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17 years ago, I was born in Durham, NC. I was my mother's only child and she "claims" I was the best thing to ever happen to her. I currently reside in a small, rural town 20 minutes from the Raleigh area.

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I have only one goal and that is to be something. I feel as if many people often go through life without really living. Drake put it best in one of his songs when he said "everybody dies but not everybody lives".

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I wholeheartedly believe you should strive to live your best life. That is why I am always driven, regardless of what I am currently doing. However I have a very nonchalant attitude; I like to go with the flow of life. I value my friendships the most within my life.

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Leadership is the ability to motivate and essentially show by example. Leadership appears in various different ways and capacities. Leadership can be the act of communicating in a tough basketball game or representing your school's chess club in a competition.

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In order to be a successful leader, you must be dependable and courageous. As a leader, you will often times be put in uncomfortable situations. However, in those situation people are still looking up to you as a role model and a leader.

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I have two role models: Barack Obama and Denzel Washington. I believe both exemplify the qualities that I wish to have such as perseverance and determination.

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“North Carolina Grunge Flag” by Nicolas Raymond is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Dream! &quot;Dreams are the touchstones of our character.&quot; ~ Henry David Thoreau http://www.BeckyCortino.me #Dream #Goals #Success” byBeckyCortino is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Live your life” by liz west is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Leadership is...” by Raphael Love is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Courage” by UCFFool is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Barack Obama” by Sean Naber is licensed under CC BY 2.0