Last class we talked about the major things that we need to do ourselves to make change possible to happen in our own world. The quote I have chosen to focus on for this weeks blog is the one by President Barack Obama, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." Though I do not agree with his political views and did not vote for him to be re-elected this quote is really something for all of us to think about.
This quote makes me realize just how much influence a single person can have an a group as a whole. I believe that it only takes one person to make a change happen. That one person must keep with this change however and make others want to aid in the change. If you believe in something and are passionate about wanting to change something people generally will look into what it is you actually want to do and will be more willing to help you. Often times you have to be the one to put your neck on the line and speak up even if you think others will dismiss your claims, a good leader will do this when it is needed.
This mainly will involve second order change, specifically addressing a specific problem and creating motivation for the entire group. One example of this happened when I was pledging ATO fall of last year. Our pledge class president wanted to change the way our chapter room looked as an attempt to aid in recruitment for the following quarter. Though this is not a very large example it still can fall under a second order change. Here is what we did; our exec table was very old and falling apart. That was the problem, we addressed it by deciding to make a new table ourselves. When the day came to actually build it it took over 8 hours of hard work. The entire time he continued to motiviate us with encouragement and by the end we really felt like we had done something.
Anyone can make a change, no matter how small, change is change. Change is good.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Post Number 1 (Jan 22, 13)
College in itself has made me not only more aware of the things that are wrong with out world but have really made me want to do something to change things. Towards the end of my first quarter here at THE Ohio State University I started to become very aware of what I wanted to do while I was here to better the school and this city as a whole. This was actually one of the main reasons I wanted to go greek, I wanted to become part of an organization that actually took time out of our college schedules to actually do something to better our community.
My motivations for social change have always been there in their own way but I really did not notice them untill this time last year. ATO's signiture event is our Casino Night we hold in March every year and last year it really made me start to see the big picture of things. It made me realize that there is so much more for me to do than just be a college student and being so actively involved in this event where our goal for this year is to donate $40,000 makes me want to be a better leader.
I am the only one in this class that is not currently the president. My main motivation for social change (to leave the world in a better position than it was when I came) I think will help me dramatically when it comes time for me to actually fun for president and hopefully be able to use it if I am elected. I can remember being in High school and complaining about having to do the 100 hours of community service we had to do in order to graduate because I saw it as a chore. I never noticed what was wrong with the world I think mainly because I was not doing all those hours of community service by choice. They were a graduation requirement, not something I actively wanted to do.
The main difference between now and then I think is my maturity level more than anything else. I have noticed College really has changed me in the past 2 years and has made me really push myself to do things I would never have done before. It has made me want to be a leader and no longer just a follower doing the minimum to get by. Instead of asking how much longer I have to do service, I ask myself what more I can do to change things for others who dont have the ability/drive to do so.
I am big on quotes so I will leave this post with a quote to think about from former president of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson, "Every night when I turn out the lights I ask myself this question; Have I done everything in power to unite the world, have I tried to give peace to all, have I done enough?" -1965.
My motivations for social change have always been there in their own way but I really did not notice them untill this time last year. ATO's signiture event is our Casino Night we hold in March every year and last year it really made me start to see the big picture of things. It made me realize that there is so much more for me to do than just be a college student and being so actively involved in this event where our goal for this year is to donate $40,000 makes me want to be a better leader.
I am the only one in this class that is not currently the president. My main motivation for social change (to leave the world in a better position than it was when I came) I think will help me dramatically when it comes time for me to actually fun for president and hopefully be able to use it if I am elected. I can remember being in High school and complaining about having to do the 100 hours of community service we had to do in order to graduate because I saw it as a chore. I never noticed what was wrong with the world I think mainly because I was not doing all those hours of community service by choice. They were a graduation requirement, not something I actively wanted to do.
The main difference between now and then I think is my maturity level more than anything else. I have noticed College really has changed me in the past 2 years and has made me really push myself to do things I would never have done before. It has made me want to be a leader and no longer just a follower doing the minimum to get by. Instead of asking how much longer I have to do service, I ask myself what more I can do to change things for others who dont have the ability/drive to do so.
I am big on quotes so I will leave this post with a quote to think about from former president of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson, "Every night when I turn out the lights I ask myself this question; Have I done everything in power to unite the world, have I tried to give peace to all, have I done enough?" -1965.
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