FLP

Attract Them By The Way You Live 

IIt’s crazy how one year can change your life. My definition of leadership didn’t change over the year. It’s always been a talent where you can change the way you react to unchangeable situations. Being on the floor, going to seminars, and looking through my notes, I see simple things differently now. It’s like I’ve been standing down a long and straight hallway lined with all closed doors except for one. That door was my world then. Going through this year I walked slowly, yet surely, down the hallway. Walking farther down, opening every closed door out of curiosity, I saw different ways to look at life. The way I see the word passion, learning, love, friends, leadership, diversity, power, strengths, weakness, interview, heroism. The way I see my friends, the communal bathrooms, the neutral zone, the mall, and life. Heroic leadership, servant leadership, integrity leadership, followership, and exploring our values really hit home with me. I lead to be a hero, to serve those in need of my care, to be me, to understand others, and fully understand what my calling is. When I’m a senior, I’m going to be happy. I know what I’m afraid of now: failing, disappointing family, losing myself, and living the life I’d regret living. It’s scary. By the time I’m a senior I’m going to conquer my fears. There will be many brick walls. I’m going to knock them down and own my life. I’m going to be happy with where I am in Pre-Law. Applying for law school. Keeping high my dreams of being in the FBI. I’m going to pick suits over scrubs. I’m not going to have any regrets. I’m going to focus, duh. For me it’s really hard to focus, but once I find what I’m passionate about (which is what I wrote earlier) I have no doubt I will do whatever it takes to make the dream a reality. In my sorority, I will become an example for the new members. I will take an executive position and learn how it is for people to depend and trust in me. Hopefully I’ll never lose sights of what has made me become a better leader than I was when I first came freshman year. All the brick walls in my way, I’m going to blow right into them. Break through, take a deep breathe, and move forward. By the time I’m good and old I’ll be able to look over my shoulder and see the paths of mess and rubble I left behind. Remember that the mess we made is a symbol of how bad I wanted this. What is “this”? “This” is my future. It will be something that I will be proud of. I will keep going. There’s a brick wall right in front of me. I’m going to knock it down. If I keep growing and being the person I am meant to be nothing will bring me down. Lead the life I want to live and my dreams will follow. There’s no need for a chase.