Each day presents challenges – and, therefore, opportunities – for me to grow as a more effective leader in my school and community. I exhibit leadership, whether quietly guiding by example or providing in an allocated position, individually and in my service and job responsibilities. In addition to my experience, I have also been enlightened by my health challenges.
My philosophy is to achieve optimal effort in everything I undertake, although I have a bio-neurological condition that many would view as a hindrance, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are preconceptions that others may have about ADHD; my approach is one of stewardship, not excuses. I recognize that I can take the lead to channel my considerable energies …show more content…
My medical conditions do not define me; they instill a greater determination to reach my goals. While I am often presented, by way of my ADHD and eosinophilic diagnoses with dilemmas to be solved, I face these hurdles willingly because I feel that I am a more rounded human due to them. Living with the unforeseeable nature of my esophagitis, in particular, I believe I possess the tenacity to manage any environment. For example, I have resolutely undertaken demanding decisions, such as locating housing and veterinary care for often frightened cats and kittens in my volunteer duties. In these situations, calm strength combined with compassion is the most effective strategy. Likewise, public events at WCVE and my after-school/weekend jobs have often presented me with equally unanticipated circumstances, such as having only myself to rely on, completing unfamiliar tasks with time constraints, or needing to adopt innovative angles in communicating with someone. On occasions when a solution is not immediately possible, I assure whomever I am working with that I will keep striving, and then unearth a way to solve the problem
My philosophy is to achieve optimal effort in everything I undertake, although I have a bio-neurological condition that many would view as a hindrance, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are preconceptions that others may have about ADHD; my approach is one of stewardship, not excuses. I recognize that I can take the lead to channel my considerable energies …show more content…
My medical conditions do not define me; they instill a greater determination to reach my goals. While I am often presented, by way of my ADHD and eosinophilic diagnoses with dilemmas to be solved, I face these hurdles willingly because I feel that I am a more rounded human due to them. Living with the unforeseeable nature of my esophagitis, in particular, I believe I possess the tenacity to manage any environment. For example, I have resolutely undertaken demanding decisions, such as locating housing and veterinary care for often frightened cats and kittens in my volunteer duties. In these situations, calm strength combined with compassion is the most effective strategy. Likewise, public events at WCVE and my after-school/weekend jobs have often presented me with equally unanticipated circumstances, such as having only myself to rely on, completing unfamiliar tasks with time constraints, or needing to adopt innovative angles in communicating with someone. On occasions when a solution is not immediately possible, I assure whomever I am working with that I will keep striving, and then unearth a way to solve the problem