Here’s what my counselor tells students:
“Butterfly joiners aren’t good at anything except flitting around.”
She tells us to join something we are truly interested in–and if we can’t find activities that suit our interests, we should start one! Better yet–start two. She tells us to share our enthusiasm and talk some friends into joining our efforts.
All of a sudden, we’ve then become entrepreneurs. It helps to find ways to demonstrate true leadership in endeavors. Proven leadership, making things stronger and more successful, making an organization stretch farther than it ever has before, having a real impact can translate any activity into a real stepping stone to success – no matter how you define success.I’ve learned that whether I join existing school clubs, organizations and/or athletic teams, work part-time, or spend tons of time making a difference in my community volunteering, the real key to making any activity work to further my goals is to work to make the activity a huge success and to be able to demonstrate my connection to that organization’s success. Working as a team is critical
to success in school, activities, community endeavors, college and business. Part of success in life is learning to make and share goals. It really isn’t the number of activities or the types of activities that end up making a difference in a resume. It’s what I do in the activities I join–or start–that shows what kind of student, employee, team member, and/or leader I will be. Go join activities you are passionate about and then make those groups wildly impactful–that is the real way to make your resume a stand out and you’ll actually have fun because you are engaged in things that really matter to you.
Woof,
Clyde
