Admiration, Qualities and Leadership

Today, at 826Michigan we participated in a activity that forces new and interesting topics to blog about. Our task was to fill out a particular worksheet with two questions on it, very broad but all the same interesting topics. After answering the questions we passed them around and had our peers read and also ask questions based on our response. These new questions, would impose new sub-topics within the big picture, broadening our posts, making them not just one sentence or one paragraph posts.

Question # 1 (yes I know, not very "wow! in-your-face" type of intro but I have no idea how else to put these) "Write about a professional that you've met in your childcare work that you admire?"

I chose Mercedees (Bryant Community Center Counselor), her specific duties there include preparing and serving lunch, snack and dinner and running numerous activities. She is extremely nice, a very sweet person. Ms. Mercedees carries herself in a demeanor that demands respect as well as attention. She is very professional and is a definite authority figure. Looking past her profound authority the kids take a shine to her, they respond well to her and she loves having a good time with them all. What I admire about her most is her good heart and intelligent mind; both are attributes I strive to have and carry with me throughout life.

Question #2 "What skills do you have that make you good at your job?"

Some skills I say I acquire are my leadership, communication and organization skills. I also pride myself in my confidence, that I believe without would make dealing with kids extremely difficult. Along with that my ability to bring people together to accomplish tasks at hand, and my managerial skills. I believe myself to be a people person which is most important when having a job in the Child Care field.

An additional question, one that my fellow readers proposed: "What does it take to be a leader?"

Being a leader takes extreme confidence, and being able to talk to anyone and everyone. Leaders most definitely have to be comfortable presenting things, proposing ideas, organizing them and executing them with the most prestige. Another important trait that a leader (in my opinion) must have is willpower and motivation. Leaders exhibit (in a group format) the most if motivation of the group, if the leader does not have motivation it is most likely that the rest of the group members as well as the project will fall. Along with these, a leader should have the type of presence that demands attention (this is not a "must" trait in a leader but most definitely a profound trait). Leaders must be willing to take risks as well as always thinking ahead and always always think outside the box.


As far as internships go, mine is going excellent! The kids are great, I love the environment and everything about the community center. Especially in my neighborhood I think the center provides kids/teens and some adults positive activities to do when they have free time instead of participating in the stereotypical "ventures" they are often lead into. I am extremely excited and looking forward to working more and being more involved with the center and teaching these kids/teens and some adults a better path to take that will lead them to a brighter more rewarding future.

As always god bless, and thanks for taking your time out to read this. ♥