So I'm 4-1/2 months through my local Jaycee Presidency and I can't even really tell you what I've done. Sadly I've been a very absent president. My presidency coincided with my last semester of grad school. For the most part, the work load has been manageable. However, this last semester has bitten me in the a$$. I had a very deeply involved final project that I swear gave me anxiety attacks. Let's add work and a couple trips into the mix and who has time for Jaycees after all that?
Fortunately, I have an awesome board. I wouldn't make it through the last few months without their leadership. I have a wonderful Chairman of the Board who covered meetings for me when I had classes and some rockin' VP's who managed great projects that ran smoothly. Best of all, I didn't have to worry that things would drop through the cracks. They took care of all of our spring signature projects and set me up to re-join the Jaycee forces now that classes are over.
I've always been a very independent, take charge kind of person. However, this experience has been a great lesson in teamwork. In the words of John Donne, "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is piece of the continent".
No comments:
Post a Comment