Mission Statement

I am at my best when I am doing something that I am passionate about.
I will try to prevent times when I am forced to pretend to care about something that doesn't affect me.
I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can I love to help people find things and have conversations with them.
I will find enjoyment in my personal life through Spend time with my family and those that I love .
I will find opportunities to use my natural talents and gifts such as I am a good friend who is loyal. I am a very good listener and try to help solve people's problems.
I can do anything I set my mind to. I will help those who were less fortunate and help my family reach their dreams.
My life's journey is To bring joy and happiness to those who are less fortunate. To have a family that is loving and close to each other. I am happy when I am able to make someone's life better. .
I will be a person who My family. I would hope that they would say that I have been there for them and helped those around me reach their goals. .
My most important future contribution to others will be I want to give advice. .

I will stop procrastinating and start working on:

• I should work more efficiently.
• I should go to church more happily

I will strive to incorporate the following attributes into my life:

• Strength
• positive
• hardworking

I will constantly renew myself by focusing on the four dimensions of my life:

• live a healthy lifestyle
• go to church
• talk through problems
• talk through my feelings and emotions

Leadership

As I was at FFA national convention I was able to see some great leaders.  The national officers were able to get everyone excited and take part in the sessions even when they weren't always the fun ones. I could see how they worked to motivate everyone to take those leadership qualities back and apply them. The keynote speaker was a Vietnam veteran who was burned very badly by an incinerary grenade who many thought would die.  He talked to us about how to overcome our problems and with him he had a man who had been burned in a meth fire. The man told us that if we showed him who are friends were he could tell us where we would be in 10 years because friends change us and shape us. As leaders we need to learn to suround ourselves with the type of people who believe in the same things we do so we aren't lead astray. As the future leaders we need to show that doing the right things aren't always the most cool but they will give you the potential for a successful life that others will use as an example.

class activities

I think that doing different class activities/competitions was a good thing because we can learn many new things about the kind of person we are.  We learn if we are watchers or doers. I think that we have peoplen in the class who are less passionate about the prospective win that will come and they become more of the ones who watch what is going on and gives help when they are asked then there are those who want to hurry up and get a plan that will get them to win. I think that the passion of some people is contagious because when one person is really excited then the whole group feeds off of it and gets pumped up. There are good things about a calm leader as well because there is often more organization. I think we learned a lot from these activities.

Core Elements of leadership

I was looking through my blogs that I follow and I came across a post that I think fits in well with what we have been talking about and it was about core elements of leadership. It said that delegation was one of the most important components of leadership. I think that this can be seen in the classroom everyday. Mr. Fritz always deals with disagreements or misunderstandings between students and helps them see why they were having a disagreement. Delegation between people is important for leaders because when you are working with a lot of different people you will have different personalities and then you will have disagreements. Leaders need to be able to work through disagreements with others.

Core Values

I think that core values are very important in a person's life because they help guide you through the tough times that you encounter in life. They make the cross roads clear. I think that I have some strong core values that have helped me make choices in life.
1. Respect. Respect is important because when you respect others they in turn will show you respect and it shows that you have good character.
2.Faith. Faith is important because it is always there to believe in when you feel like you have lost all hope it is always there.
3. Convictions. Convictions are important because they make up the strong foundation of who you are and what you stand for.  If you know what you stand for then you know what situations to avoid.
4. Honesty/Trust. Honesty and trust are important because if people see that you are honest and trustworthy then they will confide in you and you develop true friends that will give you friendships that stand the test of time.
5. Determination. Determination is important because it will keep you going when you feel like giving up. Pushing through the tough times shows that you can conquer things if you try.
6. Family. Family will help you through everything they will be there for the good and the bad. Family will help you stick to your values because they help to shape your values.
7. Integrity. Integrity is important because it shows that you are someone who sets goals and does what is right. You will be there to help others when they need it.

Leadership blame game

I was reading a blog that I follow and they pointed out that a good leadership team doesn't blame one member but they all take the blame when something doesn't go as planned. I think that to be a good leader you have to be able to communicate with a leadership team and that when faced with problems everyone works to work it out not just one person doing what they want or just being someone who watches as things happen around them. I think that we have become a society who looks for one leader to deliver us toward a goal but we aren't willing to step up and help. We need to show others that things will work out better if we help each other out and don't let lazyness take over. In groups people tend to follow one leader and when something goes wrong or the group gets a bad grade the leader is blamed when really everyone is at fault because no one else is willing to help. We need to learn to take the blame when we do something wrong because that is the only way to change the pattern.  Taking blame is needed so we can learn to be better and to find new solutions it what was planned didn't work the first time. The blame game is never fun but it is a teaching and learning tool.

Happiness

    After watching The Pursuit of Happiness movie and analyzing the changes that he was making and why he was making them the movie seemed much more meaningful.  I have seen the movie more then once but have never caught all the reasons and the struggles before.  I think the movie helped teach us that we can become who we want to be we just need to push through all the hard times and work hard and our drams of who we want to be will become the reality.
   I was very moved on how Chris did almost everything not just for himself so he could feel successful therefore be happy but he did it so he could provide for his son and that they could be happy.  Chris grew up not knowing his father so he made sure that Christopher would always have him and no one would take Christopher away. Chris worked hard to sell his scanners so that he could provide a home for him and his son.  Even when he was told no he remained calm and kept trying. Chris did everything he possibly could to better their lives.
  Throughout the movie you see the theme of happiness vs. happyness.  Chris didn't like how outside the daycare it was spelled with a y because it wasn't proper English.  As the movie goes on we see that his wife Linda practices Happiness when she leaves them because she wants herself to become happy and just gets away from all of the other problems. Chris finds Happyness in the end because he is happy but it isn't just him that is happy it's Christopher too.
  We as leaders need to have high hopes like he did and reach toward them.  He showed how honesty and determination can get you wherever you want to go. I am very glad we got to watch and analyze this movie because I think we can learn many new skills.

Speeches

I think that over all the first go round of speeches went well.  I can see some of the class has natural speaking talents.  I think we have areas to work on and we will be more comfortable talking in front of each other.  I think that I need to work on just being more comfortable in front of everyone.  I know that we can become good leaders and will be able to deliver meaningful speeches to an audience.  I could tell that some people chose topics they were very passionate about because of they way they delivered them. I actually was surprised at how much I enjoyed giving my speech because I felt so nervous before giving it.  After I was done I felt like I had accomplished something and I was more comfortable with the idea of giving more speeeches. I am very glad that we gave speeches because I think it has helped me come out of my shell.  I am really glad I took this class because I think it is helping me with my leadership skills.