Lead Conference Research Paper

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan. That quote describes what I felt like after being in Chicago.Last February I was given the opportunity to attend the LEAD conference for Student Council. The LEAD conference is national Student Council leadership convention. The opportunity to go was an experience that I will never forget and an experience that changed my life.
Going into this event, I thought it would just be some seminars and would be a pretty fun time with my friends. I didn’t really expect much in the way of material and learning. Neither did most of my friends that went. I believe we all thought that it just would be a great weekend to explore and see new things. I was excited to be going into a large city and to be with people from across the country and from other countries. We went into this with excitement and the idea of having a great weekend.
We took a mini bus up to the convention. It was a fantastic time, whether it was stopping at a gas station to get food or watching Netflix to try and make a long car ride seem shorter. Even getting lost …show more content…
We were all instructed to gather in groups with people you didn’t know. We all introduced ourselves and gave a description of our likes and dislikes. Then we starting swapping ideas to make our council better in any way possible. I thought I had some great ideas and points until everyone else started talking. I thought we had the best ideas, but our ideas are restricted. It helped me realize that we have ideas that work and we just keep using them and rarely use any new ideas. Being in the room was like having all of the ideas we use in a treasure chest and the room was the key. It helped me realize how much more there is in the way of creativity that we don’t think of because it's not inside our treasure