Inspiring Leadership Quotes 
by Kate Schlarf

As we get closer to Thanksgiving for many campus organizations that means mid-year elections. Whether you are running for a position, voting on your future leaders, or just need some inspiration here are some leadership quotes to inspire you. 

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." President John Quincy Adams 

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." -General George S. Patton

"A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see." -Leroy Eimes 

"When the effective leaders is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally." -Lao Tzu

"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on." -Walter J. Lippman

"Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position." -Brian Tracy 

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions." -Harold S. Geneen

Hanging with My Friends, Ropes Course Style 

by Kate Schlarf 

A little over a week ago the current Tier 1 members had the pleasure of experiencing a right of passage for any Leadership Academy member. That is making daunting trek across the bridge to Kentucky to complete the ropes course at Audubon State Park. This course has been pushed a lot this year by the Center for Student Engagement and from spending the day with the Tier 1 members it is easy to see why. Many lessons can be learned on the course, but here are a few that Tier 1 really maximized through out the day:

1. Learn to To Communicate and Listen 

One of the toughest parts for students coming to this course for the first time is learning to tackle some of the group elements. These elements require communication, understanding, and listening to be completed.Without being able to communicate and listen to ideas, your group will not be able to move forward with the best one. Make sure that everyone has a chance to voice their opinion and that your listen to them while they talk. 

2. Think an Idea All the Way Through Before You Scrap It

Many times throughout the day our members were given complex tasks to complete. Often there were a few verbal leaders who shared their ideas on how to complete the task, while others just listened and helping make the ideas a reality. In some cases after many rounds of trial and error the group found out during debriefing that one member had indeed had the correct idea to complete the task, they had just been cut off by other members or the group just didn't think their idea through. So always remember to take all the ideas you can get and think them all the way through. You never know if they will be a hidden gem or if they can be pieced together to achieve success!

3. Learn to Laugh at Yourself!! 

One scenario on the trip was protecting a bucket of water all the way until the end. When one student accidentally knocked the bucket over during a debriefing round they learned that you can't take everything serious in life. Not all experience in life are life and death and sometimes you just have to laugh and move on. This is the same in leadership, if you have a little mess up or bump in the road just own up to it, laugh at the mistake, and move on -we can't be serious all the time that only leads to stress. 

Thanks for all your participation and hard work Tier 1! ADCO can't wait to see the places you go with the leadership lessons learned at Audubon.