Category Archives: Reflexive Journal

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself. ~ Harvey Fierstein I’m an advocate, it’s what I do. Individuals each have a unique situation that has happened in their life that has caused them to be the person they are; andContinueContinue reading “Giving Power to the Voice Within”

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome I feel as though I have been navigating the world my entire life without a true or real lens. When I was thinking about my topic for my annotated bibliography I was thinking of leadership in the general sense, but one thing I have learned in this EDLD program is toContinueContinue reading “Alice Freaking Wonderland”

The semester has been an interesting transition because I enrolled in the Clinical Leadership Laboratory class prior to knowing anything about a potential leadership position in my future. The class has coincided with a career change as I moved from the Communications Coordinator to the Assistant Director for Academic Coaching & Success. My previous experienceContinueContinue reading “Put Knowledge to the Test”

As a person with an undergraduate degree in psychology, I have always enjoyed taking assessments to summarize characteristics, traits, perspectives, style, behaviors, and so many other identified attributes. In some instances the assessment reinforces what i already knew or brings into light something about myself I was unaware of. I have taken the StrengthsFinder assessmentContinueContinue reading “Leadership: Growth Not Complacency”

According to Johnson & Hackman (2018), “leadership seems to be linked to what it means to be human” (Johnson & Hackman, 2018, p. 2). Olive Middle School Yearbook 1997 My earliest recollection of leadership was in elementary school when I ran for student council representative in 4th grade. I even made a t-shirt with aContinueContinue reading “Qualities of a Leader”