Leadership

"This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized Everybody wouldn't do it. So Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done."

Our assignment was to pick a quote that best described our leadership style or our approach to leadership. I picked this quote/poem because it seems like this scenario happens a lot in groups, nobody wants to accept the leadership role and coordinate who does what and when. Therefore, at the end nothing gets done. So, when I'm in a group or working on a project I try to make a conscience effort to know who in the project is doing what and when the deadlines are. Which speaking of deadlines, that is what my biggest problem has been so far, I can see Christmas break sneaking up on us! The whole planning aspect in this project is what is giving me the most stress. I'm the calendar coordinator, so trying to find a date when everyone is available to volunteer is a little difficult when you are dealing with three involved college students. The most stressful part about the planning is that any event date is subject to change, so it is hard to plan too far in advanced. However, if we don't have potential weekends marked on the calendar then something will be planned on every weekend. It's an endless cycle!

While planning the event dates are a little bit of a stressor, we did have our first event last weekend! We all went to Ravenwood and painted pumpkins with the residents. I had a great time and really enjoyed getting to meet all the residents for the first time. My favorite part of this event was getting to hear all the stories that the residents had to tell us. For example, one woman named Shirley, told us about her life living in the small town of Dearborne. We also got to learn how another woman met her husband at a hoedown. I had a great time and loved decorating the pumpkins to set around the facility! I'm excited to plan another event with Brittany and Candace!