Viktor E. Frankl (1946) once wrote, “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves” (p. ?). In his book called “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Frankl writes about his experiences and suffering in a concentration camp during World War II. Throughout his book, most of the prisoners, including him, adapted because of the crisis they were in. These alterations of their character demonstrate examples positive leadership. After reading and reflecting on Frankl’s experiences, I realized that they also relate to past incidents of leadership and conflict in my life. The interactions that Viktor Frankl and I had in our personal lives in relation to leadership and conflict are important because they determine how we handle our struggles and shape who we became. The different styles of leadership presented in
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The men who comforted people and gave away their last piece of bread reminded Viktor and others that although most everything can be taken from one, one can still choose the attitude they have toward anything. Under any circumstances, what one will become of a person is based on the inner choice and attitude that person decides to take (Frankl, 1946, p. 66). In like manner, my basketball coach had led our team for two consecutive years to be district champions but the third year we were not doing well and he was having family problems at home. Despite all the outside problems and stress, he continued to push us to the best of our abilities, motivated us to work hard, and encouraged us to do our best. Yet another example of how your attitude is important in situations is when I got into a car accident. The car accident was my fault and instead of being upset about it I apologized and took responsibility for my actions by paying for the ticket, the class I was required to go to, and my parents for the repairs and
The men who comforted people and gave away their last piece of bread reminded Viktor and others that although most everything can be taken from one, one can still choose the attitude they have toward anything. Under any circumstances, what one will become of a person is based on the inner choice and attitude that person decides to take (Frankl, 1946, p. 66). In like manner, my basketball coach had led our team for two consecutive years to be district champions but the third year we were not doing well and he was having family problems at home. Despite all the outside problems and stress, he continued to push us to the best of our abilities, motivated us to work hard, and encouraged us to do our best. Yet another example of how your attitude is important in situations is when I got into a car accident. The car accident was my fault and instead of being upset about it I apologized and took responsibility for my actions by paying for the ticket, the class I was required to go to, and my parents for the repairs and