I realize quite frequently that my everyday actions are shaped by my decision to serve as a leader in several organizations, and I wanted to make a list of the things that make me laugh as I realize they really pinpoint me as someone who is a student leader:
a) You are a student leader if you put your organizations before your homework at least 95% of the time.
b) You are a student leader if you don't have to look at the policy book or governing documents to know that you are accurate when someone asks you a question about an organization.
c) You are a student leader if you answer phone calls and texts into the wee hours of the morning.
d) You are a student leader if you struggle to say "no" when you know you probably should to maintain sanity.
e) You are a student leader if you attempted to color-code your planner, but then gave up when you realized that all meeting times are subject to change.
f) You are a student leader if you spend more time in an organizational office than you do sleeping in your own room.
g) You are a student leader if you have ever managed to survive for multiple days solely on the food and beverage options available in the organizational office that you spend obscene amounts of time staffing.
h) You are a student leader if you have ever sat through a meeting where it took approximately half an hour to decide the color of a t-shirt.
i) You are a student leader if "reply to all" is set as your default in your email account.
j) You are a student leader if your to-do lists for your organizational involvement are at least twice as long as your academic to-do lists.
k) You are a student leader if you generally keep multiple chat and messenger options available to others and respond equally to all.
l) You are a student leader if you have ever had a discussion concerning your email response time and it being too fast.
m) You are a student leader if you believe that reading governing documents, bids, and legislation all constitute an excellent social activity.
n) You are a student leader if you attempt to rearrange your work schedule simply to be available during schedule chat or meeting times for an organization.
o) You are a student leader if you can creep effectively to gather the information you need to succeed.
p) You are a student leader when you take the time to show someone that you care by sending a card or an inspirational message their way.
q) You are a student leader when you look at your Facebook account and realize that your family has accepted all of the odd things that are posted on your wall as a fact of life and start liking them.
r) You are a student leader when your idea of 'multitasking' involves meeting with multiple organizations at once through various means.
s) You are a student leader when it takes you less than 10 minutes to be prepared for a formal meeting.
t) You are a student leader when nearly every photo of you on Facebook features you at an organizational event.
u) You are a student leader if you know the importance of the no-shame principle.
v) You are a student leader when you know that you are never alone despite the struggles that you may face.
w) You are a student leader if you have ever spent part of your weekend writing legislation.
x) You are a student leader when the people in your speed dial immediately following at least one family member are often are others involved in mutual organizations.
y) You are a student leader if you know and understand the importance of scheduling chats simply to vent.
z) You are a student leader when life has no routine or normalcy.
Obviously, this is not an inclusive list. I haven't decided if I want to add more to it or not at this time, so I will simply state that you should stay tuned and wait for more important updates if I so choose. Remember, the life of a student leader is always full of unexpected items, so I couldn't begin to tell you when I will blog next.
