Throughout high school, I was involved in my church’s youth group praise team as both a vocalist and an audio/visual helper. Looking at our praise leader from a distance, the role seemed so easy and attractive as everyone was so fond of her. When I became a senior, I became the co-leader of the praise team, and that’s what I realized the role wasn’t as effortless as I thought. The first week of practice went terribly. It took forever to set up mics and instruments, the sound check and set run-through was terrible, and the atmosphere was very tense. I could not stop thinking about what went wrong and so I messaged the old praise team leader. After discussing with her, I realized I was approaching the position of the praise leader and running
To make it even harder to focus, we could hear the music of another guard’s performance throughout warmup. I encouraged my team to stay focus on how we want to perform. As we prepared to perform, several girls began crying and hugging as if we were already done. I talked to each girl I passed and told them that it was time to focus and to show this crowd how good we are. That performance was the perfect ending to the season; it was everything we had worked for. However, we weren’t done yet; we still had to fold our floor, put away our flags, and get ready for the awards ceremony. On our way to put away our equipment, one of my girls started crying and apologizing for a mistake she had made, afraid that she compromised the show. I told her immediately that whatever score we made, we earned it as a team. I comforted her with my own struggles of perfectionism and feelings of inadequacy, but those feelings don’t necessarily reflect our
Learning to love who you are is not easy, but with the help of my small group, I realized that I have a great outgoing personality, and with my story I could help numerous kids. I was determined to be a leader on a Kairos retreat and share my story so people in the same situation I had been in know they are not alone. When September came around it was time to apply to be a Kairos leader and after submitting an application, I was one of the eight students chosen to lead. Immense amounts of time went into planning the entire retreat and writing my 30 minute talk I would give. I requested the talk “The Real Me” because of its great impact on me, and was given the talk even though it is normally given by an adult leader. On the first day of the retreat my nerves were off the chart because very few people knew about the information I would share the next day. All the students on the retreat were from my class of 280 students, some of them being my closest friends do that knew none of the information, so saying I was nervous is a bit of an
I have been a part of multiple pep rallies and am a role model to younger students. One moment, in particular, stands out to me on how much difference I can make in younger children. My new cheer coach had asked if anyone would be interested in volunteering their time to help the middle school squad learning the cheers. Being Varsity Cheer Co-Captain, I was more than happy to oblige. It was a no-brainer to help out because cheer is one of my favorite things. As I laced up my cheer shoes, I glanced up, I noticed the fresh-faced cheerleaders who timidly walked into the gym. They reminded me of me at that age, afraid that they didn't have what it took to be a cheerleader. However, as practices went on, they became more confident in their abilities. Volunteering my time was well worth it, I got to see the cheerleaders grow into more confident cheerleaders and people.
A few leadership experiences that I have had come from athletics. I started playing athletics when I was in the fifth grade and I still continue to play as a senior. Over the years I have had the ability to be one of the leaders of both the softball and basketball teams for my school. Being a leader has taught me to use leadership skills that I will need later in the future.
As I’m sitting here typing this, I thought this assignment would be easy but it’s not. How do you explain who you are in a paper? Where do I begin? Well, for starters, my personality, ambitions, and what I love doing should be the best standard for defining my character. One should never be anxious if they do not know everything about themselves, as we are constantly learning and discovering new features of ourselves. Personally, I am satisfied knowing my friends are worth it and consider me an asset. I’m the shortest one in my group of friends which puts me somewhat the end of the ladder. Someone might judge me just because of the way I look or act but, if they could just get to know me even more and see my personality they can see me in a whole new way.
Four years ago during the summer before my first year of high school, I started volunteering as coach of a fourth grade cheer squad with three of my friends. We needed to teach twenty-eight girls a one-minute dance and a hello cheer before their first game. I went into that first practice very naive, believing the girls would listen and do as I say. That practice turned out to be a complete mess. The kids jumped all over me, would not pay attention for more than three motions, and repeatedly asked me random questions about the things I liked. That two hour practice was one of the most hectic and frustrating moments I have experienced, but, at the same time, it was new, exciting, and entertaining. The past years of coaching have allowed me to form strong relationships with these girls to the point where I see them as my little sisters. Being their coach involves more than just teaching them cheers and dances, sometimes I have to settle their differences, comfort them, and let them have fun. When the girls reached sixth grade, the team started to go through drama. One practice, two girls
I hope all is well. My name Rowda Mohammed and I owned the 2010 Volkswagen CC (License Plate Number: KDR 9795). I got into a car accident on 6/8/2017 around 5:00-6:00 PM at the intersection of City Ave and Bryn Mawr Ave, I was driving in the lane that was furthest to the left heading toward Maple Ave when a driver that was on the right lane made a sudden turn into my lane and hit the right side of my car. When the police got to the scene they said the other driver was at fault. My car had minor damages (Pictures attached). The driver that hit me did not have car insurance, the passenger that was in the car with the driver had car insurance however her insurance refused to cover my damages because they did not cover the driver, so
On my sixteenth birthday, my friends--we call ourselves The Crew--gave me the best gift ever. They combined two of my favorite things--the TV show, Law and Order, and Taylor Swift--and created a mini movie. The first time I watched it, and every time since, I crack up laughing. It is the funniest, quirkiest creation I have ever seen and it’s a fantastic representation of how thoughtful and loving my friends truly are.
