Jennifer Carner Reflection

The youth of the world can be heavily influenced by people that they come in contact with and some people realize that and try to be a positive influence on them. In early 2012 I was able to meet Rev. Jennifer Carner who heightened my senior year of high school and my church experience as well. She was placed in my church as the youth pastor and was to work with the children in the youth program and enhance the experience. When we first encountered each other, she told me that her first impression of me was that I looked like an intimidating person with a lot of attitude, which I have heard from other people. I was a part of the first graduating class that she worked with and during her time at the church I was able to make a very close connection
She did not let that stop her and made my last year of youth church a phenomenal experience. Upon reflection, her style of leading followed the reciprocal leadership theory. She would often come to us seniors for feedback on the events that she held and how she could make our church experience more enjoyable. She would never put down any ideas that people had or make them feel like their voice did not matter. Her mission was to make an impactful impression on the youth community of the church. I was able to learn many lessons from her through her sermons and how she presents herself and everyday life. I saw her as a great leader in the church and will always look up to and respect her for the way she shape my senior year and led me on the right path with her insight of events in my
For example Tyra Banks is a well-known model of the more recent years and she has said on countless occasions that Naomi Campbell is one of her motivation and the reason why she started modeling. For one person to have such an impact on another person's life that must mean that they are doing something right to lead the next generation in the right direction. Like many other celebrities she had her own trials and tribulations that she went through like drug addiction and court cases of abuse (Naomi Campbell, Celebrity Central). She was the type of person who never discredit her mistakes, she owned up to them and decided to make a change in her life to better herself. That is something that I look for in a liter someone who is going to change themselves because they know but they can do better for themselves than what they are. I was watching her go through the struggles of a model in the entertainment industry showed me that even celebrities make mistakes they have to own up to. And she's able to put that behind her and move forward in her life and making even bigger name for herself that means that I can do the same thing as