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My mom likes to say that our family has, what she calls, an "open-door policy". Meaning that anyone can stay/live with us as long as they please. To begin with, I have 6 siblings; 3 older half siblings, 1 older full blood-related sister, and 2 adopted younger brothers. On top of that, we are a foster family, so kids have been coming and going from our house for years. We also host foreign exchange students for full school years at a time. To say that my home is chaotic is an understatement.

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In this Leadership Development class, I hope to learn how to confidently lead others; especially my peers. I feel like too often I shy away from leading because I don't want to appear entitled.
I also would like to learn better strategies to get the attention of a crown and how to communicate and persuade enough.

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I get asked this question a lot it seems, and I never have an answer. Because I don't have one. I don't have a role model. I grew up around people I didn't want to be like and situations I didn't want to be in. I want to make my own mistakes and learn my own lessons.

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- “The Dangers of Lacking Leadership Communication.” FEI, www.financialexecutives.org/FEI-Daily/April-2019/What-is-Effective-Leadership-Communication.aspx.

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- “Cartoon Open Door Stock Illustrations – 7,156 Cartoon Open Door Stock Illustrations, Vectors & Clipart.” Dreamstime, www.dreamstime.com/illustration/cartoon-open-door.html.

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I think the qualities of an effective leader should be:
Communication
Integrity
Confidence
Empathy
Creativity
Motivated
Humble
Diciplined

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I have been living alone with my sister since the beginning of my senior year. I have a high risk family member and for my sister and I to go to school (and dance), it would be putting them in danger. So my parents decided to get an apartment in Raleigh for the two of us so myself sister could go to university and I could dance. I was forced to live the life of an upperclassman college student a year prematurely.
I became the first student teacher at my dance studio in their 16 years of business. I teach five classes a week, ages ranging from Kindergarten to 6th grade. Because my dance studio is the best in NC and very well known, I consider it a great accomplishment.

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Treat People With Kindness
It has been my life motto for a few years now. I even have a ring with the letters "TPWK" on it. I believe everyone deserves kindness. It is a waste to bring negative energy to those around you. Why make life harder for people? Negativity is a foreign concept to me; I don't understand it.