Each FFA chapter provides a support network of its own that shapes each individual differently and to different degrees. Becoming an FFA member has helped me grow in my confidence, responsibility, and leadership skills. This chapter has connected me with other people who share my enthusiasm for encouraging and building up others. Every individual has the potential to apply the skills or lessons they have learned to significantly influence their environment, yet some people do not exercise that knowledge in their reasoning. To that end, I have and will continue to utilize the lessons I have learned to assist myself in wise and perceptive decision making in the future. FFA has helped me build confidence in myself by connecting with others
To say the least, I felt like a failure and that I had wasted people’s time and money. Reading this chapter helped me realize that it is important to learn through a failure (Fagerstrom 126). Failures happen in ministry often, and the way you respond to the failure is important. Chapter fifteen, “Developing a plan for lifelong learning”, is essential for effective leaders. Per Fagerstrom, there are four areas that need constant attention: skill (competency), wisdom and knowledge (learning and thinking), spiritual formation (godliness), and personal development (focus on the word personally)
...e was a horrible hurricane down south hitting New Orleans, Louisiana and several other states. They launched the Seeds of Hope organization they raised 835,699 dollars in donations to help rebuild chapters, and help farmers. Seeds of Hope helped the FFA foundation break $10 million in raising money for FFA programs and services Ford motor companies would contribute $1 million the next year. National Convention was moved to Indianapolis Indiana. In 2007 FFA Merchandise Center opens its doors in Indianapolis Indiana. Memberships break an all time high at the half-million mark with 500,823 members in 7,358chapters. In 2009 FFA celebrates the 40th anniversary of women being admitted into FFA.
I would like to begin with saying that I am honored to be invited into the National Honors Society. I am continually setting high standards for myself and to join a group of like minded people would be a very satisfying reward. I consider this invitation for application an incredible opportunity for forward advancement in my scholarly journey. So, to dive right into why I would like to join this honored society, I will briefly expound on my character and traits for you.
FBLA has been such a defining point in my high school career and vital part in who I am today and even who I will be in the future. Becoming an officer would allow me to see to that other students that are new to FBLA also experience the same things as I have so that they could not only grow within FBLA but also in life. I hope to, as part of becoming a potential officer, that I can encourage others in FBLA as was done to me by older peers. Hopefully with this, we can have a large increase in membership and activity to improve our chapter.
Dr. Mork shared the impact of stakeholder loyalty on the Crescent School District’s performance results in enrollment of students, positive relations, and a desire to help the students. When stakeholders have a feeling of loyalty, they will tend to speak highly of the district. The loyalty creates a sense of family on the small K-12 Crescent Campus. Teachers and students are very familiar with one another. This family atmosphere has developed into a Crescent brand.
Leadership is a not only a necessary quality to have but I wish to display this quality in my future career as a Physician Assistant. Being a leader is required in order to succeed in the rural primary care field. Incorporating this leadership quality in my career as a Physician Assistant is important to me because I have displayed this quality through the classroom, athletics, volunteer work, etc and I wish to continue to displa...
Overall, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to be an Area Officer so that I can better serve my fellow members, the FFA, and my community and world. As a leader I would put into practice the characteristics I have previously talked about. I would strive to always be open minded, a good listener, available to assist member, serve all those in the organization and our communities, and represent the FFA to the best of my
The national FFA organization has been a way for young adults to grow and connect with agriculture since 1928 (Bender and Taylor 533). FFA stands for Future Farmers of America, but is most definitely not restricted to “farmers” only. FFA offers many opportunities for any and all members enrolled in a vocational agriculture course to be involved and further their knowledge of various areas even beyond the field of agriculture (Bender and Taylor 1). “FFA at 50 in Missouri” states the FFA motto that has been the foundation of the FFA mentality many years, “Learning to do, Doing to learn, Earning to live, Living to serve” (FFA at 50 in Missouri 8). This motto fits the organization well as it aims to teach members to be successful not only in agriculture
At this time, I became a group leader in an after-school program for a 3rd-grade class. This was my first time working with children and as imagined, it was a tough transition. The students were Latino and African American, living in poverty stricken neighborhoods with a dysfunctional home life. The program focused on students who were at risk of retention. A large number of students were below average and had been recommended to receive extra academic support. As a result of my time spent working and learning with the students, I choose an educational path.
The member that were a part of the conundrum stated that their importance made a difference in how much effort they put forth throughout this leadership project. I believe that the transformational leadership style along with open communication, helped to great an environment where the members felt that their efforts were appreciated.
These are people who in one week, not only became lifelong friends and mentors, but were able to teach me valuable lessons about life, friendship, and leadership that I will carry with me throughout life. The group leaders were able to teach me lessons that I would not have gotten anywhere else. The National Youth and Leadership Forum opened many opportunities for me as a young adult and I would not have changed it for the world. The conference taught me not only leadership skills but allowed me to meet people and form bonds that I never thought
By being an active participant throughout Leading as a Way of Serving, I have had the opportunity to learn so much through assignments, in class activities, demonstrations, and the class retreat. When doing the tasks and taking time to reflect on the experience, I have come to learn that each aspect of the class had a greater impact that the original intention. In thinking about whom I am as a person and how each moment can be a new opportunity for learning, I can live each day in confidence in knowing that I can continue to grow as a servant leader.
First, I volunteered at the Faith Academy which attempts to create a community where children love learning and grow in their love for God and partners with families in build a solid foundation with which they will use as their foundation to help carry them throughout their lives. My personal mission was to teach a bible study course to help instill strong ethics in values in the lives of the children that I was in contact with. I strove to exude confidence in the young men and women that I touched with messages from the gospel in order to help the community and elevate themselves and the community in which they lived. I enjoyed having the opportunity to help change their lives from thinking only of themselves to thinking how they could impact their community for the greater good. My personal Leadership style is a Servant Leadership style whereby I try to serve the children that I was in contact with laughter as well as by providing them with the tools they need to succeed. One of the strengths from the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assignment that I used with the children is my Futuristic Theme. I fought hard to get the children to dream about a better life and focus on what they can do to individually shape the future of their lives as well as have a positive effect on the community as a whole. I helped teach them to be dreamers of what the world could
Many of my family members were educators and my father is a retired school administrator. Modeling my behavior and beliefs after my father led me into administration and helped shape my approach to leadership. His mentorship as a father instilled certain character qualities in me that have stood the test of time. As a young teacher I could go to him for advice because he was an active administrator with the knowledge to help me. As a young administrator I often relied on his experience to create tools for my own success. My military background taught me the value of strong leadership, discipline, loyalty, and teamwork. My job as an aircraft mechanic allowed me the opportunity to work under pressure when the safety of others depending upon my performance. I was also fortunate to have some very positive and powerful mentors who modeled behavior from which I adopted many of my beliefs concerning leadership. In reflecting upon where my beliefs came from, I cannot leave out the influence of my religion and the teaching that goes along with it. As a church deacon it was indoctrinated in me to put others before myself in an effort to live as Jesus lived. The core beliefs of my church involved reaching out to others and giving of yourself, thus treating people the way that I want to be treated is the very foundation of my beliefs. While this can be difficult in the administration of my
I have over two years of experience counseling first generation college students. In my current position as a Chapter Support Manager at the National Society of Leadership and Success I work with many students in colleges and universities across the country on leadership development. There are students who have self-identified as first-generation college students. Having experience working with this demographic, I chose personally to insure I provide these students with the extra support and guidance that they need in their leadership development.