Learnings

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  • Benson Shih-Han Hsu Log 1

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    Start anew. One of the more interesting aspects of the Bush Fellowship application is the clash between achievement and growth. On the one hand, you…

  • Benson Shih-Han Hsu Log 4

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    I have dreaded writing this entry for the past several weeks. Knowing that the fellowship was coming to an inevitable end brought a sadness that…

  • Asad Khalif Aliweyd Log 2

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    Throughout the Bush Foundation fellowship journey, I have seen many prospects that made me feel so proud about my leadership and became known within the…

  • Asad Khalif Aliweyd Log 4

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    I couldn’t believe that I have completed my two years of the leadership journey. Throughout the leadership development, I have become an influential amongst many…

  • Asad Khalif Aliweyd Log 3

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    I had started the second year of the fellowship with a significant improvement in leadership growth compared before the fellowship began in 2018. Also, I…

  • Asad Khalif Aliweyd Log 1

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    As I begin my Bush Fellowship journey, I have come to realize that it has indeed afforded me a great and valuable opportunity in building…

  • Amanda Grace LaGrange Log 3

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    Before the Fellowship, many of my definitions of leadership involved flawed views of responsibility and service. I felt as a leader it was my job…

  • Amanda Grace LaGrange Log 2

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    During the interview process, I was asked how I hoped to describe my leadership style at the end of the Fellowship. I responded “confidently vulnerable.”…

  • Amanda Grace LaGrange Log 1

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    During a recent guided meditation, I was invited to let go of any idea of what the session was supposed to be like and simply…

  • Amanda Grace LaGrange Log 4

    Learning Fellow Learning Log

    May 22, 2018

    When I started my Fellowship journey, I was seeking a playbook with all the answers — answers to how to scale a social enterprise, how…

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