Being the Leader when times are tough

Its 12:31pm on Friday January 28th 2011.
As many of you know, I recently created a leadership confrerence for students that will help each and every student grow in their own personal journy.
Today I got the news that one of the three high schools has decided to not attend the event due to cost per student. The only way that they will let their students attend is if the event is free.
I don't think they get that this conference is a fully functional conferencce. I have three professional speakers who have all agreed to atttend the event and everything possibly else has basiclly fell into place.
I truely believe that this conference impact each and every single person that attends. and i will lead my team to create this event.

In anyway I can, I would be honored to help my fellow classmates build their bridge to the next level of leadership.

Until later,


Christian

Why Dream?

Alright everyone, heres whats been on my mind the past few months and I can't seem to get rid of this thought, well question really...

Why do I dream?

Why do I even want to? Why do I go and put so much effort into something that I know won't happen? What gives me the drive and motivation to do what I really want to do in life and how and why will it help me in the future? Who are my true friends.

Well and to be honest, answering the first question is the hardest one for me because I don't know why i still do, you see, I love to plan events, give me an idea and I will run with it until theres no tomorrow. However I have to learn to stop that. I have to learn to let things go and let things happen.

I created a leadership program called "Building Bridges" and it has been one of the hardest adventures I have set out on. Why you ask? Its because my dream is to go big and make a difference in the world but how can I when I don't have support behind me? My dreams are huge, but when I look and see what other students just like me have done, I sit back and I don't really know what to say. They have gotten to their dream. I haven't.

And so now I'm back to this notion of Why Do I Dream? Why do I try? I try and I fail, I dream and I get stuck. I just wish that one of my events that I plan actually gets to be shown to world.

And so today, I am asking for help. If you or someone you know would be interested in helping me create my event and help me reach my dreams please let me know! I am starting to dream and ask myself what if others helped me get this event going? How cool would that be?

And for the question of why I still dream? .....I think i have figured that out. I dream so that I'm never bored and I create because thats what God has given me to do.

I leave you with this one question...why do you dream?

Christian

Building Bridges

As Many of you may not know I recently got back from a trip to L.A. where I was at a leadership summit for Film and the Arts. As you could probably assume I learned about film and the arts but what I really learned was about leadership. I learned how to communicate with others and inspire them to go beyond what they ever thought possible.

So...i began to think: How can I bring this experience home with me to share with the students back at home and in the community? Right then, I got this vision:

What if for one weekend students from all the high schools in my district came together to be one unified body of people to come and learn about leadership through different workshops and experiences they have during an event.

I started thinking about who really inspired me in L.A. and I started calling up speakers that I felt I really wanted students to meet and one of them was so inspired of what I was trying to do that she decided to come for FREE. That was so inspiring for me to hear.

Write now as I write this i am working on the event in hopes that we can develop it more and create it into an event.

Your also probably wondering what is building bridges anyway? well Building Bridges is a simple concept. Its building bridges to the next level of leadership.

Until Later,

Christian

Today

Today I start the first of many blogs. Today I start getting my name out there. Today is today and today I will make the best of it.

In this blog I will update you on my personal goals and progress of getting to my dreams.

Until Later,

Christian Stilwell