sGt HarDKorE
Sep 2, 2009, 08:16 PM
I am in the final stages of becoming an eagle scout an I have to write a short essay. Do you mind checking it for any major errors? Do I answer the question fully? I'd ask a family member, but I get embarrassed when close people read things about me, so thanks in advance! The question I'm answering is:
"Type a statement of your ambitions and life purpose, including a paragraph or two telling about the poitions you have held in your religious institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations during which you demonstrated leadership skills. "
As I begin to fill out job applications, college applications, and scholarship applications, I am continuously being asked: where do I want to go in life, and how have I tried to get myself on the right track to complete my goals. At first glance, I think to myself, I do not know what to write here as I have not done anything heroic or achieved anything that is worthy of mentioning. However, as I think about my childhood and experiences, numerous things come to mind. My life purpose is to become a police officer and to help people in need. Since the age of 6, I remember telling my parents’ that I will be a future law enforcer. Many kids change their ideal profession as they grow older, I did not. I hope to one day be promoted to canine unit, and then from there be invited to join the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
I am taking difficult courses in school so that I will be prepared to become a police officer. Many students take the easy way through high school, taking easy classes, whether it is to get higher grades or less homework. I on the other hand, take the difficult classes so that I can compete with other students who want to succeed in life.
Leadership is a key characteristic in an Eagle Scout or in anyone who wants to succeed, and I feel I have exhibited this characteristic numerously. From saying no to drugs to paying my own bills, I feel that I exhibit leadership. Instead of being a follower, I do as I want in order to achieve my goals. Last year I was a member of driven club, teen court, worked at big boy, and participated in Skills USA this year all while maintaining a 3.4 GPA. Instead of being just someone in the backgrounds, I was a lawyer in teen court and had to defend an actual person who committed an actual crime. With Skills USA, I was a police officer part of a CSI team and had to do as a real CSI team would do. Although we failed to make it to nationals, we did succeed in making it to regionals.
Furthermore, I often show leadership with issues that arise in the family. When we are short on money, I give money to purchase food or gas. When something needs to be done, such as organizing the basement, or cleaning the kitchen, I step up to the task.
I feel everyone has an experience or motto they live by, and I try to live by one motto which is doing at least one good deed daily. Sometimes it is something as big as returning a purse to someone or giving my old clothes to a stranger. To simply helping a fellow student pick up their supplies that they dropped on the way to class.
"Type a statement of your ambitions and life purpose, including a paragraph or two telling about the poitions you have held in your religious institution, school, camp, community, or other organizations during which you demonstrated leadership skills. "
As I begin to fill out job applications, college applications, and scholarship applications, I am continuously being asked: where do I want to go in life, and how have I tried to get myself on the right track to complete my goals. At first glance, I think to myself, I do not know what to write here as I have not done anything heroic or achieved anything that is worthy of mentioning. However, as I think about my childhood and experiences, numerous things come to mind. My life purpose is to become a police officer and to help people in need. Since the age of 6, I remember telling my parents’ that I will be a future law enforcer. Many kids change their ideal profession as they grow older, I did not. I hope to one day be promoted to canine unit, and then from there be invited to join the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
I am taking difficult courses in school so that I will be prepared to become a police officer. Many students take the easy way through high school, taking easy classes, whether it is to get higher grades or less homework. I on the other hand, take the difficult classes so that I can compete with other students who want to succeed in life.
Leadership is a key characteristic in an Eagle Scout or in anyone who wants to succeed, and I feel I have exhibited this characteristic numerously. From saying no to drugs to paying my own bills, I feel that I exhibit leadership. Instead of being a follower, I do as I want in order to achieve my goals. Last year I was a member of driven club, teen court, worked at big boy, and participated in Skills USA this year all while maintaining a 3.4 GPA. Instead of being just someone in the backgrounds, I was a lawyer in teen court and had to defend an actual person who committed an actual crime. With Skills USA, I was a police officer part of a CSI team and had to do as a real CSI team would do. Although we failed to make it to nationals, we did succeed in making it to regionals.
Furthermore, I often show leadership with issues that arise in the family. When we are short on money, I give money to purchase food or gas. When something needs to be done, such as organizing the basement, or cleaning the kitchen, I step up to the task.
I feel everyone has an experience or motto they live by, and I try to live by one motto which is doing at least one good deed daily. Sometimes it is something as big as returning a purse to someone or giving my old clothes to a stranger. To simply helping a fellow student pick up their supplies that they dropped on the way to class.