Leadership through my Lens

Looking through my lens, leadership means not being afraid to fail, taking chances, and looking at the big picture.

As a leader, failure is what helps me grow in my organizations and life. Failing allows me to reevaluate my decisions and leadership in order to make better decisions about the future. Going along with not being afraid to fail, taking chances is HUGE when looking at leadership. Especially in the student org capacity, if you don't take chances, how will anything change? Change is important for leaders to keep evolving with time. Thirdly, a leader should look at the big picture. If a leader focuses on the little details, rather than the big picture, it will be difficult for them to delegate tasks for an organization to succeed.

I see/feel/experience/learn leadership in a multitude of ways.

Leadership is everywhere. I see and feel it in the classroom, in my student organizations, in my family, in my group of friends.

To experience and learn leadership you have to be open and willing to do so. I experience and learn leadership through my various student organizations, classes and jobs:

• Student Leadership Advocates
• Delta Sigma Pi
• OWL Program
• LeaderShape
• EDUPL 371

My education on leadership didn't just start in college, but has been growing as I have grown. I have been informed about leadership my entire life from my parents, my family, teachers, coaches, bosses, and peers.

My leadership lens has been evolving my entire life. I am eager and excited to see where I venture next to continue to shape my lens.

Stay tuned....