Growing up as the daughter of the son of alcoholic parents created an environment where acceptance was based on my performance. This was evidenced most in sports. I did everything I could to perform well enough to make my father proud. Yet, in some way I would always fall short. I was rewarded for when I did well and withheld from when I failed. A drive to succeed in everything started my struggle with perfectionism. While this did allow me to achieve academic success, it was at the cost of emotional and mental health. The final breakdowns that led me to seek help have already had a positive effect in equipping me for ministry. Because of the support and encouragement I found in counseling, I was able to discover the roots of my past. Unhealthy patterns of thinking and behaving that I had unknowingly perpetuated from my father, I can now recognize and choose to think and act differently. As a leader, this issue helps me to be a more grace-based leader. I can respond with love and acceptance even when someone fails. Another positive contribution of my family-of-origin issues is the heart of compassion and sensitivity to others that developed in response to the emotional neglect of my father. Although this is definitely a strength and God has used this to develop me as a relational leader, it stands as a cautionary reminder to not allow that strength to become boundaryless to the point of burnout.
By attending all rehearsals and participating in all choral performances, I have become extremely dedicated to the entire choral program at my school. I never knew I would become president of the entire choral program, and I never knew how much authority I would be given, as a result. I could not imagine my peers consulting with me in regards to extracurricular activity. Going from just a regular member to becoming a leader was mind boggling to me.
Performing a lot more because of show choir and having the family dynamic supporting me even pushed me to get a solo in my church’s choir musical. Because of the performing I am more comfortable speaking in front of large crowds, and trust in myself that I can do more than I thought I ever would my freshman year. Show choir also helped me with my leadership skills. My sophomore year I got the opportunity to be a dance captain. At first whenever the directors would put me and the other dance captains in charge the girls would talk and wouldn’t listen. Because girls couldn't focus and take it seriously we struggled at some of our competitions. I blamed myself for the loses, but I had to learn to overcome my own challenges and to grow to be a better leader. After we came together as a group and talked about what we all could do better. I learned ways I can be a better peer leader and have grown from it. It has helped me gain and be strong in other peer leadership opportunities such as being my class’s co-president. Finally show choir has helped me with
Ever since I was little I’ve been what you would call a “high achieving” kid. I did well in school, I did well in sports and I did well in my community. I was always the first one to class, and the last one to leave the field. I was the kid that all my friends’ parents compared their children to. I was the kid with a room full of trophies and awards. In my mind, the worst possible thing I could do was disappoint the people around me. In elementary school I was involved in every club imaginable. I was in the band, I played in the orchestra, I sang solos for chorus, I was in the math club, I was president of student council, I played travel soccer, I was involved in every activity possible, and I excelled in all of them. This
Besides academics, fine arts and sports in school, I have attained leading roles in different groups. This year, I am the Spirit Leader of Student Council encouraging monthly goals and themes and assisting in school events. From creating a student council with a group of peers three years ago we have had success in many events and have found new ways to spread spirit, gather important information and assist with financial groups. Recently, I stepped up to be the leader of the fundraising committee for our ...
In this paper I will speak of my leadership experiences as well as how my particular leadership style will continue to enhance and shape my role in the culture of the organization which I serve. Over the course of this class we have learned the skillsets (hard vs soft) as well as characteristics traits which make a great leader. Through the assignments, interactions with discussions boards, and group projects I have been able to determine what leadership theory I am best associated with. As discussed in chapter fourteen, the theory which best fits my leadership style is The Path-Goal Leadership Model. According to our textbook Management: A Practical Introduction by Angela Kinicki and Brian Williams, Robert House created and redevised this
The co-chair commented to the kitchen volunteers that we did things differently than we did in the last 20 years and that the food was ready early enough to avoid last minute scrambling. I realized that my leadership style is one that informs the rather eclectic theology I carry with me to the pulpit. In the kitchen I explained the tasks that needed to be accomplished and allowed the volunteers to use their skills, talents and experiences to accomplish them. If someone didn’t know how to proceed, I gave them more suggestions to help guide them toward greater knowledge and confidence in themselves. This heuristic and non-hierarchical approach in leadership that goes hand-in-glove with preaching allows a person to discover their hidden qualities and empowers them as a member of the body, promoting growth in their faith while serving others and God. Mission is a commitment and product of preaching. It is invitation for someone who might not have been comfortable in leadership roles previously to test the waters of participation that may pilot them to evangelism and leadership in other ways within the congregation, greater community, and world. It is also important for the clergy to demonstrate that they do not just speak of the work of God in the world in a Sunday sermon, but through praxis, they actively participate in accomplishing the