Legacy?
Most people want to leave a legacy wherever they go. Most students seem to want to leave their mark, or leave an indelible imprint in the school they go to. I have no urge to leave a “legacy” at the Mount. I am not even sure if I want to continue my education at the Mount, so I am not sure what legacy I would want to leave. If I were to continue my education at the Mount, I do not know if I would want to “go all out” or above and beyond to try to leave a mark at this school because honestly, I’m just trying to get by and be able to give back to my parents. If leaving a legacy leads to me being able to provide for my parents just as they have done for me, then I will do anything. I have no goal set to leave a mark in …show more content…
I need to improve my communication skills, for example in group projects, I’m hardly ever the leader because I don’t like to be the one that has to handle ordering people around and telling them what to do. I’m not the kind of person to take charge even when I see something being done incorrectly, I keep to myself. I feel that that can be a disadvantage and I’ve been working on becoming more comfortable with speaking out and more open to saying something is not right, or saying my opinion in general. When I do state my opinion and someone rebuts me, I feel that I need to be assertive and back up my opinions in a better more prepared way, and not keep to myself because I should be able to express what I feel without a problem. Another leadership skill I need to improve or develop is persuading or motivating. A good leader must have the ability to persuade the audience or to motivate and talk to them with enthusiasm to try to get their point across. I am not very motivational, I can be somewhat of a pessimist and always think of the worst possible scenarios and harsh the mellow when I’m around my friends, but I think that can be good. Being prepared for the worst can be good because if one is highly optimistic and then fails, then one would feel bad, as compared to if you were prepared for the worst and get a good