Speeches

My speech for class is going to be weather or not beauty pageants are bad for girls and the way they look at themselves. I think it is very bad because parents are pretty much pressuring their daughters to do it. In Toddlers in Tiaras the girl are 3-4 years old. They don't just say "hey I want to do this." Its the mother's dream. It can be very expensive and the girls get their hair and make up done for a few hours and then the time the contest rolls around they are tired and grumpy. I am ready to give this speech and I hope my class enjoys it.

Showing & Being a Leader

One way I am a leader is through 4-H. I have been in 4-H since 3rd grade. As we get older and have more knowledge about showing horses and taking good pictures we are able to share that knowledge with younger kids. Over the summer at the county fair there was a new member in my club showing her horse but she wasn't quite sure how to prepare before the show. So my mom and I brought her a little basket she could store brushes and horse shampoo, with a few treats, a hoof pick and some brushes we put in there for her. I told her a few ways to win the judge over, for example, smiling at the judge but not too much, pay attention to the horse and always act like you know exactly what you are doing. She now has a good idea of what to do now that she has gone out and showed. I hope I can help her more next year. Then when I come back to watch the shows after next year I hope she can help other people with showing.

Bugs in soup

So we had this speaker today and it was pretty interesting. He told a story about having lunch with an elderly lady, his father in law and brother in law. All of a sudden he saw something moving in his father in laws soup, he made sure the father in law saw it, all without using words. The father in law didn't seem to mind because he ate the soup anyway. Which is something I would not do. I think I would probably say I wasn't very hungry and grab a sandwich after I left. But this man ate it and he showed respect for the old lady. He could've yelled and flipped out like some people would do, and that would have upset her a lot because she was the host.

Leading

I have learned that we need to set goals and be committed to them. Good leaders empower others with their words and actions. Mr. Jepson also talked about the 90/10 principle. We control 90 percent of what happens, we have our eye on the prize. 10 percent is out of our hands and something might happen that we don't want it to. We can't control it and we have to learn how to deal with it.

Speakers in Class

Mr. Jepson has always been a favorite teacher of mine so I was pretty excited when he came to talk to our class. He told us that to be a good leader we need to have good relationships with people. Good relationships mean they will be able to trust you. But trust can end fast, it can take one word or action and people can get mad and lose your trust.

100th Birthday

 When I turn 100 & I hope I make it that old. But I hope I'm not too confused because I want to remember what people say to me. I hope that whoever throws this awesome party brings 100 balloons. I hope that people tell me that I helped them in some way and tell me stories of how I did. I hope that my family is there along with the friends I will meet on this journey of life. We can dicuss the good times and even the not so good times. I want people to take lots of pictures. Then we can go race in our wheelchairs down the hallway.

Leadership Quote

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.

Elaine Agather

 

To me this means that people are not born to lead, they are born with a backbone. They can be funny but at the same time they are wise. They can wish and dream to accomplish something but they have to work hard and reach out to others to pursue that goal.

Failures

I think everyone is afraid of failing at something in their life. Whether its a test, a class, losing in a game.  So I think that is why we make goals for ourselves. I think everyone needs a goal and it should be realistic, something they will actually accomplish. We talked about this in class and it seems like all of us had some difficulties because the goals turned out to be visions. A goal for me is to get into college and get as many scholarships that I can.

Leaders

I think leaders are always working and studying leadership skills so they can become better. They become better at applying their skills and knowledge. I think a leader has to have good communication skills with their followers and they believe in themselves.