What I learned from the class

In agricultural leadership class we learned about motivation, vision, goals, and how to be a leader. The class allowed me to see my strengths and my weaknesses and how to deal with them. When a person knows what their strengths and weaknesses are then they can work on their weakness and use their strengths to their greatest advantage.

Personal Vision Statement

My personal vision statement is that I want to live a good Christian lifestyle, live on a farm, marry a good Christian man, have children, animals, travel, uphold the traditions of my family and farming, and have enough money that I do not have to worry about money. My parents, my family, and my friends help to support me in my goal to live a good Christian life. My family has also helped to teach me the traditions and arts that make our family who they are.

Motivation

I believe that I am a very motivated person in my personal and professional life. In my personal life I am motivated to represent my Christian faith by upholding my morals, values and beliefs to set an example for others. I am also motivated to set an example because I hold great pride in my family's name and heritage, I do not what to tarnish the honor or reputation of my family. I want to be known as respectful and well mannered person; therefore, I do my best to uphold my reputation and name.

Resolving a Conflict

A conflict that I had to resolve happened with one of the clubs that I am in. I was in charge of ordering ribbons for an up coming show that the club was going to have. The conflict was with some of the other members of the clubs not liking the designs and ribbons that had been chosen. To solve the conflict I decided to resign from my position and allow another member to take over the position of ordering the ribbons. This resolved the conflict because someone new was ordering the ribbons and the clubs was able to vote on new designs.

Resume

Elizabeth Steward
Life Objective

To operate and manage the family farm and assist in people having well behaved confident gaited horses

Experience

1989–20010 New Life Wesleyan Church Greensboro, MD
Participating Member
Formed character and values with a person

1996–1999 Local Chapter 4-H Greensboro, MD
4-H Elected Treasurer
Duties were to keep current and accurate records of all money balances: deposits, withdrawals, tides and expenses
Junior Champion Radio Spot Public Speaking
Made people aware of local issues

1998-20010 Steward Farms Harrington, DE
Horse Trainer
Training horses for the benefit of improving the worth and the talents of the horse.

2001-20010
Field Worker
Bale hay for local land owners.
Maintained on the baling equipment and buildings.
Work with grain farming equipment
Drive Farm Trucks

2001-20010 Eddie Hudson Felton, DE
Field Worker
Baled hay for local land owners.
Maintained on the baling equipment and buildings.

2001-2007 Michael Bullock Harrington, DE
Field Worker
Baled hay for local land owners.
Maintained on the baling equipment and buildings.

2002 Habitat for Humanity Hopeland Village, MD
Missionary and Volunteer
Shared my faith with others
Learned from other Christians
Helped build homes for people who are less able to provide for their families

2003-2004 Delaware Technical and Community College Dover, DE
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Forum
Enabled students to learn from local business owners
Learned that basis of how businesses work

2003-2007 Campus Community High School Dover, DE
School Muralist
Represented the school through large murals painted of the school walls, topics included the mascot, art through history, sports walls, and cougars

2003-2007 Honor Society Dover, DE
Participating Member
Showed leadership skill through community service, school activities, and communication with other students.

2004 Global Expeditions Greenvalley, TX
Missionary in Costa Rica
Helped others find Christ and let them know that they are never alone in their struggle of life
Worked in various orphanages
Showed my faith to others who have none

2004 Spacklin Farms Felton, DE
Horse Trainer
Trained Tennessee Walking Horses for the farm to sell
Promoted the business of horse broker

2004 Melissa Steward Greensboro, MD
Party Organizer and Cater
Organized and designed bridal parties
Created and served food for guests
Maintained a staff service

2005 Wesley College Dover, DE
Environmental Science
Studied and learned about soils and the effect that people and different ecosystems have on them
Learned about and protect the water ways of today’s so that people can enjoy them tomorrow

2005-2006 Campus Community High School Dover, DE
Community Action Project
Beautified the community by helping others
Volunteered for 75 hours
Researched the Delaware Presbyterian Church of Dover to help preserve its history for future generations

2006 Campus Community High School Dover, DE
Volleyball Captain
Portrayed leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
Varsity Volleyball Letter
Portrayed leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
Honor Player for Volleyball
Portrayed the ability to maintain high honor grade while playing on the volleyball squad

2006 Who’s Who in America United States
Honor Member
Showed leadership skill through community service, school activities, and communication with other students.
Proved to have outstanding grades all four years within high school
Was nominated by a teacher for exceptional behavior

