Tell Your Own Story

If you are to achieve the dreams and visions you have for oneself, there will be many obstacles and roadblocks that come a long the way. Within that journey you will have a chance to tell your own story. If you aren't able to tell your own story it likely means you haven't tested yourself and gone through hardships in your life. It's when you emerge from that hardship that brings a deeper meaning to who you are, gives you confidence as a person and pushes you closer to your dream. I didn't realize I had a story to tell until I had to overcome major life issues to keep on pursuing my dreams.

I've learned that you can't rely solely on yourself to reach your goals. There will be people that you need and will want to help you along your journey. Those are the people that become the most important to you. For the longest time I relied to heavily on myself to overcome personal difficulties. I got to the point where my only choice was to seek help from other individuals. Once I started to seek help and wasn't afraid to reach out to others everything changed for me. It was strong will and determination to want to be better and the potential I knew I had as a person to reach out to others. Once I started to reach out everything didn't seem so bad as I had made it out to been. Things can turn around quickly for you if you share your experiences with others weather it be personal issues your having, roadblocks, or the lack of support. The more you seek help, the more others want to see you succeed. You need that will within you to accomplish great things.

Once I sought help, was supported by peers with the decisions I had made, I started to gain strong empowerment within myself. The determination I had previously to overcome difficulties even when my dreams didn't seem achievable, has now been installed within in me. Overcoming barriers brings new light and confidence to you as a person and makes your dreams so much more realistic. First you must have the dream and then you must pursue it with persistence. I'm beginning to see that persistence and determination will bring you a long way in life. The more you believe in yourself, the more others will begin to believe in you. They see how you carry yourself and the ability you have within yourself. They want you to succeed and will support you a long the way. However if you're not able to have that larger picture and dream, you will never be able to see what you are truly capable of.

I have been very lucky, things that seemed so unattainable have become more attainable with every passing month. Things will begin to fall into place based on how hard you try and how much persistence you have to reach your goal. When things start to turn for the better you begin to realize just how thankful you are and how lucky one single person can be. However luck just doesn't happen. If you work with a determined mind set, the luck will find you. So grateful to live the life i do!

Leadership Feedback

To provide appropriate feedback on my leadership qualities I asked peers who knew me very well but would provide honest feedback. The feedback I got was both constructive and real. I asked one of my peers within my fraternity because he had seen me grown as a leader and I knew he would provide honest feedback without being biased. The feed back I got, I took in and listened with an open mind.

The first thing that he mentioned I could do better was lead by example. He said this was important because other people will notice and start to follow. I thought I did a pretty good job of it, but he pointed to examples such as attending events your in charge of for the duration of the time which will make other people see want to help out as much as possible. This could really get people to follow. I believe this was good feedback because it will help me improve as a leader in a sense that I will be more committed to my position. 

Another quality he stated that I could improve on was voicing my opinion. He stated that I had good things to say, but I often held back on them. If I could improve on my public speaking skills people would have a better understanding of who I was and what my values may be. I agreed with him on this because I believe I do have good things to say except I second guess myself sometimes when it comes to speaking up. Overall I thought this really helped me. Going into the conversation with an open mind helped let me take in his opinions and listen intently.