It was June 9 2010. This day was a ordinary day for most, but not for me. For me it was the first step to becoming a Eagle. June ninth was my first day of Cub Scouts. At five thirty in the afternoon, me and my dad finished eating dinner I went back to my room to put on my freshly dry cleaned uniform, which gave me a feeling of joy. Me and my dad both got into the car and off we went to my first Cub Scout Meeting. The meetings were held a Sandburg Elementary and I was joining Troop 1209. At the meeting, I was introduced to the entire pack. Then i was assigned to Den 12 or the Phoenixes. The most important people in my life at that moment was my dad and Den 12 because they helped get though so much as a Cub Scout. Joining Scouts changed my views on many aspects of my life such as being a leader is much more than just telling everyone what to do but you most also inspire the people under you and make them want to work. I joined Scouts for two major reasons, the first to become a better person overall such as my making …show more content…
myself more enjoyable to be around instead of being the rube, ill mannered child I was before joining the scouting program. The second reason was to make my Dad proud of me. He would be proud because he went through the scouting program and got all the way to Eagle Scout which is the highest rank you can get in Scouts. Cub scouts though me so much and I made so many friends that I kept going up the chain of the scouting program and into Boy Scouts. After joining Boy Scouts, many attributes about me changed.
Some of these included leading. My leading new leading skills allowed me to not just lead my troop but to learn from it and plan for the future. Also my time management skills got much better because i had to make sure my troop had enough time to talk and discuss about upcoming events, also to be able to have fun and learn new skill as well. I also became more self reliant because I was able to cook at a higher level, clean up my messes, and prepare for upcoming event in my life. Boy Scouts opened many doors for me. I had so many new opportunities because of Boy Scouts. Such as being able to participate in multiply organizations inside of Boy Scouts as as the OA(order of the arrow) which is a spiritual organization that allows scouts an opportunity to learn about the Native Americans and their culture. Also I be gone seeing every day as a opportunity rather than a
hassle. I today’s society to many people are scared to lead the charge onward, but not me. I have had many experiences with leadership goo and bad, and I have learned that if there is no one to be a leader nothing will get done. Also Boy Scouts has taught me to find out more about someone's history before judging them. I have also noticed that every great organization starts off with a great leader.
The most meaningful and challenging experiences in my life have been through sports and the 4-H club. They have instilled the values of perseverance, confidence, and teamwork within me. I feel that my peers and others could learn valuable life lessons through participating in these organizations. They are not just clubs, but a guiding light for life. For example in sports I have had the opportunity to play on both losing and winning teams. This has given me a different perspective of looking at things. I now realize that even if you fail or lose that is no reason to give up, you still have to get right back up. Just realize your mistakes and errors. Then come back the next time, mentally and physically, ready to meet the challenge. To often in life youth and adults alike fail at something and automatically think that they cannot do it, and give up. Instead of just pushing themselves to run another lap, lift another set, study for another hour, or learn another theorem. Imagine a world if the early American settlers had given in to the British, if the North had given in to the South after the first loss of the civil war, or if Michael Jordan had given up after being cut from the team in high school. People just need to learn to have perseverance and believe in themselves. 4-H has been a series of stepping-stones for me. When I first started out at age four I was shy and afraid to do things that I had not done before, but now I have blossomed into a confident and outgoing young man. I no longer fear getting up in front of large groups and speaking because of the experiences I've had in public speaking events. In addition, 4-H has given me the chance to develop myself as a leader. Over the years I have held various leadership positions on the club, county, and district levels. Also, 4-H has given me the chance to go into the community and help people by leading youth in workshops, assisting the handicap and elderly, and also learn from what others have to teach. In both of these organizations I learned the need for teamwork. For example last year my football team went 0-11 and the main reason because of that was we were not a team.
So completing the rank of Eagle Scout has been has been one of the greatest things I've accomplished because of its effect it has taught me many basic life skills that are important to be successful, it has given me the edge in the modern job market, it has also given me great people to look up to in the chance to be looked up to. This has been one of the greatest effects of a decision of
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that I have been a part of for a large portion of my life. Joining in 5th grade, I have been an active member for over 6 years, serving a variety of leadership positions. Starting off as an assistant patrol leader my second year, I first began to learn the ropes of what exactly being a leader entails. By my third year, I had acquired enough knowledge and skills
“I brought you guys here for better”. These are the words my mother told me many times as a boy and again not long ago. My mother has always pushed me in my education, and I finally realized that my junior year of high school. My grades in everything were outstanding this year, but I was still missing out on something. I was still not very involved in school. One day an individual from the American Legion came to our school to talk to all the juniors. He told us about an event that happens every year and in every state. It was a prestigious event to be accepted to. Having no real involvement in anything, I did not think for a second that I would be accepted, but, regardless, I applied, and two months later I received a call from that same man who told me I had been accepted. I was a big reluctant and indecisive about going because, aside from the fun and games, there was government learning and marching involved. I decided to go, and will never regret that decision. The experience there changed my views in so many ways. I met so many new people, greatly strengthened my skills in leadership, and I realized I had the potential to not only dream about my goals, but to live them as well.
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I have been given several opportunities to teach these skills to younger girls, including organizing the San Francisco Girl Scout Skills Camporee training, where we trained Girl Scouts of all ages for the annual Skills Camporee. For multiple years in a row, girls in my troop and I organized and designed the training activities for this event. Events like this have improved my leadership abilities and inspired me to continue learning as a Girl Scout. Of all of the amazing experiences that I have gotten from Girl Scouts, the most important to me has been the opportunities to meet hundreds of other inspired young women and help them enrich their own lives through Girl Scout programs. Through my troop, I was connected with DWEN, Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network.
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