For this assignment‚ you gave a list of soft skills and ask us to research them. Being a working adult in the Army has thought me about certain soft skills. Prior to taking your class I never heard those words before. But it does make sense the civilian sector would incorporate the same traits as people in the military. The list below are the soft skills I acquired throughout my years in the Army. These skills weren’t born overnight. These skills are natured from my present and former leaders
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Why should I be considered for a Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship? Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated is an organization that holds ethical values such as the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth‚ a devotion to excellence‚ and the commitment to social responsibility. Through these teachings and principles‚ honor and duty is built within the community. The finding of these standards within the Corporation of Delta Sigma Theta are the same criteria that were seen to be critical in my days of youth
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Drill Team Captain Becoming Drill Team Captain was such a great experience. I feel as if becoming captain helped me with my leadership skills. Whenever my coach isn’t at school‚ or she’s busy‚ I have to be the one to make sure my team is on task with whatever we are doing. I lead warm ups‚ go over routines‚ etc. What made being captain so special to me was that I was able to help out my teammates. I helped them not only physically ‚ as in perfecting the routines‚ but I also helped them
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In the novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ the conch symbolizes democracy. At the beginning of the chapter two‚ Raph hesitantly calls a meeting‚ through the conch‚ he finds the power to be a leader. As he nervously looked around‚ “Ralph lifted the cream and pink shell to his knees and a sudden breeze scattered light over the platform...all at once he found that he could talk fluently and explain what he had to say” (Golding 31). As Ralph is picking up the conch‚ a disturbance is in the atmosphere‚ showing
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While I may not hold leadership positions that have a “President” or “VP” title in front of them‚ I am a leader by being a follower. Lao-Tzu wrote in the 5th century BC‚ “to lead people‚ walk behind them”. Leadership is not a title‚ but the actions that a person takes. I strive to serve others through every action I take. When you lead by example‚ others will follow. I work to make sure that my actions and decisions are examples in my organizations and communities. By following practices of servant
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Being a student in any graduate program is a hard task but to maintain and develop professionalism in a Physical Therapy program takes on a life of its own. Physical therapy is a field that is growing at an accelerated speed due to the major need for them in the world. However‚ it is not something that can be taken lightly. As first lady Michelle Obama stated in her Democratic National Convention speech‚ “When they go low‚ we go high.” (Benen‚ 2016) That is the idea of professionalism to be able
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Grandpa Chet is not a quiet lazy grandfather like Bryce thought. He actually has a voice and a great personality. But does he have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset? In Wendelin van Draanen’s realistic fiction novel Flipped‚ Bryce’s grandfather‚ Grandpa Chet‚ has a growth mindset. In Flipped‚ Grandpa Chet has a growth mindset. An example on page 91 is “They are not trash Rick. They are good‚ honest‚ hardworking people.” This proves that Chet has a growth mindset because he is standing up for the
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Frederick Douglass said‚ “He who will‚ intelligently‚ lay down his life for his country‚ is a man whom it is not in human nature to despise”. This quote is a direct reference to what servant leaders are. They have a great desire to serve and work for the benefit of others. They share their power with their followers and ensure that their followers most important needs are met. The term servant leader was fabricated in an essay by Robert K. Greenleaf called‚ “The Servant as Leader”. According to
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In a world full of propaganda and corruption ‚ the skill of artifice is valued. In order to succeed in life you must please others‚ either by having the same opinions or even giving others a false sense of kindness and the willingness to care. Arguably‚ artifice can take you places and is a great skill to obtain‚ even though it may seem a little unsettling to some people. Artifice is high up in the list of skills that people should obtain for themselves. In Hedges Empire of Evolution‚ he first
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In Mark 10:42-45‚ Jesus is talking with his disciples and explaining that the world’s view of authority is those that “lord” power over others. Jesus poignantly tells his disciples‚ “Not so with you”. He goes on to say that “whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant‚ and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all‚ for even the Son of Man did not come to be served‚ but to serve‚ and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:44-45‚ KJV). The Christ-centered‚ biblical
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