I feel like any goal I put myself for I will achieve. Going to the summer scholars program will give me an experience I've been looking for. It will give me that motivation to make sure that my goals are accomplished. I am interested in this program because it will be a fantastic opportunity to meet new people that also have the same mindset as me; as well as, this will prepare me for college and what to expect. Meaning once I'm in college I won't be so scared and unprepared. Going to the summer scholars
Leadership is trait that is extremely important in any society. Leadership is known as the way people attempting to make a difference in a situation. However, I believe that it is better said to be a way of influencing others actions. Leadership is usually connected to a great leader that affected his or her followers in a dynamic way. Throughout the semester for my leadership class, I have expanded the knowledge in numerous ways. I now have fully understanding of the purpose and process of leadership to a society. Being a leader one must maintain an image of being the role model. I believe that this is leader should be who is someone who has the ability to influence, encourage, listen, and nurture. They are able to inspire, stimulate, persuade, shape, and have an effect on others.
Being a leader for in almost any given situation has been an innate quality that I have possessed for as long as I can remember. I have always found myself nominating myself for leadership positions. My most recent and fulfilling leadership position would be my eleventh and twelfth grade school years when I held the position of Drum Major for Purnell Swett High School’s Marching Rams. Being in this position meant that I had to give up the spotlight of performance, turn my back to the crowd, and lead my fellow band members on and off of the field of competition, high school football games, and community parades. Over the course of these two years, I have learned many defining qualities about myself and have learned how to incorporate these newly learned and innate qualities to my everyday life. Throughout this two year experience the quality that I feel tested more than others, was the quality of patience. Often times before I held this position, I found myself becoming extremely impatient with individuals and situations when they would not go the way as planned or as smoothly as I had planned for them to go. This position taught me that not all situations are going to run smoothly and that we need to make the best of what we are presented with. It also taught me that not all individuals learn at the same pace, the same way, and at times do not handle individuals close to their own age giving instructions on how to complete a task. With this realization, I found myself trying to find methods of teaching that appealed to all individuals as well as found ways of not coming off as trying to force individuals to complete the tasks the way that I see fit.
Leadership requires a wide array of personality traits and learned behaviors. While some individuals are what we might call “born leaders”, this in no way suggests that one cannot learn to be a successful, effective leader. Regardless, there are fundamental traits and behaviors required of one in order to be a successful, effective leader. In my personal example, the strongest areas of improvement potential were interpersonal skills, personal vision and communication. My boss was tenacious and had tremendous potential to lead our organization into incredible success, had she learned how to harness the potential of her people, as it is the followers that determine the success of the leader. (Clark, 1997)
In an article titled “Today’s Students Need Leadership Training like Never Before” Richard Greenwald said this about the importance of teaching leadership to all the students. “Graduates of leadership programs may not be crowned leaders as soon as they get their diplomas, but ideally they will have the skills to lead tomorrow 's generation and to thrive in the new economy” (Greenwald). It’s clear that the leadership skills given to students will help them later on in life. Teaching leadership helps people solve problems more effectively, communicate better, and have “responsible decision making…” skills (Lewis). By allowing every student the same opportunity to broaden their leadership skillset, explore new techniques, and guiding them along the path to becoming leaders that are more effective, the reward will be improved leaders that are capable of handling daily life situations. The nation needs leaders that are more knowledgeable, and teachers have the power to help create future leaders and provide them with the information and examples to learn
Being a leader is one of the most incredibles opportunities any individual can be presented with. However, the idea of ‘leadership’ is simply just a umbrella where a world of infinite amount of factors can attribute to one’s success as a leader. That which only certain aspects of being a leader will be presented at a given time. It is applicable to any situation in life when it involves completing a task when more than just yourself is needed to get it done. There is so many situations in which being a leader or having leadership qualities plays an important role because developing yourself as a leader, creates a successful individual no matter the outcome. That person will alway continue to improve themselves and more effectively do what the
"A leader is an individual (or, rarely, a set of individuals) who significantly affects the thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviors of a significant number of individuals” (Gardner, Howard 2012). An essential part of a leader lies in their ability to motivate and influence people to follow their lead. Leaders are both men and women who have the ability to influence others in a community, control situations, connect with others and persuade others to follow them or the goals they define. To be a good leader one must set a good example and make correct decisions for difficult choices. I myself am implementing leadership skills into my every day life. Leadership skills are all around us. They can be applied to any situation where one may be required to take the lead. This can be
I think that developing leadership in our youth is very essential. Developing leadership skills at a young age will be very beneficial to the person as they get older. They will have something to fall back on and build on from their youth. Leadership will benefit them in everything they do, and help them stand out. Standing out in a positive way will allow them to go much further than someone without great leadership skills. There are many different ways that will help develop you as a leader, and the rewards are endless once you master the art of being a great leader.
I was in a program called Servant and Leadership Training; nicknamed as SALT or Slave and Labour Training. The nickname halfway sums up the program. Everyday we woke while the campers were sleeping, served when they woke, cleaned when they left, and learned when they were gone. We learned things such as how the Bible and Science are like Hamlet and revenge, and that to become a leader you must first set yourself apart for the masses. This idea is expressed by the brilliant businessman Ray Kroc. Ray Kroc once said, “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves”. This quote moved me to stay on task every day and to strive to do my best. My mindset encouraged my team to push past the unrelenting sandman that reminded us of our exhaustion, to overlook our aching muscles, and to see every smiling face as a success. I soon become the one that our counselors looked to for leadership. I was able to control our team in a way that they couldn’t. My ability to lead led me to run a store while I was there. I assigned my team members jobs, took care of issues, and open and closed for my boss. All of this taught me the importance of being a fair and stern leader; as well as contributing to my personal development.