The seed of curiosity has been planted. What can I learn about myself? This journey is about self-assessment and re-assessment. Ideas and knowledge about myself will begin to sprout and grow. This knowledge will be watered and nourished by my fellow classmates, the instructor, the vast reading assignments, and exercises in self-observation and discovery. As I continue to change and grow, I am hoping to uncover the leader within. One statement has really stuck with me this first week, “you are your own leader, and just like any leader you can be a good one or a bad one” (Manz & Neck, 2010). Can I be a good teacher leader?
As I continue this journey, I anticipate many obstacles and hurdles - work deadlines, school assignments, and oh yeah that home remodel. Everyone has some sort of "busy" going on in their life. It is how we practice our own self-leadership that gets the job done. I will learn about my leadership style and strengths. Armed with this knowledge, I will be able see my weaknesses and areas for improvement. I am hoping the fruits of this discovery will yield seeds that I will be able to plant for others. Thus, the cycle continues.
Neck, C. P., & Manz, C. C. (2010). Mastering self-leadership: Empowering yourself for personal excellence (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Very nice job! I like how you stress that on our journey we must be willing to examine our weaknesses, as well as our strengths.
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I really like how you used the metaphor of a seed growing as you go along this journey of leadership and how you then say that this leadership will bear fruit and seeds that you can then pass on to others. The journey of leadership is never ending and does extend to those around us. Passing on the leadership seeds to those around you will in turn send some seeds back your way. As you say, the cycle continues.
ReplyDeleteI love your use of the life cycle to engage and catch the attention of the reader. It allows the reader to gather a further understanding of how education and leadership is an ongoing cycle that flourishes when properly nourished.
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