Personal Narrative: Becoming A Leader

The Freshman year of my High School was full of surprises. From new school to new people with even larger background then what I was used to was unexpected. Our High school, Emmet Jr. Conrad high School, was probably the diverse high school in the city of Dallas. During the first few week of the High school I was introduced to many organizations that the school offered such as band, choir, orchestra, theater art, etc… the most interesting one of them was the club called Rising leaders. It taught leadership skill to the student through multiple volunteer opportunities around Dallas and allowed them to learn, lead and hone their leadership skills. Out of all the other organization this group allowed student to not only grow as a person but as …show more content…
My first experience with member who I had a disagreement with was when we were getting ready to show case animals at the Texas Discovery Garden. One of the member seem to be disinterested and was constantly on her phone. I would tell her not to do it because we were volunteering and it would leave a bad impression to the people who were coming to see the animals but she wouldn’t listen. Without thinking twice, I started to argue with her during the break because I was in charge and I didn’t want any negative comment going to Ms. Glib which would make her think twice about my leadership. This dispute end with me being on the wrong side because as a leader I was supposed maintain cool headed and keep it drama free. On the ride back I asked why she was acting that way she told me that she had her friend at hospital which is why she was checking her phone constantly. The feeling of regret consumed me and my apology overstruck me with guilt. However, learning from my mistake I managed to become better leader. Mastering how to communicate with my members required time due to the diversity but after a while my leadership and my fellow team mates made an amazing progress throw high school