I’m doing a connection to self and I’m using the article “Strong Ethics Provide Guidance”. While reading this small reading about how effective leadership can help others seek guidance from you because of the same values or principles you may share. This reminds me of two different situations and one of them is how I’m a leader for the women’s basketball team, and being a leader can be hard. The characteristics I have of being a leader is putting the team goals before my individual goals, effort and energy when I play, making the right decisions on and off the court, being able to sacrifice for my team when they need me to and being able to help my teammates when they need me or when they need advice. Not to toot my own horn, but I feel that this helps my team understand that they can rely on me and that I’ll give them honest advice and guidance especially to the freshman. Another situation is how my mom is an ethical leader in my eyes because she raised me into the woman I am today. She raised me on these same values and principles to become a leader myself. So, for me and maybe for a lot of people and their parents, it’s easier to go to those that are close to you. She enforces her values and principles in her life daily like at her job, in our family, etc. and it made me look at her as an effective leader.