Similar to Chauncey’s post, in high school I was extremely involved in co-curricular activities and various organizations around school (all of which were quite exhausting), so when I arrived at Mason I decided that I would take a back seat and allow others to take charge. With no job on campus and no memberships to any organizations on campus either, now I realize all the wasted time I exhausted over last semester. I began to think of all the hours I could have contributed to an organization on campus, or participating in various activities. What I learned is that leadership is not a light switch that you can flip on and off. And given day of the week at any given time, one’s leadership skills can be tested. It is most definitely an honor and privilege to be able to lead others, so I personally took it as a lesson to myself that i need to appreciate all the opportunities that I am granted.
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-Re’Necia C.
March 5th, 2013 at 11:24 pm
That’s what I did, and this semester I’ve started to get more involved. Now I realize how much I’ve missed being involved and can’t wait too actually participate in things.