Sydney Forman

Buisness 1020
Professor Schiffbauer
12/6/15
My Renaissance
When I was eight years old my family took off on a gorgeous
Saturday afternoon and headed to the park. I remember playing and
chasing my siblings around. Having an amazing day with lots of laughs
and memories. When my parents sat us down after several hours of
playing and told us they were getting a divorce. I remember feeling
heartbroken. Tears filling my eyes as my father explained that he
would be moving out. But for a long time, the divorce didnt have a
huge impact on me personally. Yes, we struggled a little more then
before, but I saw my dad every week, on holidays, and I knew he was
always just a phone call away. My true coming to age occurred 6 years
later as I entered middle school. When my mother really did need help,
that is when I realized that I wanted to be able to support myself
independently in case anything ever happened to the ones that I loved.
Im going to go through this experience as it happened. Explaining how
I felt as I realized I wanted to be more. That I wanted to be better, and
that I had control over these emotions and could make anything come
from them. Then how I felt as I finally figured out how I could become
the woman I want to be. Lastly, how I now plan to implement and use

these experiences and moments in my life to move forward and to

progress even further!
Have you ever felt so passionately about something that you
would really give your right arm and foot for? Thats how I felt when my
mom reached out to me when she needed my help. As her oldest
daughter I took the responsibility of Mom number two. Helping out and
doing what I could when Mom number one was at work, or sleeping, or
was too physically drained to do anything. This desire inside of me was
almost like the Dutch and their lust after the Tulips. I wanted to be the
best daughter I could possibly be. I wanted to help my mother, to
releave her of her stress and prove I could independently do the tasks
she had placed before me. Just as the Dutch in Amsterdam did, I
started to sacrifice in order to make this dream come true. While the
Dutch sacrificed their money and property; I sacrificed my time. I
devoted myself to being mother two just as they had devoted
themselves to the tulip. My vision was just as beautiful as theirs. Their
Tulip lined yards that glistened and screamed beauty was the vision in
my head. I was quickly overwhelmed by the constant attention and
exhausting efforts I put myself into every single day. Just as the Dutch
had sold their houses and property to attain these Gorgeous flowers,
the excitement soon died down. And their sacrifices were worth
nothing, in fact, their sacrifices only left them in debt, with no way to

recover. I felt emotionally debted to my efforts, so much so that I too

felt I couldnt recover!
I soon recognized I needed another way to feel fulfilled. I knew
there was another way to independently make something of myself. I
knew that I couldnt give up even if I felt there was nothing left for me
to give. I realized that this debt and worthlessness drooped into my
family and social life, just like the impact of the tulip rage drifted into
the economy. At age 14 I applied to my first job ever, at a Chick-Fil-A
just down the street from my house. Benjamin Franklins words explain
perfectly how I felt at the time. He says, Gain may be temporary and
uncertain, but ever, while you live, expense is constant and certain. I
soon came to realize that it was going to be my efforts that led me to
be successful. I was a great daughter for helping out, but it was
Franklins method that enabled me to truly be successful. The highlight
of his speech was to be frugile and to find good work ethic. So many
chapters in the book discuss the means of making money and how to
achieve mass profits. I love Benjamin Franklins points of working
through your situation based on the needs of your situation.
After all these years and experiences I feel like I am just now
really hitting My Renaissance. Where I can truly grasp what has
happened and make something of it. I feel very passionately about
Peter Druckers writing Not Enough Generals Were Killed because I
feel more than anything now, that these experiences have led me to

be a leader. I love his continued emphasis on the realization that

leaders are not born and that true impactful and powerful leadership
is a learned and acquired skill. Throughout my life the phrases
Leadership personality and Style and leadership traits have been
repeated. However, these are all phrases we can individually control.
We decide what personality we carry, we choose the traits we portray.
Leadership is a choice, its the way we choose to lift and encourage
and inspire others to be better. I know that I can make a difference. I
know that just as we can have a personal relation in industry as John D.
Rockfeller mentions we can have a similar impact in others and our
own lives. As Rockfeller mentions a successful industry is one that
CONSTANTLY has its employees in mind, as well as the profits. I view
Leadership in the same mindset. That to be a successful leader we
must constantly be thinking about the profits, and benefits to what
were doing as well as the wellbeing of those making the vision come
true. Leadership means to inquire as Rockfeller mentions the
relationships and meanings of what we are doing.
I want to lead those around me. I want to inquire and represent
and help create meaningful visions for those who also desire to
improve the quality of their life. So many get lost and trapped in the
Tulip visions. Only seeing the short term effects and a variety only
seeing the positive outcomes. Leadership is needed and required. I
have come to realize through my experiences and lack of leadership in

my life, that when we have the direction and motivation of someone

behind us, dreams become realities. Not merely because leaders have
magic, but because when we realize our own potential we recognize
that everything we work for is in our reach!