i asked a dude if i missed out on anything new cuz i was absent last thursday. the dude tells me that the professor was grading the class on their speeches but not everyone went up. and so, today the professor continued letting people give their speeches. i got nervous cuz i was absent and didnt have time to prepare my speech. one at a time, students went up to give their speech. one student brought a bag to the front and took out a baked cake to give a speech, teaching people how to bake cakes... o.O another brought a baseball and pictures to class, giving one teaching how to play baseball. there was even one who brought Loreal crap teaching how to dye hairs. i didnt even pay attention to their speech cuz it was so... LOL
one student at a time giving their speeches, i just gets more and more nervous because i was unprepared... i was thinking to tell my professor that i was unprepared - but that would give me a failing grade. i realized that me having to go in front of the classroom is inevitable - its the only way out because giving up is a loser, never give up. its better off trying and getting a bad result than to back out and not know how things could turn out.
while sitting down with students in the front giving speeches, my heart was pounding - i didnt know why... but i knew if i continued to let myself be nervous, i will mess up on my speech when i try. then i started thinking about things ive learned from very successful people like bloomberg and trump; and i thought about times when highly intelligent friends telling me that i am very capable, very strong, and hardcore; also the times when im working at calvin klein and even the managers there fear me because of my strictness; how young i am to surpass people who are much older than me; in my memory, i also remember many people who once looked up to me as a leader and those who still do. immediately, my heart stops pounding because i gave it reasons not to worry. I am... a leader.
the dude in the front finishes giving his speech and walks back to his seat. i decided to get and i brought my binder with me, holding it closed between my arms like a business executive - i walk up to the front. there wasnt any speech in the binder, i just held it up to trick the professor into thinking that i was prepared. LOL the class remains quiet focusing their attention at me. the professor sitting in the student chair as a audience. even though i was wearing a white t-shirt and black jeans, the way i walked held much strength. if a person didnt pay attention to my clothes, they would think i just came out of the military as five star general - expressing a serious face. i stood at the front center of the class, laid my binder on the table and opened it to a blank page.
i stuck my arm out to check the time on my watch: it says 2:00 P.M. speaking with a strong loud voice, without a struggle, that would be my opening greeting:
Good afternoon. My name is Gary Chang. Today, my speech is to teach the class how to be a leader. I'm going to be brief because teaching everything about leadership would take days. There's a quote, "Leaders are the first one in and the last one out". The quote is by an unknown source because I cannot remember who said it. I am the first child in my family with two sisters following right behind. My mother is the only parent looking out for us. Several weeks ago, my mother offered to pay for my college tuition - I rejected her offer. Instead, I offered her that I will even support for my sister's when they enter college. In the military, an example of "first one in, last one out" would be the leader hopping off a helicopter entering battleground first and leaving only after the entire team is out. Of coarse, we're not in the military. This is a city. So how does the quote apply in our lives? Well, my story already setted an example. (Points my fingers to the left of the class.) I am the first one entering college, supporting and relying on myself to survive. (Points my fingers to the right of the classroom) After I'm done with college, I will still be paying for college fees until after my sisters complete. Donald J. Trump, billionaire real estate developer quoted, "You can train a person to be a leader but true leaders are ones born within them". Not everyone in here may be leaders but if you're not, you can still become one. Everywhere you go, whatever you do, there are always leaders and followers. In gangs, there are the leaders and the followers, recruits. At a school, the principle is the leader overseeing all the activities. There's a book that I want to refer, The 21 Irreputable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. It's New York Times Best Seller. Umm... I have never read it. (Class starts laughing because I'm referring something that I never used. Speech Continues...) But a lot of my business friends recommend me it. I am looking forward to read it and will do so as soon as I'm less busy. (Fold my hands.) In conclusion, its your choice to become a leader or follower. Thank You.
(class begins clapping.)
Professor: okay, does anyone have any questions (for Gary)?
(one student raises hands.)
Me: (looks over to the student and shokes head, accepting the question.)
Student: alright, there are different types of leaders.
Me: (starts smiling. knew no one can nail me down.)
Student: who do you look up to or consider a great leader? What is your goal? Are you planning to become a philanthropist or some sort?
Me: There are two people who I consider leaders. One is billionaire real estate developer Donald J. Trump. The second is billionaire financial executive Michael R. Bloomberg.
Student: But aren't there a big difference between the two leaders?
Me: Donald Trump does business in real estate. And Michael Bloomberg does business in finance. It's just a different business. But they're both comparable (leaders). I'm aiming to become a millionaire and when that happens, my goal is to be a philanthropist.
(Student shokes his head as a sign of understanding. Gary walks closes his blank page binder, picks it up and slowly walked back to his seat. A student turns around to give Gary a handshake saying: "Your speech was nice".)
[The End.]
muahahhaAaa** i made the best speech without preparing! loll =D if i could do that all the time, i wont even have to do homework hahA! never think negatively about something we never tried because we dont know the result until we make the moves. trying makes things happen. if we dont try on anything, we would have a life of nothing. oh yeah, i juss got sum updated picz of bowlin wit mah familaY xP
^ eugene'z turn
^ eugene . peter . me . melinda = cousins
^ posing with our big ballz* >.<
moviez:
^ calvin + adam
^trying to impress a gurl across me loll j | p
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