Personal Statement: Why I Love To Join NJHS

776 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Importance of Time Management

Why me?

Many people have said, “time is money spend yours wisely,” I disagree, time is life spend yours wisely. We have this special time to gain experiences and learn new and crazy things. So, there really is no point in wasting it. There are so many amazing things to accomplish in this life, even though they come with difficulties. My goal is to overcome all difficulties, and to learn and grow as much as possible. Although no one can/should experience and solve life by theirself, this is why I would love to join NJHS, and believe it will be a great opportunity to help realize my potential as well as others. I completely agree and love how NJHS has narrowed all of the best characteristics anyone can achieve into four categories. I look forward …show more content…

Throughout my life there has been many activities and teams I've been a part of. Such as cheer, dance, school plays, sports teams and church activities. In order to lead and help others, it’s key to first make sure you are organized and in control of yourself and your situation. If you do this you are better able to understand what others are going through and actually have time to care, listen, and do something about it. It's also extremely important, I've found, to have a good motivator or motivation. Like this inspiring quote says, “don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams (unknown author).” We need to look up and keep moving forward toward our goals not because we have to but because we want to. For example, school has always been …show more content…

At the beginning of the year my stake planted flowers on main street. At first we were miserable since it was cold and a Saturday morning, but then (after hot chocolate and donuts) we started to talk to each other and set goals and challenged nearby service groups to small competitions and soon it wasn't so cold any more, and then...we were done! Everything went by faster and seemingly less effort when we were laughing and pushing ourselves. Other great examples are the hikes at girls camp. At my first year at girls camp we hiked to a lake where we slid down and had tons of fun, everything was looking up for us and soon we started hiking back. Along the way, it started to rain on our already soaking selves, which started to lower our spirits because he had a long way to go still. Instead of pounding we set goals for ourselves and sang songs until we could see the cars and jumped with joy.

Show More
Related

  • National Honor Society Personal Statement Examples

    124 Words  | 1 Pages

    I aspire to become a leader in my family and community inspiring those around me to maximize life to its fullest potential. To use my God given gifts and talents to apply the principles necessary, to make a significant difference in the lives of others. To live a balanced life challenging myself intellectually as well as allowing time for my mind to rest and do things I enjoy. To look at life through a child’s eyes, not being distressed about the past or worrying about the future. All the while dancing like nobody’s watching.

    Read More

  • Leadership Lessons From Beowulf and Oedipus

    1488 Words  | 3 Pages

    Leadership can be defined as the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of a minor or group and persuade them to follow a particular course of action. A leader sets a course of action and ensures that everyone follows the action. Leading can apply to leading oneself, other individuals, groups, organizations and societies. The nature of how leading is done depends on the framework of the situation, one's point of view, and on the nature and needs of those involved. While leadership is learned, the skills and knowledge processed by the leader are influenced by their traits, such as beliefs, values, ethics, and most importantly character.

    Read More

  • My Eagle Scout Project

    700 Words  | 2 Pages

    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

    Read More

  • NHS Scholarship Essay

    594 Words  | 2 Pages

    Involvement in marching band, field hockey, and various other activities has given me many opportunities to show leadership. My first leadership opportunity was in eighth grade when I became a WEB leader. While I was a WEB leader, I helped incoming sixth graders get adjusted to middle school life and find their classes on the first day. I also met up with the sixth graders in my group once a month at lunch and got to know them while I asked how school was going and helped them with any issues they had. In marching band, this past season I was a marching captain for my section. I helped the freshmen learn to march, demonstrated proper marching techniques for others, and gave advice to anyone having trouble with part of our marching show. At the start of field hockey season I showed leadership by helping new players learn to play field hockey by demonstrating how

    Read More

  • The American Dream Essay: To Achieve The American Dreams

    1034 Words  | 3 Pages

    People need to think intelligently and set goals that are specific to their needs, making it possible to achieve their goals by making sure they are measurable and realistic and making it possible to build a support system around them; furthermore, they also need to set a deadline with time frames that can be met. Chanika Charles stated that “young people are at risk of being gobbled up by despair, overcome by conditions beyond their control” (A17). To avoid this, people need to start motivating themselves and getting excited about what they want to achieve, making sure their goals are relevant to their needs and being more perseverance when situations become difficult. When setting up their goals, they must ask that magic question: is this relevant to my lifestyle, furthermore, what will I do to achieve it?

