Leadership
This is the essay that got me into the National Honors Society and it was based on leadership skills. I took outsome detials and others can fill in the appropriate details "But of a good leader, who talks little: when his work is done, his arm fulfilled, they will say 'Our work is done.'" -Lao Tse One of the standards of the National Honors Society is that of leadership. Members are expected not only tostrive to improve their social environment, but act as a role model, and influence his or her peers in a positive andresponsible manner. Students must also balance assertiveness with a compassionate heart. Through myexperiences as an editor on the newspaper and captain of the {ENTER SPORTS TEAM HERE], I believe that Idemonstrate the NHS ideal of leadership.
The writer of the piece had to be pushed and prodded and itwas my responsibility as an editor to not only help her with the article, but keep her from skipping out of classwhen she should be working on the story. While leadership does require taking a stand to guarantee success, it is also calls for a compassionate heart,someone who is willing to take time out to insure the happiness of those who follow. Finally, I realized that it was time to take the initiative and show my teammates that wewere not only a team, but a family and would always be there for each other. I held a meeting one day afterschool and my teammates and I shared what we each thought was troubling the team and how we could solvethese problems. As editor of {POSITION} for the school newspaper, I have learned to handle my position with authoritywhile gaining the respect of the staff. Recently, I was put in the position of demonstrating authority with one of my peers when a very important articleon Founders' Park was chosen for the front page. 1 mile course for the first time in two years. Every month, the editors of the newspaper are expected to put out anewspaper for the student body that meets the high standards set by past editors. As the season progressed, the team saw success and at the Championship, every athletestarted and finished the grueling 3. Through my experiences with the school newspa- per, I have learned that leadership, one of the ideals of NHS, means getting the job done successfully and in aresponsible manner. I have learned manylessons while holding my positions at [SCHOOL} and feel that I have demonstrated through my accomplishmentsthe National Honor Society ideal of leadership. There is also another side of leadership that is often overlooked, yet I came across it while captain of the{SPORTS TEAM] We had the potential and talent to have a wonderful season, but inner conflicts and personalproblems got in the way. Needless to say, there is littleroom for error during the process and it is up to us to show the staff initiative and a no-nonsense attitude.
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