Sunday, September 11, 2016
Friday, September 9, 2016
"You Are Amazing" ...Impressions ...Leadership...etc...
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| The TEAM of EXCELLENT SHS FACULTY - University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines - USTP (formerly Mindanao University of Science and Technology) |
A friend of mine named Janneth (jangjang) mentioned a comment "You are amazing Ate dang" on one of the photos I posted at facebook. Amazing is the word that I usually use when I feel awed with anything. Jang's comment led me into looking into the word at google dictionary which says "causing great surprise or wonder"
I may have surprised my friend with what I posted at facebook. Or I may have surprised some people...my friends at that for the many things I posted with what I have been doing with a team of talented faculty. You see, it is not only my friend that may be amazed by me but also "I to me". How is that? Does that sound confusing?
The reason why I left the academe in 2008 and left a possible leadership position was restlessness, boredom and fear of leading. I resisted it for the reason also that I felt I was short in terms of skills. I was searching for answers related to it yet, unconsciously, I felt curious at times to explore. It landed me into getting a leadership position in the corporate. I always felt the disappointment with what I have observed including myself.
I decided to give up leadership when I went back to working in the academe. My first two years of teaching after the corporate, I declared to live a "silent" life away from leading. I even resolved to being a simple teacher up to retirement. But I felt God's hand led me toward it. Someone "saw" what I was capable of doing - the dean (Vima Socorro J. Tandog). When she started opening the possibility that I would lead someday, I remained silent or recharted the conversation to another course but to no avail. I still got that recommendation to lead a senior high school department.
It just went so fast. From a simple public school teacher to a state university head of a senior high school. It wasn't magic. It was true destiny...I should say. Since June up to the present, activities kept on going with a team of dynamic and brilliant faculty. In one of the meetings, one of them mentioned " I have been with different leaders in the past, but yours is a unique leadership"(Thanks Ma'am Josan Fermano for this). I understood well what she meant. She may have not known this but it led me to tears including another teacher's comment that says "I hope God will use you more in many other ways..."(thanks Ma'am Lelia Nacaytuna).
Tears fell. I did not expect that something that I thought I would not like to be, became me few years after I dreaded it. I felt God's trust given to me through my dean. I felt empowered and so inspired to reach out. I felt at times in pain that I had to make painful decisions but I guess, leadership challenges a leader to do unpopular things to correct, make things right, to proactively respond to situations ...all for the greater good of the majority.
Truly difficult...tough I should say, but I feel God's hand shaping me everyday, the colleagues that I work with and the students that we serve...I may be amazing as perceived by others but I am confident with the grace being entrusted by such an amazing God...
HE IS AN AMAZING GOD:-) AMEN...
I decided to give up leadership when I went back to working in the academe. My first two years of teaching after the corporate, I declared to live a "silent" life away from leading. I even resolved to being a simple teacher up to retirement. But I felt God's hand led me toward it. Someone "saw" what I was capable of doing - the dean (Vima Socorro J. Tandog). When she started opening the possibility that I would lead someday, I remained silent or recharted the conversation to another course but to no avail. I still got that recommendation to lead a senior high school department.
It just went so fast. From a simple public school teacher to a state university head of a senior high school. It wasn't magic. It was true destiny...I should say. Since June up to the present, activities kept on going with a team of dynamic and brilliant faculty. In one of the meetings, one of them mentioned " I have been with different leaders in the past, but yours is a unique leadership"(Thanks Ma'am Josan Fermano for this). I understood well what she meant. She may have not known this but it led me to tears including another teacher's comment that says "I hope God will use you more in many other ways..."(thanks Ma'am Lelia Nacaytuna).
Tears fell. I did not expect that something that I thought I would not like to be, became me few years after I dreaded it. I felt God's trust given to me through my dean. I felt empowered and so inspired to reach out. I felt at times in pain that I had to make painful decisions but I guess, leadership challenges a leader to do unpopular things to correct, make things right, to proactively respond to situations ...all for the greater good of the majority.
Truly difficult...tough I should say, but I feel God's hand shaping me everyday, the colleagues that I work with and the students that we serve...I may be amazing as perceived by others but I am confident with the grace being entrusted by such an amazing God...
HE IS AN AMAZING GOD:-) AMEN...
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