This past Saturday morning, I motivated my little brother Vincent, my little sisters Tess and Alex and my cousin Olivia to volunteer at a local food and clothing distribution center in Chula Vista, Turning the Heart Center. Vincent is thirteen years old, Tess is nine, Alex is twenty and Olivia is twenty-three. I invited them all to spend the night at my house the night before. We laughed, had dinner and spoke about life in general. I went on to tell them how thankful I was for all God has personally done for financially, relationally and spiritually. I told them that as a family we are beyond blessed and that is something to not take lightly nor forget. I went on to stay that God did this for a reason and that reason was that we help others.
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For example, this experience reaffirmed to me the importance of positive influence in leadership. Influence is “the ability to affect the perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, motivation, and/or behaviors of others. From an organizational viewpoint, leadership is vital” (p. 324). It was due to my initial influence over my siblings and cousin that made them want to participate in this service. Respect creates influence, this notion is crucial to remember and I truly saw it this Saturday. It is possibly that they did not want come in the first place, but because they respect me they followed …show more content…
“The most prevalent form of organizational communication is oral” (p. 297). I learned through this experience to never underestimate the power of oral communication. By communicating to my family how thankful I was for the life God has given me, they too were persuaded to examine their own lives. I realized that much of our experience was nonverbal as well. “A person who smiles at us is sending a nonverbal signal that the person finds us to be like him or her and is a friend, not a foe” (p. 299). They beautiful people we encountered we often-exchanged warm smiles with or waves and they then smiled at us at well. I could tell they felt welcomed and not judged or ashamed. “That simple facial expression communicates a number of important things to the person receiving the smile. It says, “Welcome,” “I’m glad you’re here” (p. 299). This was exactly how we felt, we were so glad they came and we were so glad to be there. This is an experience I honestly will never forget. It has reminded me how beautiful life’s moments can and that if you just open your eyes there is always an opportunity to touch another person
For example, this experience reaffirmed to me the importance of positive influence in leadership. Influence is “the ability to affect the perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, motivation, and/or behaviors of others. From an organizational viewpoint, leadership is vital” (p. 324). It was due to my initial influence over my siblings and cousin that made them want to participate in this service. Respect creates influence, this notion is crucial to remember and I truly saw it this Saturday. It is possibly that they did not want come in the first place, but because they respect me they followed …show more content…
“The most prevalent form of organizational communication is oral” (p. 297). I learned through this experience to never underestimate the power of oral communication. By communicating to my family how thankful I was for the life God has given me, they too were persuaded to examine their own lives. I realized that much of our experience was nonverbal as well. “A person who smiles at us is sending a nonverbal signal that the person finds us to be like him or her and is a friend, not a foe” (p. 299). They beautiful people we encountered we often-exchanged warm smiles with or waves and they then smiled at us at well. I could tell they felt welcomed and not judged or ashamed. “That simple facial expression communicates a number of important things to the person receiving the smile. It says, “Welcome,” “I’m glad you’re here” (p. 299). This was exactly how we felt, we were so glad they came and we were so glad to be there. This is an experience I honestly will never forget. It has reminded me how beautiful life’s moments can and that if you just open your eyes there is always an opportunity to touch another person