Link Crew Final Essay
The Embodiment of Leadership
Link crew is a powerful program that creates lifelong leaders who connect, encourage, and inspire positive change. The statement before is a mission for each leader to achieve in this program. along with the mission statement there are also core values; Joy, trust, character, and service. I believe that anyone can embody this mission as long as they are focused and passionate. This semester link crew helped me connect and embody the mission statement through contact with freshmen, my service project, and the assigned readings through the semester.
Because I strived to have contact with my freshmen. I formed new connections that inspired positive change. On orientation day, most …show more content…
In the chapter “Genius or Lunatic?” from the book 10% Happier by Dan Harris, he talks about another writer who opened up his mind and inspired him to take a look at the way he has been living his life. He talks about “the voice that constantly judges and labels everything in its field of vision. It targets are’t just external; it often viciously taunts us, too” (Harris 56). This quote inspired me to listen too the little voice in my head and try to make it more positive. Instead of having so many negative thoughts about myself, I have tried to focus more on the positive statements that the voice is telling me.
In the end, link crew has subtly forced me to become a leader who strives to connect, encourage, and inspire positive change. Being a link crew leader has really helped me developed my questioning and relationship skills. I honestly feel like I have grown because of this program, and strongly believe that more people should become more involved in it. It is still amazing how this is the only program where everyone in the school is connected to it in some way. I am very glad that I became a link leader, and I will carry these values and memories with me throughout the rest of my