Growing up for most of my life, I never really put much thought into leadership and its importance. It wasn't until I started my first job that it really started to come into perspective, even though I never really acknowledged it.
In college, I joined a fraternity. My fraternity was not the typical one, however, as we had a wide range of personalities, and thus we participated in a wide range of activities. I was one of the "GPA Boosters" for the frat. I didn't get to do anything in terms of leadership roles in the frat except "Webmaster" (obvious if you know me...) and "Alumni Relations".
I got hit with the realization that leadership is important and quite difficult for people with little experience when I tried to run an alumni event. It was chaos because I pretty much ran it myself. However, I value the experience a lot because I learned so much during that event. I also learned the lesson that EVERYONE is a leader in one way or another, even if you view yourself as a "pawn".
I am currently working for a reputable company as software engineer. I make decent money and am happy with what I've accomplished so far.
I have lately been looking for ways to become a better leader, as I am well aware that I have a long way to go with a ton to learn.
This leads me into the next part of my life. I made the decision to join the Army National Guard, after much debate and thought. I did it for many reasons, but the one that pertains to this blog is leadership. You can't get this kind of leadership experience anywhere else. I just completed BASIC training and AIT where I was able to try out some of the things I learned, but of course didn't quite succeed as I'd hoped. However, I learned a lot, mostly that I have a lot more to learn. I may talk about some of my experiences in a later post, as some of my stories are good examples of bad leadership, and what I came up with how I would do things different.
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