How will you make the most of your Leadership Program experience?

Please review the

Leadership Program site, consider events and activities that the University and Austin
community have to offer that will count toward filling your LP requirements. Consider
your strengths and areas of personal growth; consider leadership and community
issues you would like to learn more about while at the University etc. (40 lines / 250
Words Maximum):

From the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, please select one of the
following terms and write an essay on your personal definition of the word and its'
significance to you - Consciousness of Self, Commitment, Collaboration, and
Controversy with Civility. (40 lines / 250 Words Maximum):

Confidence is the key. Being conscious of your self means that you understand your
strengths as well as your weaknesses. Too many times, people self deprecate nd make
themselves out to be weaker than they reall yare. Maybe its Asian culture but my time
in Taiwan has taught exposed me to the cuture of humility. Of course one should never
brag profusely but wone should also take pride in their strengths and take
responsibility when needed. Beoing concisous of yourself means that you know exactly
who you are. I tmeans that you dont view yourself as high er than what you are aor
lower than what you are. You are in perfect balance of the good and bad. It is knowing
your fortes and pianos . It is knowing your purpose as well as knowing your destiny. It
is everything that makes you decide to do thinga dn everyrhing that makes you stit on
the sidelines. The importance of knowing yousrself creates a good leader. A good
leader is above all confidet in his or her abilities. IS understanding in his or her
limitations as well as expectations. A leader is expected to maintain the calm mask fo
confidence een when face with certain defeat. Confdicen comes from knowing where
ones comfs from as well as wheres one upbringing is. Confdince comes from within and
as a result confidence comes from the intorpsection at the concept of self. Being
concisou of ones self. It creates the dynamic and turbulent flow of ideas and opinoions
needed to create a strong platform the lead people.
Leaders are confident.They are knowledgable or at lesast seem that way. Good leaders
are knowledgable, great leaders are confident. Decision making is the only thing
leaders are graded by. That is there only major contribution. A good leader makes the
right decision based knowledge of facts and figures. A great leader makes the right
decision based on facts as well as feeling. A leader who never doubts oneself. Having
consciousness of self means never underestimateing or overestimateing ones owns
ability. It means being comfortable with imperfections withing yourself and working
around them. It means
Being you means forming concrete opinions on things and never changing them. It
means that once you set the rules you cant change them. It means that no matter
whatever youre feeling you have to go through with policy. This is what I would have
described Consciousness of Self, before my senior year. Your consciousness isnt
concrete. The phrase people change is very true. Instead of a concrete opinion, which
can be weathered with water and worn away till its broken and forgotten, an opinion
should be like wet clay, where pieces can still be added and shaped.
An opinions doesnt have to be like water where it flows and forms whatever shape it is
contained in. An person should be able to stand on its own, picking and choosing
information like clay to add to the sculpture. Its never done. Always slowly changing,
hardening parts to stand strong.

POSER,poser.Thatswhatyouare.Ifeltlikeeveryonecouldhearmyheartbeat,asifitwereona
speakersystembroadcastingmyinnerfeelingsdespitemystraightface.Wordsfrommybestfriend,a
comradewhomIhadknownforyears,someonewhohasbeenhonestandalwayssupportive.Toothers,I
wouldhavebrushedasidetheiropinions,leavingthemtotheirownconvictionsandbeliefs,forever
believingthattheyweremisguidedandhavingproblemsintheirownlife.Butthiswasmyfriend.Myself
reflectionwasntaninstantrealizationorepiphany.Ihadtothinkandanalyzemyrelationshipswith
everyoneinmylife.WhetherIwasbeinggenuineorbeingasfakeasthePradabagfromchina.Whetheror
notmypassionswereonlytheirbecauseIwantedtofitin,andnotbecauseIwantedtodothem.Itshuman
naturetowanttobeapartofagroup.Beingapartofagroupmeanssafety.Itmeansyourbiological
purposeinlifeofcontinuingyourownbloodlineissaferthanthosewhogoitalone.Ididntbelongtoany
group.Iwasflexible,perhapstooflexible.Ididnthaveanopinionorviewthatwasmyown.My
personalitywasanamalgamationofthingsthatIpickedupformdifferentfriends.Ineverformedmyown
opinionsorcreatedmyownvision.Iwasntaperson.Iwasustafaade.Ofcourseeveryonesopinionis
cultivatedthroughfamilyandfriendsandgenerallocationaswellastheirexperiences.Butmyopinions
werentmyown.Theywerentthoughtofbyme.ImerelyparrotedwhatIheardandnevercreatedan
opinionthatIcouldcallmyown.Iwasaposer.Notapersonbutacamoflougingoctopus,switching
betweengroupsandchangingopinions.IdidntrealizeIwasntapersonuntilthat5letterword.Butwhen
Ichanged,Ifounditdifficulttohaveaconcreteopinionallthetime.IwouldfindevidencethatImorally
feltcontradictedmyview.ButtakingbackwhatIsaymakesmethesameasaposer.IrealizenowthatI
shouldmysenseofselfasa
Please describe why you feel you are the best fit for acceptance into the McCombs
Leadership Program? (40 lines / 250 Words Maximum):