I have learned a lot about being a leader the past few months. I think the most important thing that I have learned is to be self-aware and ask for feedback. I have become more aware of how I act and how I affect others. My testimony is that at the beginning of the semester I was always defensive when touchy subjects were brought up and although I was very good at caring for others emotions and good at knowing how they were doing, I was not good at knowing about myself. Now, I have had a big change. I know I am earth and water and I know how to act with my roommate who is fire. I am not being as defensive and I am not shutting down when she tries to bring things up. Now, most often, I bring up the important things that we need to talk about because I know that it will be good for us to get it out in the open. I also now know that before I lead others I have to motivated, and know what I want for myself. I put in twice as much work and am enthusiastic and it is showing in my everyday life.
1. I hope that people talk about me and the things that I have accomplished in a good way. I hope that they can see that I am always very motivated and that I am hardworking. I hope they see my passion for kids in what I do and that they can see that it is my driving force in what I do. I hope they say I am organized and always there when I am needed. I also hope they say that I am good at balancing my social life, work life, and my alone time.
2. I need to keep myself organized and on track. I need to be committed. I already have the passion and I will how it through the decisions that I make. I will be there for those who need be and practice emotional intelligence to do so.
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One time I was in charge of teaching a class. I loved the fact that I was in control of what we focused time on and what we skipped over. I loved that I felt prepared and that I was teaching. I did not like the idea of being in front of a lot of people but as soon as I got talking, that all went away.
As a group leader I have headed a fundraiser that made over $5oo in a few hours.
As a group or team member I have participated in services that benefit others.
I facilitated change by making organized charts giving everyone a responsibility that they could do and was aware of.
I am motivated to put in extra effort because I like to be the one that people say; “she did her part” not “she wasn’t there when needed”
I am good at dealing with conflict because I am self aware of how I am during conflict and I know what to do when it arises.
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