Personal Essay On Becoming An Effective Leader

When I was five years old, my biggest dream was to someday become an astronaut and fly to the moon. Obviously, that has altered between growing up and with NASA not planning on sending anyone anytime soon off of Earth. Everybody has goals; without them, what is the use of trying to do anything? Ordinarily, high schoolers will have similar goals in life, such as buying their first car, becoming a great successful lawyer or doctor, etc. My goals are plain on the outside, but also can seem a bit diligent to achieve when looking more in depth. My first principle goal is to become a band director. Music has been the biggest part of my life ever since I could play those ridiculous recorders they send home with your kids to blow into and give you …show more content…
For me, my worst flaw became my need for perfection but also procrastinating. This had soon morphed into a big problem mostly when it came to school projects. It was very natural of me to work on an assignment close to crunch time, but completely stress myself out trying to polish it up to my perfectionist standards. Learning from this weakness showed that in no way was this healthy for me or my grades at school. Though I still have some work to do on fixing this weakness, it has assisted me in realizing that not everything is going to perfect and that you can only give it your best. Obviously, I have also learned that procrastination is not a very smart route to go down no matter what. But with every weakness, there is a strength. My most ambitious strength is my ability to work with anyone and my capacity to lead any group I am positioned in. With work and school, it is inevitable to deal with people that you are not very fond of. Even so, I am always able to push away their not so great personality and focus on getting down what needs done in the friendliest way