Okay, so everyone has heard the phrase, “innovation is tradition,” right? Of course you have! It’s our motto here at GMU! Well, an important aspect of being a leader is being an innovator. This may may not be an easy thing to do, but it’s quite important in the way that we show ourselves to be leaders. It’s easy to mimick what we have seen other people do, in a way a lot of who we are today has probably came about from mimicking parents, older siblings or relatives, friends, celebrities, etc. But it’s important to make a path of your own. I think a common misunderstanding is that leaders have to be perfect all the time, or that they just automatically arrived at success from birth, which we all know is not the case. I mean, look at National Basketball Association World Champion, Michael Jordan. This guy failed to make his high school Varsity basketball team. Did that stop him? NO! In the course of adversity, we define ourselves as leaders. One mistake, bad judgement or even failed attempt should not destroy us as leaders. In fact, it should make us stronger, wiser, and more determined. Just look at it this way, what if Thomas Edison gave up? what if Robert Ledley just decided to call it quits? Or better yet, Mary Anderson? In case you are unfamiliar with these people, I’ll just show you…
- Every time you go to turn on that lovely light switch in your dorm, nothing would happen.. Thanks for the light bulb Edison!
- When the sick are experiencing symptoms but don’t know the origin, they can get a CAT scan! Thanks Ledley
- When you’re driving in the pouring rain and flip that finger for those windshield wipers, yup, you guessed it. We have Anderson to thank for those!
Essentially, these innovators are responsible for very important inventions that we use in everyday life. But do you think they succeeded their first time? Of course not! Just remember to NEVER GIVE UP!
See you later,
Re’Necia Coda
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