Hello blogging world. I guess there is always a first time
for everything.
As my fellow classmates saw recently, I decided to go a
little creative with my Leadership Lens and decided to draw a periodic table.
Basically my theme was that there are many different elements that influence
how you view leadership and how you act as a person. I am fascinated by
psychology and the way we are influenced by our experiences. I started my lens
by depicting my childhood. From birth we are constantly being shaped into who
we are going to be. From an early age of playing sports, you learn how to work
with others and compete. There have been many other experiences such as my
study abroad experience in 10th grade. I was able to visit 5 countries in the
span of 20 days without my parents to help me along the way. I was in charge of
taking care of myself and being able to be on the go every few days.
In high school, I decided to join theatre, and I have had
many experiences from being a lead role in a play to being the stage manager of
a production. This was one of my first defining roles as a leader to my peers.
Not only from your parents is someone influenced, your peers
are one of the heaviest influences on your life. You learn how to interact and
deal with many different personalities. My first year I had a very hard time
adjusting to dorm life and living with not so great roommates. But I stuck
through it and managed to better myself.
My life changing moment in college is still LeaderShape. It
is where I met amazing people and learned so much about myself and how to be a
better leader and person. From there I have become very involved in the campus
community and I am inspired everyday by the amazing people I work with
everyday. My lens is ever changing and is very malleable. A leader is someone
who is able to change and grow from experiences. A leader is someone who makes
mistakes, many mistakes, but has the audacity and perseverance to move forward
and use those experiences as rewards and knowledge.
