Jin Y., Benjamin N. Cardozo Chapter Treasurer, shares how GlamourGals has allowed her to find her confidence and grow as an individual.
Throughout my time at GlamourGals, I went above and beyond serving the seniors in my community by hearing their experiences and catering whatever moments I had with them – to them. I feel like in this day and age, everyone is on social media and not present in the moment. GlamourGals allowed me to have a nice one-on-one conversation with a senior, where she shared her feelings and thoughts of discomfort in her current situation at the care center. I also shared some of my own discomforts and challenging aspects of my life at that time. The outcome of this encounter was life changing for me and for her; we learned something about each other and helped each other flourish in our own lives. Despite the generational gap difference, I was glad that I was there for her, and I’m grateful that she was there for me, too.
My GG experience has influenced me as an individual and a leader by showing me that I can handle and test my limits when hard things come my way. It has encouraged me to take on challenges in a more positive way and to be more experimental with myself in terms of networking with other people. Growing up as a reserved kid, I didn’t come across many opportunities to grow socially until I joined GlamourGals during my freshman year of high school. Before I knew it, I was socializing more and having fun building a community, making connections with people, and making friends. As a leader, I’m able to manage and handle the socializing aspect so much more easily and know that I can test myself to go beyond by doing more outreach, asking for help from my fellow leaders, and having more of a positive impact on my fellow schoolmates. I help the younger volunteers to thrive in the organization by using my resources, tools, and expertise. That’s the most rewarding part of leadership for me.
