During Module 1, there were three different articles that were provided for us to read. The first source that stuck out to me was, “Top 10 Qualities That Make A Great Leader”. When reading this source, it’s hard not to think of my baseball coach, Elliott Avent. I believe that I could think of at least one time that he showed all 10 of these qualities. These qualities being honesty, delegate, communication, confidence, commitment, positive attitude, creativity, intuition, inspire, and approach. I would talk about each one, but for the sake of the post I will just talk about an example of him inspiring. “Acknowledge the work that everyone has dedicated and commend the team on each of their efforts. It is your job to keep spirits up, and that begins with an appreciation for the hard work.” This exact quote from Forbes brought me back from the time when we, as a baseball team, got sent back home from the College World Series back in 2021 because of Covid-19 and had our dreams crushed away in the blink of an eye. Everyone was furious and during these hard and tough times for everyone, Coach Avent was able to inspire through it all. We got back to our home field on a bus with thousands there to join us in welcoming back. Everyone was crushed walking off the bus until Coach Avent grabbed a microphone and talked to everyone and us about how we should have our heads up. He began to also talk about all of the hard work everyone put in and it was very inspirational. This quote reminds me of this specific time in my life.

Myers, T. (2018). Forbes – Top 10 qualities that make a great leader. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/forbes-top-10-qualities-make-great-leader-tedson-myers-cpa-mba/