By: Maverick AhanmisiPersonal Leadership Journey – Online presentation

Originally from Southern California Nigerian and Filipino Bilingual (English and Tagalog) Senior this coming fall semester Graduating in 2014 Majoring in Human Resource Development

(HRD) A part of the University of Minnesota Men’s

Basketball Program (number 13)

Southern California Grew up in an unsafe area

Core Values Family Education Hard work and Dedication Basketball Positivity

Family Background of hard work Basketball is a tool to my success Good balance between work and

play

Dad = work hard

Mom = play hard

Brother + Sister = my motivation to better and achieve more

Dad (very hard working person who finds a way to stay driven through all obstacles)

Shown me the quality of hard work

Shown me what it means to be successful

Mom (knows the balance between hard work and play. Lives life with no regrets)

Shown me to know how to appreciate my accomplishments

Shown me to be accountable

AAU coach (someone who pushed me because he saw something in me that no other coach did)

Shown me the value of loyalty and faith

Sophomore year of High school

Basketball - I really started taking in how people were impressed by my game and this is the point in my life where I realized basketball at the next level wasn’t just a dream that I had, but became an opportunity I could bring to light.

Education - I started to take my education and grades more serious because of the fact that I knew basketball was an option

Communication - my basketball teammates see me engaged vocally as a leader everyday in practice

Competition - my competitive nature comes from sports in not thinking that winning is everything, but competing to win or be the best

Adaptability – people see me able to adapt within situations daily whether it may be changes in class or changes practice times

Futuristic - This is the only strength I have that most people do not get to see often. This is because I usually just vision my future through my hard work and dedication

Strategic - I am strategic in planning what I do on a daily basis. Everyone can easily notice that I'm organized with an agenda on my day

The greatest leadership failure I have ever had was being a bad example for my brother and sister. Not doing well in school was a big eye opener for them because my dad is somewhat of a mad man when it comes to grades. This was definitely a leadership failure from a role model stand point, but it is somewhat good because no my siblings know what the expectations should be when it comes to grades