Wk 1: Leadership Role Model

People who are born leaders are very rare. Most leaders had to learn the role of being a leader. A leader possesses many incredible talents but first and foremost, in my opinion, a leader must learn to follow or be willing to follow before leading. I many times am asked what characteristics or qualities must a leader possess. I will list them as my top 5: 1. PATIENt, 2. Honest, 3. Hard worker, 4. Trustworthy, 5. Optimistic. There are many more qualities but that is my top 5.

The organizations that display leadership:

AKA
The oldest Greek-lettered organization. I have been apart of this organization since 2004. The sorority is made up of women from different races, ethnicities, occupations and the list goes on. Leadership is something we promote and strive for in our day to day live.

SCCEOPP
This organization holds an annual Student Leadership Conference for students participating in SC TRIO programs.


People I admire:

Teachers everywhere
-Today's youth are different from when I was in school and I applaud any teacher who can inspire and help students achieve their level of success.


The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth."  ~Dan Rather

Mentors
I serve as a mentor to former students of mine. I enjoy sitting around talking to them about life and experience and most of all I love just listening to them. Most students just need someone to listen.

Dreams sometimes do come true. But not without something that looks a lot like hard work.      

-Sylvia Ashton Warner