What Matters Most?

Assignment: In a 5-7 page double-spaced paper, reflect upon your journey in this LeadIU course. The paper itself consists of three short chapters, each touching on a different portion of your journey. Please use the following questions to guide your writing of each chapter. Note, however, that you are not limited to these questions nor are you required to answer all of the questions provided. You are always encouraged to dive deeper. Chapter 1- What Matters Most? What are your values? What characteristics, qualities, traits, etc. do you value most? How are your values portrayed through your StrengthsQuest results? How are they not? In what ways do your values inspire the social justices issue(s) that you are passionate about? What is your "Why"? That is, what motivates you to do what you do? Chapter 2- Let Your Life Speak What life experiences have made a monumental impact on the formation of the values you identified in Chapter 1? How did/do pieces of your identity shape these experiences? Do you have a personal philosophy that you aim to live by? How have mistakes and resilience played a role in your life and the formation of your motivations, inspirations, goals, and/or personal philosophy? Chapter 3- Leadership Looking back at your initial leadership definition from the beginning of this semester, how has your definition changed? What do you still agree with? What do you think needs to be different? How do your values and life experiences influence and inspire who you are and your personal leadership vision? Presentations This is an informal presentation that will take place on the last day of class. Must be 2-3 minutes in length. The content of your presentation should cover a summarized version of your Life View Paper, and a brief reflection upon the actual writing process. You may use a visual aid. Options include (but are not limited to): A PowerPoint, Prezi, poster board, picture collage, poetry, playlists, and Movie Maker clips. Technical Instructions: Times New Roman, Size 12 Font, Double-Spaced, 5-7 pages, include a works cited/references sheet. Designate the beginning of each chapter by placing the title in Bold.