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Essay On Myself As A Leader

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Leadership coherently exists with both the responsibility and the privilege of every member in the community. We all learn from one another and the mistakes that train us to be better, and we then become our own distinct teachers who protect and empathize for one another. We are gradually learning, growing, and experiencing through differently developmental strategies and foundational institutions, but we all embrace the essential essence of similar experiences that transforms us to be leaders today: Awareness, dedication, responsibility, compassion, collaboration, innovation, skills, and competence.
Although I am not currently recognized as an officer in any belonged clubs or organizations, I still proudly state that I am myself a leader. From the days that I started picking up the trash along the road to the days that I shook hands with the people who appreciated my work and dedication when putting up and organizing their homes, I then realized that …show more content…

This program in our school is called Alternative Spring Break, which was created to help other communities outside of Florida. We reorganized the house, cleaned the garden, took care of the young children in the impoverished area, picked trash along the roadway, and performed some tree services. Those seemed as simple and elementary, but those tasks were significant and meaningful to the ones who performed the tasks and especially the ones who were being received the service. Serving my college and community enhances and improves the person who I can call "I" today. I have begun caring for the people in my community, thinking about them, and helping them to realize that there is still a purpose of life. I met many students who act as similar as my mission: They were from different backgrounds and cultures, yet they came as ones to strengthen and enhance the surrounding community with their best effort, dedication, and

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