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Self Concept as Destiny Joseph L. Berta: A Leader

Self concept is broken down into three categories. Self ideal or the way you vision yourself, your goals, and your aspirations. The category is how you see yourself or your self image. Self esteem of one self is the last category. Every great leader has a self concept of then self, which allows them to be successful. Self ideal is the vision that that leaders have. As a sophomore in high school Joseph L. Berta sat down and thought to myself what would be his future occupational profession. He did not know. Berta began to think of what his interests were. As his self ideal arose in a vision of looking toward the future Berta saw his self as a chef. Berta has cooked since he could remember and was pretty good. His vision was to be a chef. At this point he had set his mental goals and aspirations of how his goal was to take place. In Berta junior year of high school he enrolled in a 2 year extensive Chef Training program. When Berta signed up for the program the instructor said to list your top three program choice. For Berta was going to be Chef Training or nothing at all. The program was off to a great start. It was shortly after the first quarter where Berta was nominated to be student of the quarter, as one who has excelled in charter, skills, and knowledge. He was the top student of his class with the highest grade point average, skill level, and sense of professionalism. At this point Berta set his aspirations even higher and every time a task was complete he thought to himself there was always something he could do better next time. Berta’s personal Reflection: was his self image. Just as any one else Berta had good characteristic and bad characteristic. However as a good leader has the positive over weigh the bad. Berta saw him self as having the necessary skills to lead a group of people. Aside from my culinary courses in his junior year of high school Berta also enrolled in to a club called the International Order of DeMolay this was a group for young men from the ages of 12 to 21. The difference in this organization the members (the boys) held offices positions and made the decisions. The adults were just advisors and there for guidance and legal purposes. As a good leader Berta was elected by the members to hold the top position as president only after being a member for less than a year. His term as president was very successful and he was recognized internationally for his achievements. Most great leaders lead a group of peers around the generally the same age and have the same level of thinking. Being able to lead this group of officers and general members shows Berta that his image was positive and that of a great leader. Between Berta’s first and second year in his culinary program he attended a chef camp during the summer. He was selected by the eight chef instructors to lead all the other students in preparing all the menu items for dinner. Berta knew only three other students and the other students were from around the state at all different skill levels. He relayed on his skills as a leader to get the job done. The dinner was a great success. As all people have flaws Berta knew his major flaw as being confident. Confidence was his flaw in the manner of which others may first portray him as arrogance and one who is egotistical. It is a flaw to which he battled every day to over come. But, he knew his capabilities, and what he and a group of his colleagues could accomplish. The last self concept as destiny is self esteem. Berta’s self esteem is mostly built upon in the older manner of achievement. However his self esteem is also built by identity by knowing who he was and what he was capable of doing. Also, by the mark he left with others and how they saw a higher level of quality and professionalism in all his work. As being one of the top students Berta was selected by his instructor and principal to represent the school in a 4 week Culinary Externship in Dourtmound, Germany. This was a big achievement to be 17 years old and have the ability to work in a four star hotel in a Foreign Country. In Berta’s two year culinary program that was a combination of seven different school districts from the state of Ohio he graduated as the top of his class both years. In addition, Berta was one of the two students that graduated at the top of every program in the whole school ranging from Chef Training to Auto Tec, while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. As a leader you can not just take a class. It is an on going theory of knowing what to do, when to do it, how to do it, and how to fix. The concept all adds up to an ideal, an image and esteem. A good leader knows the right thing to do. Also, a good leader has two ears and one mouth so, the leader listens twice as much as he speaks. A good leader if followed gladly by their supporter and not because they are forced. Through having the right ideal, right image, and right esteem I have a self concept as destiny: A leader.