I think that the most important leadership decision that I have made for myself was through my decision to go to Johnson & Wales University, as a senior in high school. Through my college decision days’, I didn’t have much support in my decision to come to Johnson & Wales. Several of my family members were doubting my career choice and were unsure if I was making the right decision. 

            Through this experience I have learned that I can conquer anything that I put my mind to. I am now going to be a 3 year graduate from a university with a degree in a career that I love. By sticking to my decision, I have allowed myself to receive amazing opportunities through the university, that has helped me to continue to learn and grow in my career. 

One of the most important leadership decisions I have made in my life was probably accepting the role as cross country captain my senior year of high school. I had a lot of responsibility to keep my team disciplined and motivated to work hard each practice and race. It was a very rewarding opportunity and I believe that taking on that role has made me a more confident and strong willed individual than I was before.

From making this decision I learned that taking on a leadership role can be very rewarding. In my case it was rewarding to see my team win our league championship through my leadership. In addition, I learned that it is not always easy taking on a leadership role and there are many obstacles you must overcome along the way. Overall, I believe deciding to take on the role made me a better person and I look forward to hopefully taking on more leadership positions in the future.

My name is Lukas Levin and I live in Johnstown New York. This is my last term at Johnson & Wales University. My major is Graphic Design & Digital Media.

I would say the most important leadership decision I have made thus far is graduating college a year early. I am a part of the S.H.A.R.P program at JWU. A lot of people were telling me not to rush through college and take it all in. I decided to stick with my gut though and do it anyways. Times have changed, a lot of the people who told me not to rush were much older. Colleges have gotten very expensive. Graduating a year early saved me nearly $40,000. I believe this will end up being a good decision and reflect positively on the rest of my life.

What I learned about this decision is sometimes you will never know if it was right or wrong. You have to do everything you can after making the decision to the right choice.

Though I have had many leadership roles throughout my life, I feel that I developed my leadership the most through one decision this past year. I have chosen to not sit in silence when it comes to my beliefs. I had always grown up with the fear that one thing I say will ruin my chance at a future, but this year I have learned that it is worse to sit in silence than to maturely and respectively express how I feel. This is regarding my feelings, my opinions and my political viewpoints. I want to make a positive difference in the world the best way I know how, and I knew I could not fulfill my potential by sitting in silence.

I have learned that I have become more educated and stand by what I believe in, verses letting someone sway me easily. I am very proud of myself for being able to stand up for what I believe in and for making positive change in the world. I feel more confident and therefore can represent what I believe in more confidently. I humbly accepted 2018/2019 Student Leader of the Year and I truly believe my development through this skill helped me follow my passion of making a positive impact on those around me and I strive to continue to develop my leadership even more throughout this course!

By far the biggest decision I made was leaving home in the “Corn Field” state of Indiana and moving to Miami. As in my actual words to my parents. “I am tired of the cold; I am tired of the weeks upon weeks of rain. And the snow just doesn’t stop so I am moving to Florida.” 

I learned that warmer states are more likely my place to be. As I am more of an outdoor type of person nowadays. And I am a green thumb no doubt. Let me put a gigantic flower bed in your backyard, please. I don’t mind getting sweaty and filthy, unlike my younger self. And I usually have a farmer’s tan going on in the middle of winter when I was living in Indiana.  

The most important leadership decision I had to make was when I decided to transfer to Johnson and Wales. I wanted to better my education as the other institution I was at was felt like high school all over again. My choice to switch was smart because they shutdown the school a year after and I enjoy my courses and Professors. I learned that I am not afraid of change and willing to initiate the change if need be.