At the start of my high school senior year, I thought I was many things, but a leader was not one of them. I was just your average student who could not wait to graduate from their high school “bubble”. Therefore, I spent most of my time on the things that interest a high school senior the most, living it up with their friends before they leave for college. It was not until speaking with my sister, a freshman in college at the time, that my “senior” outlook on life changed.
Speaking with my sister was always the same; I wanted to know everything about college life since I would shortly be encountering this endeavor. She urged me to forget my “senioritis” and to do something constructive with my time (she mentioned me taking over her position in the club FCCLA which was in the previous year). I didn’t think anything of this; I was only concerned with graduating. However, later that very week I took her up on her advice after hearing about the club on morning announcements.
The first FCCLA (Future Career and Community Leaders of America) meeting I attended had minimal members, and not a lot of motivation. I don’t know what got into me but I knew things had to change. When my sister was involved with this club there was definitely more motivation than there currently was; I knew there had to be a change. After joining, within the next few weeks I found myself leading the club in brainstorming some sort of “community effort”. What we came up with was wonderful. The 2004 Tsunami had just occurred in Asia, and in order to help out we decided to collect money at the next two home football games. In a matter of weeks we collected over 1,000 dollars for a notable relief fund.
This leadership act positively impacted so many lives, and will always remind me not to underestimate my leadership abilities.
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