Mariam: An Effective Leader

When asked about who is a leader that I have come across through my life, the person that comes to mind is my older sister, Mariam. My sister has been my teacher, counsellor, role model, and friend. For me, she has become a source of inspiration, and a constant reminder of what leading by example means. When discussing an effective leader, my sister has demonstrated many of these aspects. For instance, she was the first child in my household to receive a car, get a university degree, gain multiple medals in track and field, leave the house on her own, and paid off enormous amounts of debt all on her own still while helping my parents financially with my large family of 8. With this, she has embodied independence, determination, perseverance,

She would always remind me the importance of my studies and to forever live up to my parent’s expectations. But as naïve as I was, I would still leave my homework to the last option resulting in my marks to dwindle significantly. Although as time passed, I found myself realising the importance of education and the benefits it can put upon your life. This was all due to my sister, as I watched her profoundly investing her time into her studies making sure she got the best marks possible. Even when bombarded with other task and responsibilities such as taking care of my siblings and working long hours to pay for school she always found time to study, putting her education first. This resulted in her to graduate in one of the top universities in Canada, Carleton University. This example of my sister was an eye opener for me seeing how if she is compatible with doing it why can’t I. She would regularly call me, telling me to do my best in my school work and be the best person I can be. She only leads by example, showing that if you want to obtain something you must work for it even if you have hardships along the

She maintains this kind because she is an individual who prefers to work alone on a task at her own deliberate pace. She tends to be quite realistic, always using facts, details, and applying her personal past experiences to come up with practical solutions to problems. She can also be sensitive and cooperative from time to time, but she always finds ways to bases her opinions on her values and how others will be affected by them. She also likes to keep her options open trying all sorts of different things even ones others might find odd.

However, due to her spontaneous personality, she would always use kinesthetic and visual teaching styles. When using kinesthetic, she would tell me how she use to take on situations when she was my age using her past experiences. She would say to me this so I can think of her decisions and make up the best possible outcome for myself. When using visual, she would always demonstrate the giving problem to me for example when helping me with my homework she would always break up the question for me showing me her process from start to the beginning, so I have a better