notes to ras just replace terps with your school mascot. put your room number on the last slide of...
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Notes to RAs
• Just replace “Terps” with your school mascot.
• Put your room number on the last slide of text
• The pictures at the end correspond to key phrases in the text slides
• Order does not matter
Thank you!Teddy PowersRA, The University of
MarylandQuestions?
Tips on Being a
Leader of Terps
Figure out what you’re good at, and then get
better at it. Richard Bach said, “Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer,
and practice it.”
Be a role model. A leader is one who does not only lead in certain situations but lives his or her life as an example of strength, dedication, and purpose.
Live with passion. People are attracted to people with emotional vitality, and will want to follow you. People run away from fires but toward
people whose hearts are on fire.
Do not give in to negativity. If something is wrong, work to fix it. The world is a mix of good and bad. Leaders accentuate the good and strive to
reduce the bad.
Work harder than anyone else. Thomas Edison said,
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-
nine percent perspiration.”
Maintain an unwavering sense of conviction.
Believe in what you say. Say what you believe.
Never be afraid to do the right thing, even if it is
unpopular or difficult. The Bible says, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due
season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
Listen to others and try to block out your thoughts
when actively listening to others.
Tell the truth. Dishonesty is a sign of
weakness.
You are not weak.
Be willing to start at the bottom in a student
organization. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “If life
makes you a street sweeper, be the best street
sweeper you can be."
Stay humble. When you are successful, give
yourself a self-five in private, but never
broadcast your ego to others.
Be confident. Look the part by keeping your head
up and shoulders back. Act the part by believing in what you do and where
you are going.
Acknowledge and encourage others’
successes. Let others know when they are doing
well, and urge them on when they are struggling. The Dalai Lama said, “If you want others to be
happy, practice compassion. If you want
to be happy, practice compassion.”
Do not use curse words. When you are in true
pain, swear words have been proven to reduce your pain. Otherwise, cussing only lessen
others’ respect for you.
Figure out what your weaknesses are so that
you can consciously improve on them. The
Koran says, "If you don't have the capacity to
change yourself and your attitudes, then nothing
around you can be changed."
Follow through with what you say. A Jewish proverb says, “Do not be wise in
words – be wise in deeds.”
Do not be afraid to fail. Imperfection breeds
improvement. Confucius said, "Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we
fall."
Fill yourself and those around you with self-
fulfilling prophecies about future successes. Saying
goals aloud will help make them so.
Have a sense of urgency. While the length of your
life is unknown (but finite), your (insert school
name) experience will likely only be four years. You do not have any days
to waste in life and especially in college.
Consciously try to put yourself in unfamiliar
situations to learn about people different from you. A leader is someone who can lead not only those
who look and act like him or her, but everyone.
Stop by (YOUR ROOM #) to talk about what
organizations might be good for you, and ways to
maximize your successes in any group. I want to see everyone succeed, and I
want to help you get there.
Role model
Heart on fire
Good and bad in world
perspiration
Sense of conviction
listen Don’t swear
Tell the truth
Dr. Martin Luther King
Stand up straight
weakness
confucius
Unfamiliar situations
The University of Maryland