Today, January 24, 2008 was a life-changing day for me. Why do I say so? Today, I have been given a chance to join a Leadership Training Seminar at Saint Theresa’s College Study Hall, with Ate Che as our source speaker. There, I have become aware of my strengths, my weakness, my ambitions as well as my goals. In our first activity, we divided a long bond paper into 6 equal parts. In each part of the bond paper, we were instructed to write 6 important things.
1. Name
2. Ambition
3. How I see myself 5 years from now
4. Strengths
5. My weaknesses/ Things to be improved
6. The person I would want to trade myself with, even for a day.
Now I would like to share my answers and explain the reasons behind them thereafter.
1. Ana Loreta Pedroza Andrada
2. To make a difference
3. Pursuing Political Science as my Second Course
4. a. I am responsible
b. I know how to set my priorities
c. I value the lives as well as the rights of the people
5. I sometimes let my emotions overrule my mind in making judgments on certain things.
6. The 44th US President, Barack Obama
• I decided to write my full name including my middle name because this is all about me. There must be another “Ana Loreta Andrada” in the world, but the chances of having “Ana Loreta Pedroza Andrada” is low. Ate Che said that we had to write our names on the first part of the bond paper because everything that we will write after will be all about us. This activity is a self evaluating activity therefore, we must recognize ourselves first.
• My ambition is not a specific one unlike the others. It is too broad, but Ate Che said that write something which you think is possible. I believe so that I have all the potential and capabilities of fulfilling this ambition. I want to make a difference in so many ways. In the first place, I am taking Mass Communication because I am aware of the influence of media to the people. I want to transform the Xenocentric Filipinos into Nationalistic ones. There is always a room for improvement, in our government, in our communities, and in our people, and I, as a woman with this kind of ambition, wishes to be one of those concerned and knowledgeable people who aims to see the Philippines, one day, as one of the first-world countries.
• I see myself pursuing Political Science course 5 years from now because I want to understand the laws that govern us. These laws affect the lives of the Filipino people and I think that it is important for me to understand and know about these things before I would start making a change for the betterment of the country. I will not allow myself to be ignorant of our laws if I dream this big.
• As to my strengths, I know what they are and I know where I stand. Many had a hard time in filling up this part maybe because they see themselves as inferior to others or maybe they just had no self confidence.
• It was not that easy for me to fill up my weakness part. Not because i find myself perfect but because I often translate my weaknesses (those which I know of) into strengths. I had to ponder on what other weaknesses I have that have not yet been improved or have not yet been given attention to.
• I had chosen the 44th U.S. President Barack Obama not because I am greedy of power but because I am fully aware of how he could affect not only the United States of America but the whole world at large. I want to trade place with him even for one day because in that short span of time, I can make big decisions that will make big changes. I would want to be in that position so I could influence a lot of people, be the change, and make a change.
After the Leadership Training Seminar, I realized that everyone has a potential to become leaders. We just need a little push and motivation to awaken that leader within us. I not only had fun but also learning in the games we did.
Ate Che made mention that you do not need to acquire a position to become a leader because you can always be a leader by setting yourself as an example as if someone is following. True enough, I can make a difference without acquiring a position in a certain form of government but the question is; will that difference be enough for me to say that I have truly inspired, motivated, and touched lives? Maybe yes, Maybe no. A leader can do so many things that will benefit the members as well as bring out the best in them.
Despite all the challenges a leader may face, still it’s his motivation and reasons that will keep him doing his job, and also, going beyond what is expected from him.
Now, I only have one goal in my life, and that is to make a difference; to work it, to live it, and to fulfill it.
“To keep you going, always find meaning in what you’re doing”
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