An Oath That I Have To Live Up To

Kagay-anon Youth Leaders Academy

           Last February 2, 2014 marks the end of our Kagay-anon Youth Leaders Academy “KYLA” Program, but at the same time it is the beginning steps towards accomplishing my Leadership Journey. Being a leader who knows how to give, inspire and love what she does. The challenge I have to face now is how to find that drive within me to remain fueled by the presence of deep passion for generous service.

          In my KYLA experience I was told that in order for me to remain true to myself, I should acknowledge my strengths and my weaknesses. In what I do best, I should learn to continually improve, while my weaknesses should be the parts of my identity that would remind me that I need other people too. Just like Jack Frost in the movie, The Guardians, I should know what my center is. Finding my center is a life- long process, one that I should seize and enjoy. Finding meaning in all the things that come my way.

Another lesson that really inspired me to become a better person, a better leader is the thought of making heroes out of the ordinary people. A wise man once said that in order for us to survive the world of the present we need to make leaders out of the ordinary people…WE NEED TO MAKE HEROES OF OURSELVES.

Everybody has the potential. Everybody just needs a little push to find that courage within them.

                I learned of sincerity and dedication to my Leadership Oath. I pledge to be an example for others, to inspire them to do their part in the process towards a meaningful life. To have LOVE as my guiding principle in giving inspiration and moving people to action.

              KYLA was truly an unforgettable experience. From the Grand Camp where I learned of sacrifice to the Saturday Modules that taught me the importance of Commitment up to the Graduation Camp where I find myself appreciating the value of KYLA in my whole formation. Sacrificing also means giving that part of you to others, not just the physical things but also those that we cannot see, cannot touch and cannot stop – TIME. The experience of meeting people and finding friends who will be your companions in leading a community is truly a big deal.  Leading means working with people, not only within the borders of your school but going beyond and working with people with different experiences and different lifestyles.

GRADUATION CAMP

I AM A TRANSFORMED LEADER.

            Everybody can make a leader of themselves. It starts first with knowing what you are good at and finding a chance to develop it. What you learn from others would be things that you should pay forward. Leadership takes on many forms because anyone can influence others through their own talents. When we make a stand, we must live it out first and BE AN EXAMPLE.