Faisel
Oct 21, 2016
Scholarship / To eradicate the wrong thinking that all Muslims are terrorists. LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE essay [7]
Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first. In order people follow someone or believe what he says, they want to first see the change or effect on him or on those whose lives he positively affected. People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do and what you have become. My leadership and influencing roles that I will be covering are based on this core idea. I will commence with interesting roles I played during my undergraduate study by eradicating a stereotypical belief against international students, and leading a team in a final-year-project. I will also cover how I encouraged and supported my own two sisters in their education during difficult circumstances.
I remarkably achieved a goal for removing a stereotypical belief against international students in a university. This was during my undergraduate study in a university in XXX which comprised of international students from various countries in Africa and Asia. Many lecturers and local students believed that the foreign students in the university were dull and lazy, and cannot be as smart as the locals. They might have had this belief based on past performances by other students, but to me it was similar to the stereotypical belief some people have that black men are robbers and thieves, or similar to the generalized opinion that some people possess that all Muslims are terrorists. I realized that the only way to eradicate this wrong thinking is by performing better, so I worked hard in my studies until I stood the top student in class during the first two semesters. This achievement motivated other international students in the department. I also engaged in tutoring some of the international students and encourage them to perform better as well. Soon, lecturers started acknowledging and praising international students for outstanding performances and the image of International students in the department was not the same again. This in turn influenced other faculties in the university.
During my final year education in the same university, I was team leader for a final year project. The team comprised of four students from different countries which makes communication challenging. However, I effectively communicated with the project team and properly delegated tasks. I managed in the successful completion of the project.
In addition to the above, I also encouraged, motivated and supported my two younger sisters to strive hard in their education even though my elder conservative brother and people in our uneducated society tried to make them discontinue their education and get married. Currently, my sisters are attending university education in the field of Midwifery and Health Officer.
To summarize, I have presented how I influenced in ending a stereotypical opinion against international students in a university, which shows how hard worker and persistent I am for bringing a change which benefits all. I also showed how supportive I was towards female education in less educated conservative societies.
Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first. In order people follow someone or believe what he says, they want to first see the change or effect on him or on those whose lives he positively affected. People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do and what you have become. My leadership and influencing roles that I will be covering are based on this core idea. I will commence with interesting roles I played during my undergraduate study by eradicating a stereotypical belief against international students, and leading a team in a final-year-project. I will also cover how I encouraged and supported my own two sisters in their education during difficult circumstances.
I remarkably achieved a goal for removing a stereotypical belief against international students in a university. This was during my undergraduate study in a university in XXX which comprised of international students from various countries in Africa and Asia. Many lecturers and local students believed that the foreign students in the university were dull and lazy, and cannot be as smart as the locals. They might have had this belief based on past performances by other students, but to me it was similar to the stereotypical belief some people have that black men are robbers and thieves, or similar to the generalized opinion that some people possess that all Muslims are terrorists. I realized that the only way to eradicate this wrong thinking is by performing better, so I worked hard in my studies until I stood the top student in class during the first two semesters. This achievement motivated other international students in the department. I also engaged in tutoring some of the international students and encourage them to perform better as well. Soon, lecturers started acknowledging and praising international students for outstanding performances and the image of International students in the department was not the same again. This in turn influenced other faculties in the university.
During my final year education in the same university, I was team leader for a final year project. The team comprised of four students from different countries which makes communication challenging. However, I effectively communicated with the project team and properly delegated tasks. I managed in the successful completion of the project.
In addition to the above, I also encouraged, motivated and supported my two younger sisters to strive hard in their education even though my elder conservative brother and people in our uneducated society tried to make them discontinue their education and get married. Currently, my sisters are attending university education in the field of Midwifery and Health Officer.
To summarize, I have presented how I influenced in ending a stereotypical opinion against international students in a university, which shows how hard worker and persistent I am for bringing a change which benefits all. I also showed how supportive I was towards female education in less educated conservative societies.
