She looks to the goal of making us children independent, successful, and competent in the world and while she challenges me to push my limits and work through struggles, she also hardly ever criticize me. She is there supporting me whether I win or lose, pass or fail. She is my leadership role model because I want to instill a drive in my followers but also have them know that they are important to me no matter what they accomplish. My mother would agree one must focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.
In my last leadership experience, I led a retreat where the girls in my group were to examine their lives and decide who they want to be inside for the future. My mother’s example helped me give compassion and make these girls comfortable enough to open up and share their experiences. After taking this leadership class I am even more ready to apply a relationship style leadership to other non-emotional-focused leadership positions. I have taken what my mother has taught me since I was a child and implemented it into a unique leadership style that combines many of the theories and makes it my own brand.