Week 5
2/4: Overview of Leadership Theories
2/6: Leadership Philosophy & Styles
Reflection:
By asking someone to describe a crest of what they value, you can really find out about a person.
Middle Circle: My middle circle is filled with faith. In high school church was a must for me. I am raised Catholic and have went through many classes. Faith to me is knowing even when you are having a really bad day, tomorrow will be a step forward into better times. Faith is knowing somebody is always there for you. Faith is knowing no matter the sins committed in the past, God is willing to forgive you. Faith is knowing knowing you are where you are for a reason. Faith is touching others lives. Faith is knowing an everlasting life is waiting for us. This is why faith is so important to me.
Upper Left Corner: Relationships are very important to me. I love my family so much, I thought I wanted to get away from them for college but I find myself going to see them every chance I get. I believe in quality over quantity when talking about friendships. I have very good friends who I know I can trust and lean on in the bad times. The good friends are the ones who stay with through bad times. My friends would visit my family in the hospital when my grandparents were passing (three in the past three years.) I knew I could count on them to help me through tough times and I have done the same for them.
Upper Right Corner: Fitness is important to me. I am not talking about staring at myself in the mirror kind of fitness but instead working out to stay healthy. I have been heavily involved in crossfit the past two years and it have helped my physical and mental fitness. I have broken down so many barriers about what I thought I was capable of. This really is a rewarding feeling for me. Also the feeling carries over into everyday life, from feeling better about yourself to thinking, “Man if I could push myself through that I can sit down and study for an hour.” Fitness has helped me to strive for more in daily life than I believe I would otherwise. I feel healthy and I have built unbreakable bonds with people I have tortured myself with. I love it.
Lower Left Corner: Education is also very important to me. I have less to right about for education but I refuse to not see the importance. I know my education is going to help me to get to where I want to be. I feel an immense amount of pride when I see a good grade on an exam and I can only dream of what I will feel when I receive my college degree. Education is my present and it will carry me through my future.
Lower Right Corner: Last but not least, being a positive influence on others is important to me. I love wearing my values and my beliefs on my sleeve, especially when working with my hometown high school and junior high kids. I feel so rewarded to know that I can show these kids that being yourself, and not conforming to what others may be doing is okay, even if I only I can show one student. I know that they in turn may be able to influence peers or younger students. I really feel like I have to cut myself off because I do not want to write a book about how I feel about all of these. Anyway, I feel as though all of these values of mine are intertwined, they all touch on each other.