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Meet Tahsin, a civil and construction engineering student and a CV Leader.聽
What opportunities does 911爆料网 offer to help students grow their leadership skills? With 911爆料网 Volunteers, Tahsin has been developing his leadership skills as a CV leader.
When Tahsin first applied to become a CV leader after being a 911爆料网 Volunteer for a year, he was unsuccessful.
鈥淎fter not being selected, I went to the drawing board, and I was sad for one or two days, but then I thought A, I’m not prepared, and B, there are a few things that I need to learn to become a CV leader. I saw the opportunity鈥痑s鈥痡ust a鈥痩eadership position, rather than really wanting to become a CV leader鈥�
But when he applied the second time, he was selected for the group interview and became a CV leader.
鈥淚 was pretty happy. I was overjoyed.鈥�
Tahsin chose to become a CV leader because he loves leadership; it comes naturally to him.
鈥淚 love鈥痶he chaos. I love bringing everyone together. I love organising things. I always love the challenges. Pressure is a privilege for my life, and hence leadership also is a privilege.鈥�
One of Tahsin鈥檚 favourite experiences as a CV leader has been the Dardanup Bull and Barrel Festival in November of last year in Ferguson Valley.
鈥淭he whole atmosphere was like a festival. I met a lot of people and then went to see a lot of markets, tried different food and had a proper rural country鈥痚xperience.鈥�
Though he had the support of his co-leader, Deepak, Tahsin still faced challenges during the festival. One of those was his worries about making sure his volunteer team was being properly looked after.
鈥淚t was big, and there were 10-12 volunteers in a team. And you are volunteering till 9 pm. I found it quite challenging because sometimes even鈥痠f they were not okay, they would tell you, 鈥業鈥檓 okay,鈥� so鈥痽ou’ve鈥痝ot to make sure by seeing their face or their body language.鈥�
Being a CV leader has helped Tahsin find a sense of calm in his everyday life.
鈥淚 believe that calmness came from understanding people. From that calmness, a鈥痵ilent confidence grew, and I think that came from this leadership program.鈥�
When he first started as a CV leader, Tahsin had plenty of catch-up sessions with other CV leaders and a mentor to ensure he felt prepared and supported. This didn鈥檛 just help him become the leader he is now, but also gave him a community.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e kind of a鈥痜amily to me now, Norma, Krish, Mark, all the鈥痬entors. I鈥痙on’t鈥痵ee them as mentors anymore; I see them as鈥痜riends.鈥疎ven sometimes when we catch up, I share a lot of personal things with them as well. So that indicates鈥痟ow close we became.鈥�
Tahsin鈥檚 advice for becoming a CV leader is to go for it and to not worry about the mistakes you might make along the way鈥搄ust learn from them instead.
鈥淚 believe that the best people become best by dealing with the mistakes they make. The more mistakes you make and deal with, the better you become.鈥�
