Yusuf Hussain

As a part of my Duke of Edinburgh bronze award I had a key role in guiding the team, using the map, to our destination Although, this was my initial role I had to adapt the role to compensate for the large group that we had I lead the group to an incorrect turn and I took us to the right places until we got to the right place Leadership was a skill that I learnt about on this journey and I understood the responsibility that it came with I had to accept the mistake I made as well as realising the impacts of my actions, I was responsible for this group and so I had to ensure that I was extremely focused Furthermore, I understood the skill of leadership in that the leader takes the most responsibility but they reap the most reward and so I knew that I was working for myself but more importantly for our team

Additionally, my new found interest in boxing has taught me the importance of discipline in both interesting and less interesting activities The efforts to remain fit for the sparring sessions with my friends were sometimes lazy and at times non-existent but when avoiding a task for so long you begin to see the benefits that you are missing out on This re-enforced the idea of discipline to me as I wanted to improve my boxing and so I knew I had to maintain a consistent level of effort

Furthermore, as a school-councillor in highschool I became aware of the importance of being pro-active despite your surroundings Attending fortnightly meetings and constantly failing to do much good as a collective I realised that being a member of the council and holding a title was nothing if I did not utilise the opportunities available to me I did not re-apply for the role next year and I instead decided to focus on other tasks I have learnt that it is important to prioritise and take action even when others may not