Delivered to high school student body officers of Cagayan de Oro on 20 July 2013.

1. Malcolm Flores
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
20 July 2013

3. Leadership requires us to be
masters of ourselves and servants of
others.

4. 1. The ability to recognize and understand
your moods, emotions and drives.
2. The ability to identify your
passion, strengths, weaknesses and
even delusions.
Self-Awareness. n. sɛlf- əwɛrnəs

5. 1. It is something you ultimately love.
2. “What you are in love with, what seizes your
imagination…it will decide what will get you out
of bed in the mornings, what you will do with
your evenings, how will you spend your
weekends, what you read, who you know, what
breaks your heart, and what amazes you with
joy and gratitude.”
- Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ
Passion. n. pa-shən

6. BUT
HOW?

7. 1. Appreciating oneself as talented
2. Identifying personal, derailing baggage that
prevents the realization of full potential
3. Articulating personally motivating goals and
ambitions

8. 4. Determining what one stands for, what impact
one wants to make
5. Developing a worldview that guides
interaction with others
6. Acquiring the habit of updating oneself
regularly on all the above

10. Self-Regulation. n.
1. The ability to control or redirect disruptive
impulses and moods; the propensity to
suspend judgement – to think before acting

11. Motivation. n. ˌmō-tə-ˌvā-shən
1. A passion to work for reasons that go beyond
money or status

12. Empathy. n. ˈem-pə-thē
1. The ability to understand the emotional
makeup of other people

13. Social skill. n. ˈsō-shəl skil
1. Proficiency in managing relationships &
building networks; an ability to find common
ground and build rapport

14. Outside XUThe XU CommunityThe Asulites
The Core and
Facis
MAC
SELF
FAMILY
LOCAL COMMUNITY
COUNTRY
THE WORLD

16. Thank you!
Go forth and be the best leaders
you can be, for yourselves, others
and for God!
References:
Awareness of Self by Ms. Lily Pauline Soriano (2010)
Social Psychology (Textbook)