First off, I want to thank each and every one of you for making this a truly wonderful experience. This has been quite a journey and you have all made it so special.

This was a very interesting class mainly because it didn't feel like class. This was the longest period of time that I had to sit in a class room but I always left feeling refreshed and energized. I think this is because of the nature of the class. Walking in, I knew I would see some of the friendliest faces at Santa Clara, and that alone made me excited. And once we were all there, the room was filled laughter and smiles, and a great Pandora playlist in the background.

This class really taught me a lot about myself, my values, and how I can lead. I loved the MBTI test and the class we had in Benson (though emotional, it still taught me a lot).

As we move on from this class, I hope that I can remember all the things I learned here. Leadership is more than just action, its also about reaction. Sometimes we just need to step back, take a breath, and then move forward (also good motto for studying for finals!).

I'm sure I'll be seeing some of your names as club presidents and on ASB one day! Good luck with finals everyone :)

I will miss seeing you guys so please, don't be strangers!

MBTI Assessment

So I'm an ENFP.
I'm a dreamer.
I'm an enthusiast.
I am passionate.
I am motivated.
I'm supposedly a people person. Ughhh but people these days...

My dad is an ENFP if I ever saw one. Maybe that's where I get it. I am Daddy's Little Girl.

I think this definition of my personality, though it is a good one, is not fully complete. There's more to me than being a people person and a dreamer. I can be shy, I can be unsure of myself, and sometimes I just want to run away and hide and not be around anyone. Honestly, I feel most like myself when I am alone in my car, blasting music, singing way too loudly and waayyyyy too off key.

So why even bother putting us in these categories, in these boxes? Everyone has more to themselves that can be measured with a test, and I think that it's time society recognizes that. It is, however, kind of cool to see where we fall, but i think it's up to us to determine if four letters are going to dictate our lives.

P.S. Sorry this is late!

Tuckman's Stages of Group Development

Remember the Titans was stage 2 (storming). You could see the tension between the two players and that they are still struggling to put their differences aside even for the common goal of playing football.

Coach Carter was stage 3 (norming). The players are coming together. When one player is punished, they all take the punishment.

Finding Nemo was stage 4 (performing). This is when the group actually performs and act or gets things done. They use teamwork to the max to save Nemo.

Aladdin was stage 5 (adjourning). After the event, things wrap up and goodbyes are said. People are sad but their goal was accomplished.

The stage that is missing is the first one (Forming). Before anything can begin, the group needs to form and find leaders. This Mulan clip is great to show the formation stage because they are all getting oriented to their future tasks, they're still goofing off a little bit, and leaders are being chosen.