Throughout my high school career, an important experience for me has been being the president of the Young Environmentalist Society, Y.E.S. Club, at my school. My Junior year I heard about the club, but it was inactive around the school. Being a person passionate about the environment, it was important for me to get the club more involved and to make the school more environmentally aware. My interest in the environment led me to take the leadership role in the club of being president; I started to lead the meetings and organize activities. It was also a chance for me to hear new ideas from other students and to bring them together. Being a leader has allowed me to grow as a person, intellectually and personally.
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Being the president of Y.E.S. Club, however, let me explore my leadership capabilities. Before taking this leadership role, I dreaded public speaking, but having this experience has made me more comfortable in front of large groups. For example, I set up a booth at my high school and talked to my peers about the club and its importance, which let me practice public speaking and communicating my ideas clearly. Also, in order to organize club activities, I have had the experience of presenting project ideas to administration in order to get approval. My love of protecting the planet and its’ inhabitants helped me use my organization skills, and it showed me that I am capable of being a leader.
This leadership experience has been enjoyable, while being beneficial to me as well. My reasoning for joining Y.E.S. Club was to impact my surroundings positively, but along the way I have learned that being a leader does not have to mean controlling everything, but more initiating productivity and promoting compromise. I am grateful to have had such an opportunity as to better my public speaking capabilities; through this experience, I have grown to enjoy my leadership position, and I look forward to having more leadership opportunities to help me grow as a person and as a
Being in YES club required …show more content…
Being the president of Y.E.S. Club, however, let me explore my leadership capabilities. Before taking this leadership role, I dreaded public speaking, but having this experience has made me more comfortable in front of large groups. For example, I set up a booth at my high school and talked to my peers about the club and its importance, which let me practice public speaking and communicating my ideas clearly. Also, in order to organize club activities, I have had the experience of presenting project ideas to administration in order to get approval. My love of protecting the planet and its’ inhabitants helped me use my organization skills, and it showed me that I am capable of being a leader.
This leadership experience has been enjoyable, while being beneficial to me as well. My reasoning for joining Y.E.S. Club was to impact my surroundings positively, but along the way I have learned that being a leader does not have to mean controlling everything, but more initiating productivity and promoting compromise. I am grateful to have had such an opportunity as to better my public speaking capabilities; through this experience, I have grown to enjoy my leadership position, and I look forward to having more leadership opportunities to help me grow as a person and as a