Why I'm Here

Initially I enrolled in ESHESA 2570 to bring myself back to being a full time student. In the second week of spring semester I dropped my online accounting class because I could not give the class the time it demanded. I am in my fourth full year of college and am majoring in nutrition in industry. I am currently focusing on the marketing portion of my degree which is more challenging than the nutrition portion. There were not many classes for the second session of spring semester that looked remotely interesting or fit into my schedule. At the last moment I came across ESHESA 2570 which had not been available when I was looking previously. The class fit my schedule very well and kept my schedule to only being on campus Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays I am in class from 11:00am to 7:00pm and Thursdays from 8:00am to 7:00pm. I have two long days in addition to working 3-4 nights at a bar. At one point I thought I was going to have to enroll in a fish ecology class to come back to full time. The class may have been interesting but I believe that a leadership class will benefit me more. I am now full time and hope to regain the Scarlet and Grey Grant.

Leadership to me is being able to listen to those around me and taking into consideration other’s ideas to complete a task. I feel that confidence is an important part of leadership. Your followers must trust that you are making good choices for the entire group. I find myself to be a leader more so than a follower. I believe myself to be strong at analyzing a situation and looking for possible solutions to a problem. I am not afraid to be the first to do something, especially if others are. I find motivation to be another key factor in relation to leadership. The leader should motivate the followers to push forward in a given scenario. Leadership is a redeemable trait that is noticed by the people around you. Being a follower is equally important. Not everyone can lead at once. If everyone led at once, less would be accomplished.

I would like to gain knowledge on becoming a stronger leader but also a stronger follower. There are going to be scenarios that I must be a follower and currently I lack the skill of being a follower. I feel when I am a follower that I am not contributing as much as the leader. I currently have the concept of a leader and a follower incorrect. I want to learn how to talk to people about topics that are not necessarily easy to communicate. I want to open myself up to new ideas that I may have passed up before. I am happy to be part of ESHESA 2570. I feel that this class will change my perception on what leadership is and can be. I expect to come out of this semester with a better understanding of myself.

 P.s. I miss the beach.