Reflection

As graduation draws nearer, it is finally starting to hit me that this is truly it! After my 2 years here at SDSU in the HTM program I finally am starting to figure out who I am as a leader and who I aspire to keep working towards. I came into this program not feeling like a leader in anyway, yes my MBTI says I am an extrovert, but in many ways I've always felt like an introvert as well. I was very shy and absolutely hated public speaking, so this narrative will be interesting when it's my turn to share. I wasn't quite sure what to say in my narrative because I still feel like I have so much growing to do, and I do believe leadership comes through experience. When I met with Lori I told her this, and I told her I don't know what to say, but I do know how I want to come across and that is sincere. Lori gave me great advice, "just say that!" That is exactly how I took my narrative, when I sat down to write it, the words spilled out easier and quicker than I thought, it turns out I really do have strong opinions on what I think makes a great leader and the one I want to be. I am a strong believer in transformational leadership because I feel like I was transformed throughout my time here at SDSU, so why not believe in something when it actually happened to you! To keep it short, my goal as leader is to motivate and transform people to reach their highest potential. It really makes me happy to see others succeed and be genuinely happy. In my past I've always looked up to managers that have pushed me in the right direction to want to be better, so that is my goal as I embark on my journey as a leader into "the real world." (scary!!) I'm very nervous to give my final narrative in 2 days but am also excited to share what I am about with all of you! Thanks guys! :)