In order to develop myself as a future leader I must first obtain a mastery of experiences, that would included obtaining the proper knowledge in what ever field that I will go into and the first step to that is my education, field experiences, getting a mentor and obtaining my license, with the mastery of these goals will come the confidence I need to be able to lead others and mold others to their own vision. I must also overcome some of my own life’s obstacles like my own self-doubt, my inability to speak up for the things that I want and or deserve. I would like to be the kind of leader that has a coaching style, which is high directive- high supportive style, which would include being …show more content…
There are a couple of steps that I will need to take in order to make this dream a reality, the first step which I am already in the process of and that is obtaining by master in social work, the second step is to obtain my LGSW and then my LCSW this process would take about 2 years. After that process I will need to come up with a business plan, then I need to obtain a line of credit to finance my venture. Next I will need to find a location maybe just a room till I can expand, then I will need to obtain an EIN number, fill out the proper paper work to except clients with Medicare/ Medicaid, liability insurance, Clinical forms like informed consent and some of Maryland state policies …show more content…
The second connection in your network should be a mentor in business someone who has done what you want to do and can help you navigate the system and motivate you. Another person that should be in your network is other social workers, psychologist and psychiatrist, if you are going to own your own business you want to be sure that you have colleagues with whom you could bounce ideas off of, and get some of their knowledge, these people would also be considers leaders to me. The last relationship know I must have is people in the Maryland area associated with the NASW, you want to always know what’s new where you can obtain CEU’s so you can continue the work that you set out to do and keep in touch with other leaders in your