POWER LEGIONS
Passionate: The very heart of a volunteer beats because of a deep and loving desire to give back all the graces God showered upon you through an act we call service, through selfless student service. This deep desire grows in a pace which ceases to stall but rather it accelerates into a compelling emotion we call passion. A volunteer is passionate. He ticks because of it and passion makes him do things not because he has to but because he wants to. Passion builds up energy while hard work consumes it. Passion then is the very fuel of a volunteer’s heart.
Openness: An open mind and heart to new experiences and ideas incites growth. It is in this growth that the volunteer finds more of himself. It is in this openness to growth that the fullest possible development of the volunteer’s capabilities is realized. He uncovers magnificent and new ideas about the world that acts as a springboard for more ideas, ideas that may change the mind, the school, and the world for the better.
Walks the talk: A volunteer’s mind and heart is rich with wisdom gained through experience joined by that passion to serve. This richness can never be kept in the mind and feelings alone, it will never grow. The volunteer has to animate this richness into concrete action. These actions, bold or simple, reveals what a true volunteer is.
Efficient and Effective: The two E’s governs the work of the volunteer. Efficiency is doing the best possible manner with the least waste of time. Effectiveness is accomplishing the purpose. These two E’s work hand-in-hand in producing a competitive volunteer who embraces each task with optimism, focus and an end in mind. A volunteer who walks and masters these 2 E’s emerges as a champion of his time and energy.
Resourceful: Seeing the three – dimensional world with a zillion point-of-view forges the genius in you. This notion that the world is a treasure throve of possibilities triggers the resourcefulness within you. Resourcefulness is not simply dealing with new situations skillfully but it is focusing in the richest possible potential in every moment, person, idea or object. A volunteer masters this art of finding countless possibilities and knows how to extract, create and develop it to good results.
Loving: It is in a loving heart that a volunteer sees the richness of the world around him. A volunteer can only love if he recognizes first himself as a unique being and personally and unconditionally loved by his Creator. Knowing that you are loved transforms how you look and deal with others. Engaging others with a loving attitude unlocks their potential and as an effect, creates a loving community poised to do great things. It is love that binds the passion, the openness and the eagerness into one powerful driving force inspiring the volunteer to do heroic deeds, deeds for others especially those who have failed to recognize God’s infinite love.
Excellent: “Go as far as the eyes can see, and if you reach it, go even farther.” Magis or more encapsulates the very being of a volunteer. His passion for service is joined by the passion for excellence. Excellence is the yardstick for our performance. Magis doe not imply comparison with others or measurement of progress against an absolute standard; rather is the fullest possible development of each person’s individual capacities at each stage of life, joined to the willingness to continue this development throughout life and the motivation to use those developed gifts for others.
God centered: The volunteer recognizes that the God of the universe dwells within and this loving God is the ultimate truth, the ultimate source of everything and everyone. It is because of God’s grace that we are called to this mission and it is still God who is our ultimate goal. Thus we acknowledge that all the things and talents we have are only given for us to use to glorify God further, all for the Greater Glory of God.
Ingenuity: A volunteer placed in a fast changing world can get lost into if he lives with a deep inordinate attachment to the past and never innovates. Ingenuity or innovativeness is the proper means in facing a fast paced world. Ingenuity is embracing change. A volunteer relentlessly pursues new means and methodologies in doing things better with the greater effect.
On time: A volunteer is a master of his time. He acknowledges time is of the essence and engraves it in their daily routine. A volunteer manages time not as an enemy to beat but an ally to benefit with. A volunteer’s only enemy is himself, his idiosyncrasies that costs him valuable time. He knows the art of focus, zooming-in all energies in one particular task at each moment. It is the combination of awareness of habits and high energy points of the self, critical thinking, proper delegation, anti-procrastinating attitude and focus which makes a volunteer a true master of his time.
Not Many, But Much: A volunteer sees the quality rather than the quantity of his actions. It is not how much you have accomplished in a day but rather it is quality that yields through that accomplishment. Thus a volunteer sees to it that in the things he do, what matters is the quality rather than the quantity.
Openness: An open mind and heart to new experiences and ideas incites growth. It is in this growth that the volunteer finds more of himself. It is in this openness to growth that the fullest possible development of the volunteer’s capabilities is realized. He uncovers magnificent and new ideas about the world that acts as a springboard for more ideas, ideas that may change the mind, the school, and the world for the better.
Walks the talk: A volunteer’s mind and heart is rich with wisdom gained through experience joined by that passion to serve. This richness can never be kept in the mind and feelings alone, it will never grow. The volunteer has to animate this richness into concrete action. These actions, bold or simple, reveals what a true volunteer is.
Efficient and Effective: The two E’s governs the work of the volunteer. Efficiency is doing the best possible manner with the least waste of time. Effectiveness is accomplishing the purpose. These two E’s work hand-in-hand in producing a competitive volunteer who embraces each task with optimism, focus and an end in mind. A volunteer who walks and masters these 2 E’s emerges as a champion of his time and energy.
Resourceful: Seeing the three – dimensional world with a zillion point-of-view forges the genius in you. This notion that the world is a treasure throve of possibilities triggers the resourcefulness within you. Resourcefulness is not simply dealing with new situations skillfully but it is focusing in the richest possible potential in every moment, person, idea or object. A volunteer masters this art of finding countless possibilities and knows how to extract, create and develop it to good results.
Loving: It is in a loving heart that a volunteer sees the richness of the world around him. A volunteer can only love if he recognizes first himself as a unique being and personally and unconditionally loved by his Creator. Knowing that you are loved transforms how you look and deal with others. Engaging others with a loving attitude unlocks their potential and as an effect, creates a loving community poised to do great things. It is love that binds the passion, the openness and the eagerness into one powerful driving force inspiring the volunteer to do heroic deeds, deeds for others especially those who have failed to recognize God’s infinite love.
Excellent: “Go as far as the eyes can see, and if you reach it, go even farther.” Magis or more encapsulates the very being of a volunteer. His passion for service is joined by the passion for excellence. Excellence is the yardstick for our performance. Magis doe not imply comparison with others or measurement of progress against an absolute standard; rather is the fullest possible development of each person’s individual capacities at each stage of life, joined to the willingness to continue this development throughout life and the motivation to use those developed gifts for others.
God centered: The volunteer recognizes that the God of the universe dwells within and this loving God is the ultimate truth, the ultimate source of everything and everyone. It is because of God’s grace that we are called to this mission and it is still God who is our ultimate goal. Thus we acknowledge that all the things and talents we have are only given for us to use to glorify God further, all for the Greater Glory of God.
Ingenuity: A volunteer placed in a fast changing world can get lost into if he lives with a deep inordinate attachment to the past and never innovates. Ingenuity or innovativeness is the proper means in facing a fast paced world. Ingenuity is embracing change. A volunteer relentlessly pursues new means and methodologies in doing things better with the greater effect.
On time: A volunteer is a master of his time. He acknowledges time is of the essence and engraves it in their daily routine. A volunteer manages time not as an enemy to beat but an ally to benefit with. A volunteer’s only enemy is himself, his idiosyncrasies that costs him valuable time. He knows the art of focus, zooming-in all energies in one particular task at each moment. It is the combination of awareness of habits and high energy points of the self, critical thinking, proper delegation, anti-procrastinating attitude and focus which makes a volunteer a true master of his time.
Not Many, But Much: A volunteer sees the quality rather than the quantity of his actions. It is not how much you have accomplished in a day but rather it is quality that yields through that accomplishment. Thus a volunteer sees to it that in the things he do, what matters is the quality rather than the quantity.
Self-Aware: Last but definitely never the least is the mastery of the self, the bedrock of all things. It is in the awareness of the self that a volunteer becomes a leader. He knows what he values, what his strengths and weaknesses are and where he wants to go. Knowing your values makes you stand firm in a fast moving world. Spotting your weakness can lead you to conquer them. Knowing what you want energizes your pursuit of it and in the process it inspires others. Know thy self.
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