Emerging Leaders Program Analysis

There are truly many aspects of the Emerging Leaders Program that grab my attention and push me to apply for the program, but one of the things that appealed to me the most was the opportunity to come to the University of Memphis during the summer before fall classes start and get a feel for the campus and transition into college life. This aspect grasped my attention the most because it gives students an opportunity to get on campus early and get a feel for it. This is beneficial because when other freshman come in they can look to me or the other leaders for guidance. Also it gives students a chance to be in an environment with other leaders and grow within our leadership skills and it helps develop our skills as a follower. I am curious to learn more about the …show more content…
Also I am curious as to how and if our lives as Emerging Leaders will be different than those of the regular incoming freshman.

Throughout life most human beings, if not all, will experience challenges and will have to make challenging decisions to test how they withstand the course of life. Whether the challenge is as tiny as a crumb or as immense as a mountain, there will be a time in a human's life where he or she has to make that hard decision. The most challenging decision I have ever made in my life was whether I needed to quit my first job or continue to work in the environment I was in. My very first job with actual pay was at a local fast food restaurant near my school. I got hired on the spot and was excited to get my feet into the real world as a working young man. Everything was perfect for the first few weeks until I started to notice some things I thought were very taboo in a workplace.