Core Values

Core Values are important for anyone. Leader or no leader, everyone needs core values... then again everyone HAS core values. whether or not they are good.

My core values include basic and none basic values i have.
1. Faith- always comes first, anchor of life.
2. Family- longest lasting relationships
3. Relationships- get advice, and supports from
4. Books- gives my guidance including Bible
5. Work- base of finances

"When on bases his life on principle, 99% of his decisions are made." Anonymous

Vision

What is vision. The dictionary describes it as the act or power of sensing with your eyes; seeing. When talking about leadership, vision is described as a dream with purpose; goal aspiring to reach. there is definitely a difference in these definitions.

When a person has a good vision, they spend time to think about what they want to achieve in there life time, and how they can impact the people around them. that is what you call a dream. people should have goals and dreams, but there is a difference between those two. goals are short term, and they have a deadline to achieve it, otherwise it wouldn't get accomplished. a vision is a long term "goal" that is what you want to achieve in your lifetime. Dreams are a crucial part of a person's life. otherwise people wouldn't get anywhere with what they do.

In the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness" Chris Gardner ( Will Smith) has a dream to be a stock broker. His dream gets shot down by all the people around him, but he still has determination to strive to get the one job opening. after risking all he had: hitting rock bottom, and being homeless for months, he finds out he was offered the job. At the end of the movie, Chris is in tears because he finally had a dream, and the dream came true. And he will finally give his son a good life.

So what i got out of this week, is that when leaders want to achieve something, they need to have a vision in where they want to go, and where they are now. Leaders need to make small goals that will lead to a bigger vision.

I hope to impact the people around me with the visions i have.

"It is better to lose your life than to waste it." -John Piper

how we know what we know

with the guest speaker, we talked about how we know what we know, and discussed using critical thinking skills. The discussions we had, enabled me to voice my opinion easier, and the class was open to discuss everyone's opinions freely. It really taught me patience with others, that not everyone has the same views about certain topics.


How we know what we know. I don't think that statement gets anymore complicated. It's all about how everyone has different bias opinions. and that the world should be open to new ideas, and willing to change.

Willing to change is a HUGE deal in today's society. I think that everyone should be open to change. Whether in the work force, at home, or in their leisure time, people should notice wrong, and try to change it. THEY should be willing to change. Knowing what we know is all about recognizing what we know, and figuring out how we know it. As in, was it a family value? a drastic change in your life? a common belief? peer pressure? that made you "know" this.

If I died.

if i died today. what would people think of me. i hope people would think i am an influence to the people around me. i hope people would say nice things about how i lived my life, or how i put forth effort in striving to be leader to the people around me, and how i served the Lord with everything i did. I hope people would see the things i did as an accomplishment.

If i died today. i would want the people at my funeral to be happy about the way i lived my life. i would want them to praise the Lord, because I would finally be home. I would want everyone to be united for atleast that one day, and rejoice that i am finally healed, and free from sin.

If i died today, i would want people to love eachother, because i loved them. i would want everyone to say good things about me. such as: how i lived my life for Christ, or how i worked hard everyday, and strived to be a leader. I would want them to quote the bible for everything i did. And i want them to thank the Lord for the wonderful life that He gave me. and how i lived it to the fullest.

My Daily Dozen, Minus 6

As we talked about in leadership class, people with goals in mind need to have a set list of things they need to strive to achieve every single day of their life. As an assignment, we are supposed to write our own daily set list of goals.

1. I strive to have a good/ great attitude for everything i do. Whether i like what i am doing or not.
2. To live on a rock foundation of faith and to let my light shine to everyone around me.
3. keep an accountability with someone to keep my goals in line.
4. To be willing to change for the better, even if i think it won't work out.
5. To have trust, especially if i think something isn't going to work out.
6. To love.... even my enemies.

Leadership

What I got out of this last week of leadership development is that we have to be humble, and willing to get out of our comfort zones to lead a group. we also have to push our limits, otherwise we are not going to get anywhere in our position. relying on what we believe will encourage us to work hard, and aim towards the prize in the end. Every time i think about leadership, i go back to the week i spent preparing for being a drum major, the most powerful student in the marching band. we spent three hours one day talking about how people will respond to what we say to people. and i think about how i have changed in how i talk to people, or how i lead people in the right direction. This class is helping me grow in so many directions. especially in my faith. andhow to apply my leadership in the church setting.

Low Expections of Teens

As I continue to go to school this fall, I realize what my teachers expect from us. I learned a lot over the summer and low expectations from teenagers, and how the authorities in today's society don't expect us to do much. For example: teachers lower the amounts of homework for us, because we don't have "time" to finish it.

We, teenagers, think we are too busy to do something, or finish something. Or think we are too good to do chores around the house, or hold the door for the elders walking behind us.

Teenagers need to think of themselves as "young adults" and work harder, make goals, and strive to be a leader. Teenagers have the best ability to accomplish something, and get it done, they just have to have their mind set to it. Just like finishing the last level of their favorite video game. that's what doing chores that everyone hates should be like. EVERYTHING we do should be done with a positive attitude, otherwise we won't finish it. Finishing a small task will lead to finishing big task which will continue in the right direction to become a better person, and a role model.