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Leadership

While some people come to leadership postions through sucking up to elders or by putting people down, I believe in earning a spot. I would never treat my peers as lessers and would especially never put anyone down to make myself look better. My philosophy of becoming a leader is by setting an example. I want to be the person that everyone else wants to be. In my opinion there is no other way to prove yourself as a leader. I have seen too many people gain influential roles due to unethical processes, and I find that to be inapropriate and fake. A person in a leadership role needs to prove why they deserve to be there through work, dedication, and desire.

While this MVP accolade may seem outdated, it is proof of my ability to lead. In my time being at The Ohio State University I have not seen myself in any leadership roles, but that is merely because I want to ease my way into the college lifestyle. As a result of this, I have yet to join many organizations. That, combined with the fact I am a first year, I have yet to find many chances to have a leadership role in anything.

As proven by this simple, yet valuable reward, it presents not only to myself, but others, I have what it takes to fill a leadership role. While it may not be a plaque for Varsity, I was still on a Junior Varsity team with 21 great teammates that were all competing to be the best. However, my coach recognized my individual hard work and determination in practice before regular season games, so I was privileged to captain my team every game and show my worth as a leader. I always held myself to a high standard and it was to no ones surprise when my hard work was compensated with the highest team reward. Although this was during my high school career, I believe it is a way of foreshadowing my drive to become a leader in many of my future endeavours that I wall partake in during my experience at The Ohio State University.

I know what is required of a leader and what is needed to remain there as a role model.