Man in the Mirror

This week we learned about some very valuable things to me! On Monday we were taught about how to find the best qualities we have as leaders and then to make the best out of those qualities. This is valuable because I think that many people focus too much on their faults. This benefits no one; it just brings others down. We also took a quiz on line that told us what personalities and traits we had. For the most part it was quite accurate.
One of the qualities it said was that I am like the "mother." This is so ironic because everywhere I have gone, people have pegged me to be a mother. On all of the sport teams I played on in high school, people always looked to me as mom.. I just really like to take care of others. When I arrived at BYU, after a few weeks of living with my new roommates, we all were given roles in the home. Yes, I was pegged as the mother of the apartment.
Back to the topic of finding our best qualities and then perfecting them, I found that this was a great tool that I can use in my leadership role. As Relief Society President, I often find myself and others comparing themselves to others. It is hard at BYU because everyone is the best at EVERYTHING! Everyone can sing, play 5 instruments, has a 4.0, can cook, and basically seems perfect. But in reality, no one is that good at everything. I need to work harder to find what I am good at and then expound on it. I think that when my ward starts to do this, we will become closer together and be very successful because we can build off of eachother.
This week, my goal is to find two people that look like they are having a hard day or are down on themselves and then go talk to them and help them find how talented they really are. All of the girls in my ward are beautiful inside and out. I think one of my talents is helping others to feel good about themselves. So as I try to strengthen my talent, I hopefully will be encouraging them to look at the "man in the mirror" and find the best of who they really are.
Its going to be a GREAT week! :)