Dear
Future Planner of Powder Puff,
The first thing I did when planning Powder Puff
was stress. That was the worst mistake I could’ve made. I stressed about
deadlines. I stressed about budgeting. I even stressed about playing in the
actual game. But then, something hit me. I learned something in the middle
of my planning that changed my thinking completely. But something you must learn and you
will
learn after planning your first event by yourself, is that stress brings you NO
WHERE and is COMPLETELY avoidable. I know as teenagers, we often procrastinate
and put things off to the last minute, but if you want real advice: JUST DON’T
DO THAT!
A true leader is someone who
acts responsibly in order to be treated respectably. If you truly acquire to
become a true leader, you must act as one. Learn to give yourself room to
make mistakes, but never let them slip your fingers and out the door! Learn
from your mistakes and failures! Use them to your advantage! Without them, they
are pointless--a waste of your time and life. I was once told that
if I wanted to be a true leader than I had to learn to take criticism and
use it to my advantage. Though I agree that works to some degree, I found that
the best formula to making a true leader was not negative slashes in your
armor, but polish and remedy to it. What I’m really trying to say is, positivity
works wonders on yourself. If you replaced every cutting criticism or negative
thought that anyone ever gave you, and instead replaced it with a positive
thought, you could do anything.
I know what you are thinking, cliché, right?
WRONG. A little seed in the cold earth doesn’t grow from thorns and weeds does
it? It grows from warmth and sunlight. It requires nurture and care, not
crushing and bruising. If you step on a flower and then tell it to grow, will
it? No, I’ll tell you it won’t. So don’t ever be hard on yourself, only push
yourself.
Tell yourself you can and you will. I know what it is like to fail. Everyone
does. But if I only reflected on what I did wrong, I would never be able to see
and grow from the things I did right! Always be positive and remember to keep
growing and excelling! You are on Student Council for a reason. You wear that
jacket because others look up to, right? So don’t spend another day worrying
what could go wrong and only be excited about what could go right!
Never put that sweater to shame.
Now go out there and strut your stuff!
Sincerely,
Kiersten P. Benson