2005-2007 Business Professionals of America Dover, DE
Participating Member
Explored the world of business
Started a school store
Created with another student the school logo and spirit wear
Elected Treasurer
Kept records over a period of two years of all expenses and profits for the club
Keep records for the school spirit wear

2005 -2009 Delmarva Driving Club Georgetown , DE
Participating Member
Preserving the tradition and heritage of carriage driving and all disciplines of the past

2005-20010 First State Coon Hunters Harrington, DE
Participating Member
Communed with fellow horseman for the benefit of demonstrations, clinics, and group activities
Club Mascot
Performing and representing the club for the benefit of all

2006 – 2010 Delaware Equine Council Harrington , DE
Participating Member
Allowing for communication and transactions between agricultural businesses
Forming fellowship bonds between people with common interests

2006-2010 Young Farmers and Ranchers of America Dover, DE
Participating Member
Preserving the tradition and heritage of agriculture

2006 Harness Racing Horse League Westfield, In
Instructor and Truck Driver
Taught others the art of harness racing to further the industry
Hauled trottingbreds across the country so that others could experience the opportunity of working with harness horses

2007-2010 Maryland League of Horseman Patasco, MD
Participating Member
Preserving the tradition and community ship of horseman across Maryland

2007 New York State Racing and Wagering Board Saratoga Springs, Ny
Groom
Promoting horses to the best ability for the function of harness racing

2007 Mary Steward Greensboro, MD
Home Care Provider
Maintaining a healthy living environment
Duties include cooking, cleaning, distributing all medication, up keeping medical records and appointments

2009 First State Coon Hunters Harrington, DE
Designed the Logo
Participated in a contest to select club’s logo
My design was voted on and selected to be the future logo

Education

1999-2007 Campus Community School Dover, DE
Grades 6th through 12th grade

2007-2010 Delaware Technical and Community College Dover, DE
Seeking Associate degrees in Agribusiness Management and Agricultural Production

Service Learning Activity

As a young individual I have always been activity involved in my community. In high school, I became a member of Habitat for Humanity. I volunteer in Garrett County, Maryland in a town called Hopeland Village. I worked with a missions group from Harrington, Delaware. We worked will other local volunteers in Hopeland village to build homes for some of the local families that were in need. I got the opportunity to meet and work with the families whose homes I was helping to build.

Decision Making

When making a decision you should decide upon an answer that does the greatest good for the most amount of people. You need to consider who will it affect, who will it hurt, what good will come out of it, and does my decision follow my beliefs.

Delegation

An example of when I used delegation is when I was working for the Harness Horse Youth Foundation. My job description stated that I was an instructor and care taker for the children and the horses. One of my duties was to take the children in the morning down to the stables and delegate the task that they would need to do to care for the stables and the horses. I delegated by specifically telling the student what the task was that they were expected to perform and them told them which area they were to do it in. This system worked extremely well because then each person knew exactly what was expected of them.

An example of when I used delegation that did not work as well as I hoped was when I was in high school and I was working for Cold Stone Creamery. I was in charge of managing over the other employees and deciding what their jobs were. I tried giving the employees specific job tasks and then just expected them to do the jobs, but the mistake that I made was actually expecting teenagers to do what they were told. The only way to get them to work was to consistently be supervising them to make sure that they stayed on task.

What is a leader?

Leadership is not a term that should be used lightly, because not everyone can be a leader. A person is sometimes born a leader and others are modeled into being a leader by the effects of what has happened in their lives. The majority of people are followers; to be a leader it takes a special type of person to meet the qualifications to be held in the regard to be a leader. A leader is someone who can inspire people to do great evil or to conquer all odds. They hold a substantial amount of power and influence over others. They have influence over other and are able to inspire when the situation is desperate. A leader must be able to make tough decision and see that they are carried out, because they have to be able to choose between a single person and the greater good.
Leaders typically have unique personality characteristics. They are self directed, hardworking, persistent, informed, knowledgeable, and have skills such as public speaking, problem solving, delegation and the ability to understand and manipulate people. Leaders are also known to be able to create a bias and project it to the public to sway opinions.
A leader should strive to up hold a very high moral character. A leader’s reputation is one of the keys to their success. Followers must be able to rely and believe in what a leader says. When the followers begin to doubt what the leader states then he is no longer a leader because a leader is just a person that people follow and with no followers there ceases to be a leader.