The Greatest Influence Of A Leader - 1046 Words

As I try to think of the person who has had the most influence as a leader in my life two people promptly come to mind. The first is my father, Cornelius Sims aka Bull, and the second is Robert Johns. Robert Johns was my mission president when I served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission. Both have been superior examples of a leader in my life. Both have loved me and shown me patience in times where I was more than difficult. Both have been excellent examples of a daddy and a husband. With that said, I have decided to write about my father in this paper. However, there have been a plethora of events in which he demonstrated leadership in my life. This†¦show more content†¦There have been many of these stories which were hilarious and I enjoy hearing them over and over, others were not so fun to hear. My father is a hardworking man as well as a family man. He was a strong proponent of discipl ine for his children and expected us to be respectful and to obey the rules. My earliest memories of my father were him working at Louisiana Downs, during the racing season, as an assistant horse trainer and as a semi-truck driver during the down time. He would often take my older sister and me to the track or in the semi with him so we could work with him. He was well respected at the track and people were naturally drawn to him. It may have been his big smile, which he does not like to share in pictures, his stories, or his willingness to help others and the respect he expressed to others. In 1985, my parents decided to move the family to Fairbanks, Alaska which is where the majority of my mother’s family was living. My father drove my mom, my older sister, and me to California where we met up with my aunt and her family to continue the drive to Alaska. While in California, my mother was involved in pedestrian versus car collision in a gas station parking lot. The operator of the vehicle responsible for the collision was an intoxicated male. This resulted in the first time I ever saw my father yell out of anger at another person. My uncles had to restrain my father for the protection of the other