    Read More

  • The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

    1631 Words  | 4 Pages

    In order for a leader to be a leader he/she must begin with the assumption that you are the one who matters most. As a leader you have to possess that level of confidence in yourself that you are capable of leading yourself “before you can lead others”. And when you develop this belief then you are better able of affirmative influence “on others”.

    Read More

  • National Honor Society Analysis

    693 Words  | 2 Pages

    A leader is someone who will work towards a goal that will benefit the group as a whole and along the way they will lead that group to accomplish that particular goal. A leader has to have passion and they need to create a vision and follow through with it until it is completed. I was selected as one of eight out of over 400 applicants to represent the church camp that I have attended summer after summer for two weeks as a high school staffer this past summer. I had to lead two large groups of campers, made up almost entirely of new camper, in a group bible study for two weeks . At first, it was difficult to get the campers to open up, but later I realized that they were trying their hardest and I needed to be patient. My goal was to lead and help them become the best person and future leader anyone could ask

    Read More

  • Leadership Philosophy Paper

    986 Words  | 2 Pages

    Leadership is being able to direct or guide other people by either your own actions or by actually guiding them into the right direction (Acumen). Inspiration to be a leader might come from many different areas like your family, friends, peers, or even teachers. My inspiration didn’t really occur to me until I started attending college in August 2013. In all actuality I never even thought of how to be a leader until I was in Mrs. Moore’s Perspectives class. I now have a desire to be a great leader, and the inspiration has come from Mrs. Moore, and my family. I am the first to attend college out of my family, so in a away I have already started leading my siblings in the right direction. Being a leader means inspiring others to pursue their dreams, and aspirations and helping throughout the journey to success. Being a leader has nothing with authority or being able to tell other what, and how to do things, it’s about having people who look up to you and want to follow your example.

    Read More

  • Leadership Interview

    2044 Words  | 5 Pages

    To inspire and influence others, a leader must possess many skills and abilities. As motivational speaker Peter Northouse, states, “a leader should be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant” (Northouse, 2013) Moving an entire group of individuals toward a singular goal is a considerable undertaking. Without effective communication skills and a clear vision of what needs to be accomplished, one will feel like they are trying to herd cats rather than leading.

    Read More

  • Four Function Of Management

    818 Words  | 2 Pages

    “Leading: is stimulating people to be high performers. It is directing, motivating, and communicating with employees, individually and in groups. Leading involves close day-to-day contact with people, helping to guide and inspire them toward achieving team and organizational goals” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 17).

    Read More

  • Importance of Setting Goals

    604 Words  | 2 Pages

    When setting direction to success you must make good choices on the path you are going to choose. The wrong path will put you somewhere that is going to take you off track from your goals. This path can lead to partying too much, getting lazy, and not going back to school. Not doing schoolwork is getting lazy. You must stay on top of schoolwork and not fall behind. If you start to fall behind in schoolwork, it is very hard to find yourself catching up again. Choosing the right path will keep you caught up in work and your mind occupied so you don't fall behind.

    Read More

  • Effective Leaders: Leading by Example

    928 Words  | 2 Pages

    - In my own experiences, I have been both a leader and a manager in my professional life and find that leading can be difficult. Inspiring others to get on the same page and work together toward the same goal has its own challenges. It is much easier to manage the actual tasks associated with the project or the goal than it is to get buy in from others to complete those tasks.

    Read More

  • How Leaders Inspire and Influence Others

    896 Words  | 2 Pages

    To inspire and influence others, a leader must have many skills and abilities. As motivational speaker Jim Rohn, states, “ the challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” (2010) Moving an entire group of individuals toward a singular goal is a considerable undertaking. Without effective communication skills and a clear vision of what needs to be accomplished, one will feel like they are trying to herd cats rather than leading.

    Read More

  • Keys To Effective Leadership Essay

    1665 Words  | 4 Pages

    "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

    Read More

  • Personal Essay: My Journey To Success

    902 Words  | 2 Pages

    but that can’t reach because of the unwillingness to succeed. My mentality now is school

    Read More

More about Personal Statement: Why I Love To Join NJHS

Open Document