Growing up, I always took on leadership roles. I have always been the organizer of group projects and was captain of my club and high school football team for several years. This past experience in leadership roles has led me to develop several valuable traits associated with leadership. For example, I have strong communication and problem-solving skills, which have helped me in my past leadership positions and will continue to be an asset in the future. Although I have had experience in leadership roles in the past, I learned through this reading that there is considerable room for growth. One thing that has been a valuable lesson for me is that leaders sometimes need to be followed and follow others. I have always taken control of situations and tried to lead others, but I now realize that sometimes even leaders need to take a back seat and let their followers take some control. I will use this in the future in a clinical setting to ensure that all my subordinates or colleagues feel that they have control and power over the decisions made. This is definitely an area that I plan to grow in and use in the future to improve my leadership abilities. Additionally, another lesson that I will put into practice in the future is to build meaningful relationships with my colleagues. Inasmuch as