FFA Reflection Essay

I have experience being in leader in a few main aspects of my life; through community service, FFA, and at my job. Some of the valuable leaderships traits that I obtained and strengthened are: being a good team member, communication skills, solving conflicts, and being opened minded to new ideas and thoughts. Even though I have gained a lot, I still have more things to learn to become a better leader such as being more assertive, being more disciplined, becoming a better public speaker, and learn how to be realistic and not too optimistic. My biggest community service achievement was refurbishing the putt-putt. “The Putt-Putt Project” is something a fellow peer and I worked on nearly every day after our junior year of high school. Lizett Sanchez and I were chosen by the Texas Midwest Community Network, or TMCN, to be the representatives for Dublin High School for working a community service project. Our task was to choose a “bright spot,” plan and complete our project before October 11th, 2016. Lizett and I began searching right away and decided upon refurbishing the mini golf at our city park. This project allowed me to demonstrate leadership skills by giving me opportunities to put power in other, utilize my public speaking skills, and use the resources available to me.
I have been a part of FFA since my freshman year when I accidentally agreed to join the Floriculture CDE team. Ever since then, I was hooked. Every action you do, you are being watched by somebody; FFA is no exception. Throughout my four years in high school, I have competed in numerous events, held an officer position, presented, and attended state competitions. Each activity requires being a leader. As the Dublin FFA Vice President, I have been a leader because of my ability to be a team player, solve conflicts, act responsibility and communicate with my team what they need from