Personal Narrative: Link Crew Leader

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”- John C. Maxwell. Those that “show the way” inspire others to do the same. For me, I was inspired by my family to be an ambitious leader who inspires other individuals. Through leadership activities, both at school and in the community, I am able to develop myself as a prominent leader. Also, being involved with Link Crew Leaders, sports and health clubs helped me aspire for my long-term career goals, as well as personal goals. My enthusiasm and motivation are what drive me towards these goals.

In my senior years, I was selected as an executive member for the Link Crew Leaders. Similar to welcome week representatives, this club helps students entering high school build a comfort level. As an executive leader my role was to set an example for the new students and other leaders; I also helped grade nine students cope with their exams, and EQAO. Certain tasks included staying organized to conduct activities, implementation of policies, help my team develop enthusiastic methods of interaction with the upcoming students, ensuring all activities and plans are running effectively and efficiently, and make decisions on future events and activities for the students. The skill set I developed through Link Crew directs me to my goal to become a CEO.
As well, my athleticism allowed a few friends and I to start a swimming club which would allow us to develop our swimming skills, while assisting others in developing theirs.
Our club grew with more members being recruited, which built my team communication skills. By implementing policies, I ensured that the swimming club ran effectively with minimal problems. My athleticism and leadership also motivates me to take part in the Terry Fox Run each year through my high school endeavour. This motivation will run through my university endeavour and will drive me towards achieving my personal goals such as running in a
marathon.

In addition, I was involved in clubs that taught me the value of health and nutrition. I led the healthy food committee and helped collect food cans for the Salvation Army Food Drive. My role was to make posters, recruit students, and help students understand the correlation between healthy eating and good grades. I led events like Smoothie Day and Food for Health. I also had the chance to help with the food drive and collect food items for the ones in need. This motivated me to pursue my goal to help unfortunate children around the world and make sure that I can help them with creating a better future for them.

In conclusion, involving myself in Link Crew, Terry Fox Run, and the Food Drive is helped me illustrate my future goals. Having been part of such activities has driven me to advance myself as a leader. People should learn that merely becoming involved has the supremacy to create great aspirations with even greater motives.