The first reason I joined this class is because I needed a filler to stay full time this semester. But I didn’t just choose this class because of that. I do plan on taking this class seriously and want to put the work in to do my part. I am in the Public Health field and all of my teachers keep saying how most of the time you will have some kind of a job where you’re constantly working with groups of people. When you have groups and group projects, you usually need a leader. My goal isn’t to be an outstanding leader and always try to be the one in charge. I want to be able to handle the challenge when one is given to me and earn the respect of my colleges that way. I want people to know that they can depend on me with deadlines and still respect me as a person even if we have different views on a certain subject. In the Public Health field it is important to listen to everyone. When saving lives and helping people is the main objective, many different factors are involved. People are going to have different views on pretty much any subject and some will be better than mine. I want to be able to handle criticism and learn from it without taking things to heart. At this point I think of a leader and leadership as the ability to handle a task with a group of people calmly and collectively. To really understand the subject you’re talking about and be able to communicate to others if they don’t understand. Communication is always key when it comes to being a leader and if there is no communication, than you are most likely not doing a good job. A goal and the people you’re working with depend on strong leadership. Letting people down is not something I like to do and want to be remembered for. Being a leader means you need to be open but also able to put your foot down when the time is right. That time is always hard to tell but a leader needs to make that decision. What I expect to take from the class is pretty much everything I described earlier. I’m not saying that I’m very bad with all of the qualities of being a leader but I truly believe that everybody could always use some help. It could be with being able to handle people in groups or even public speaking. Other people are always going to have different views and I need to be able to listen to them no matter how weird or wrong I might think they are. I think everybody has weaknesses and I want to tackle a few of mine in this class.