Personal Narrative: My Leadership Experiences

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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. Becoming a leader was something that I would have to work for. I became a leader when I was a freshman in high school and I was determined to be a successful one. I knew that it was going to take some time to earn respect from everyone on the team, but my theory was to give respect so I can receive it too. My greatest advice that I would give was to never give up no matter how many times you …show more content…

I believe that leadership is an important skill to have, especially when teamwork is involved. Over the many years that I have played, I wanted the team to be really close. I thought that in order to be successful we must all treat each other like we wanted to be treated. The experience of being around the girls and coaches on my team made me feel like they were my second family. I would spend almost the same amount of time around them as I would my own family at home. I am extremely thankful that I have friends on the team and it is an honor for me to be one of their leaders. Now as I continue to finish the remainder of the school year, I want to keep the relationship of the team as strong as I can. I think the key to have a successful team is to have a good relationship with the players and have strong leadership. I hope that the younger players on the team can learn a lot from the leadership of others and me. Through the whole experience of being a leader, it has influenced me to keep striving for my goals no matter how hard I want to quit. I know that I will have to use the experience I had as a leader to be successful in

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