<p>Be brutal with mine. I'm gonna need all the help I can get.</p>
<p>Scouting is my life compass; it has guided me to discover myself and try out many activities uncommon for the typical scholar. Basic scouting skills introduced me to lifes essentials such as teamwork and ingenuity, words I barely knew about before. After all these years, Ive come to accept scouting not only as a family unit, but as a vital piece of my identity.</p>
<p>It has been almost ten years since my dad recruited me into this co-ed Vietnamese-American troop that has integrated its principles into my life. As a daughter of a scoutmaster, I felt pressured to work up to higher expectations in becoming a patrol leader. I was intimidated at first to take initiative, but then I made long lasting friendships through teamwork and perseverance. In working together, I believe that there will always be a greater reward that everyone should be motivated by. It didnt take long to apply some of the scouting laws in my daily routine by then, and if it werent for them, I wouldnt be as courteous, clean, and optimistic as I am now.</p>
<p>Moving up in rank was one obstacle, but executing my leadership role was a whole other factor. I had to improve largely on dedication and organization because my group depended on me. I used to take on almost every group task such as cooking and first aid, but I learned to determine the strengths and weaknesses in everyone in order to fairly distribute the work among others so that they could develop their own skills. With delegation, we worked as a team and supported each other</p>
<p>My minds constantly thinking of new ways to create something different from . Whenever my crew decides to plan something, Im always willing to create new designs or plan out fun service projects and activities for everyone. Its the feeling of encouraging and communicating with my community to be a part of a whole that makes me feel so active in volunteering in my troop; the more people were engaged, the happier I was.</p>
<pre><code>It was time, in my final high school years, for me to face my biggest task: the Girl Scout Gold Award project. After years of earning badges, I created a final project in which reaches out to current problems in the community and recently got promoted as a candidate. I chose cyber-bullying to oppose, and I plan to hold seminars before the end of the year at local middle schools to persuade the community to stand against it. As Im getting closer to completion, I realized that this is a culmination of everything Ive learned. If I was never a scout, I wouldnt be able to apply any skills from scouting towards my life, and I would constantly be taking orders from others without input. I wouldnt be as sociable and enthusiastic to invoke others. Scouting is an inseparable part that will always be part of my blood forever; the law, the mottos, and promise I vow to live up to for the rest of my life.
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