California TSA Newsletter November 2013 | Page 4

GRANT SHAO’S CORNER As a senior in high school, currently struggling through college applications, I am reflecting back on my past three years, wondering just what did I do and how I have changed since the beginning of high school. Well, one of the major things that have changed me from a timid, thinks-he-knows-everything little boy into a love-tospeak, always learning adult, almost ready to take on the real world, would be the different leadership positions I’ve had and the various occasions I’ve had to demonstrate teamwork. But why am I writing this on a Technology Student Association Newsletter? I know it’s still early, but I would like every TSA member to start thinking about maybe getting a leadership position at the chapter level or be courageous and aim for a state position, and once there, move on to the national level. So why be in a leadership position, especially, why in TSA? There is so much you learn in a leadership position. If you are a chapter officer, you understand the inner workings of what goes on to make TSA, TSA at the chapter level. You come to understand the preparation work, the officer meetings, the financial crises that lead to the numerous fundraising, and more. Then you think back to when you were just a member. What did you want to see your chapter improve on? Was the year filled with no activities that engaged you? Did you want to have activities beyond the competitive events? Well, as a leader, you now have more say in these matters than