DSWS has opened up doors in ways I never could have imagined. From a career standpoint, they have brought in wonderful speakers that I have taken great interest in. They showed me the importance of a mentor and I have attained one for myself sense then. They opened up a new life style I never really considered before. The life style of being “well” is one I now pursue and strive to live a well balanced life.
A huge life lesson I have learned from DSWS is to pursue my dreams and goals and never give up on them. We had a lot of speakers talk to us. Being one hundred percent honest, I sometimes struggled paying attention to the content they were discussing. The one thing I did always do, was respect the speakers. All of them showed great amounts of passion for what they were taking about and you could easily see they loved what they did. They also all believed in what they were doing, which then over flowed to all the aspects of their life. This is a very important to me because I want to live a life where I want to get up out of bed every morning and love what I am working towards and am doing.
When I entered college I was unsure about my career goals and also what leadership really was and how to use it to change the world. Throughout the year I have learned how to take ideas and turn them into real world change. We did a project that could bring social change if we were to follow through with it. Although we did not take the project into the real world, we learned all the steps and processes on how to make change if we want to bring social change. The project also taught me how to deal with people that come from all different walks of life, and also how to combine leadership styles so everyone is accommodated. I can truly say I have matured not only as a leader, but also in the way I pursue my dreams and strive to live my life.
One of the biggest highlights I want to tough upon, was Buckeyethon 2018. This is a opportunity I probably would not have done if it was not for DSWS because I was not really sure what it was. I can now honestly say that it has been a life changing event and I can not wait to dance for the kids in the years to come.
