29-03-2011, 09:26
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VEX Robotics GDC Chairman
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Rookie Year: 1998
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Are all girl FIRST team counterproductive to the philosophy of FIRST?
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Originally Posted by Dancin103
Why must a strong leader have an ego? This part I'm curious about. The leaders we are all inspired by in FIRST, male or female, do not necessarily have this "ego complex" that is being suggested. Yes, ok most leaders have egos, but every strong mentor I can think of does not. My question is, again, why must a strong leader have an ego? To me, having ego is a bad thing, and if we are trying to get more women involved in mentoring FIRST teams, let them be all male, all female, or a co-ed team, why would we want them to pursue having a negative attribute.
I don't know, this one line really tripped me up. Just my $0.02.
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There's a fine line between cockiness and confidence. Confidence is one of the major keys to success and happiness in life. As long as one can carefully stay on the right side of the line, staying confident while remaining humble, an ego can be quite beneficial.
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Last edited by Karthik : 29-03-2011 at 17:00.
Reason: Typo
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