Have You Checked Your Student Leadership Checklist?
Of course, you need your backpack, your pens and pencils, any notebooks and folders for the day, but did you make sure you’re bringing your leadership?
This might be an odd question to ask. What does bring your leadership even mean? As a student leader, you have a responsibility to best support your club, staff, or department every single day. (It can be exhausting, we know). Here are some checklist items you want to make sure you have before you walk out the door each day.
- An Open Mind: It’s important to always be as accepting and inclusive as possible when we’re talking about good leadership.
- A Good Attitude: Your attitude is reflected in your peers. If you walk into a meeting with a sour mood while you’re dragging your feet, expect the same from your fellow students.
- Determination: Often times, we are told no. We have these big ideas and dreams of programming that might not be approved at first. Keep at it. Keep working hard. You are capable of more than you realize.
- Selflessness: WE’RE HERE FOR THE STUDENTS! Sometimes we need that reminder when we get so caught up in life itself.
- Patience: It’s a process. Demonstrate patience with others when working as a member of a team. You would want to be afforded the same.
- Gratitude: Do your best to remember what you’re grateful for. We have mentors and leaders who have taught us so much. Serve others and give back to the students who have made a difference in your life.
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MEET Tom
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Tom Krieglstein has trained over one million people, won eight national speaking awards, given a TEDx talk at UCLA, and once got edited off The Oprah Winfrey Show.
He’s the founder of Swift Kick and creator of Dance Floor Theory™, a leadership and engagement system used by companies like Nike, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and even the U.S. Military to build what Tom calls a Culture of Connection™, where engagement, retention, and productivity thrive.
Since launching his first company in college (which hit $1.5 million in annual sales), Tom has delivered keynotes and training in England, South Korea, Indonesia, Bermuda, and across the entire U.S.
He’s also served on the boards of the NYC Entrepreneurs’ Organization and the National Speakers Association, and—despite that Oprah thing, has numerous media appearances.
His work has been featured on NBC, YouTube (where he as one video with over 18 million views), TEDx, and even the Tofurky box.
Oh, and if you’re wondering: yes, he really was named after a cat. Yes, he lives next to Aaron Rodgers. And yes, he can do 100 pushups in a row, but only if there’s peanut butter at the end.