Andrew Douglass Character Traits
As I reflect on the endless list of people who have influenced my life and possess the five traits of emotional intelligence, my high school soccer coach comes to mind. Andrew Douglass—my former math teacher and soccer coach—has aided in my personal development throughout high school. His trustworthiness, integrity, and humility, has enabled me to reach out to him when I needed a mentor and guidance. His openness and concern for others are two distinctive traits that I will always remember him by.
As humans, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. In terms of emotional intelligence, Mr. Douglass’s number one strength is Social Skills. In addition to mentoring and developing the team, he taught all variations of mathematics. In fact, my sophomore year of high school, he was my Algebra teacher. He was very effective at explaining, demonstrating, and reviewing the lesson to the class. On many occasions, I would resort to him for assistance after school. Despite both of us being late to after school practice, he wanted to ensure that I understood the lesson. The fact that he arrived late to practice to assist me …show more content…
Douglass possesses is Motivation. It is cliché to say that coaches can motivate you; however, it is absolutely true. At the beginning of sophomore year, the soccer team was off to a bad start. We experienced a lot of downs and a few ups. At the end of the day we would always reflect on our successes and mistakes—similar to the review we do after lab. After suffering one of our worst defeats, Mr. Douglass got up and gave us a strong lecture. After the conclusion of the event, he listed our goals on a white board. Inspired, motivated, and determined, we improved remarkably, defeating teams that were out of our range. The fact that he defined a collective purpose, stood with us at our worst times and our best, and continued to push us in the right direction, clearly demonstrates that his motivation was superb and
As humans, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. In terms of emotional intelligence, Mr. Douglass’s number one strength is Social Skills. In addition to mentoring and developing the team, he taught all variations of mathematics. In fact, my sophomore year of high school, he was my Algebra teacher. He was very effective at explaining, demonstrating, and reviewing the lesson to the class. On many occasions, I would resort to him for assistance after school. Despite both of us being late to after school practice, he wanted to ensure that I understood the lesson. The fact that he arrived late to practice to assist me …show more content…
Douglass possesses is Motivation. It is cliché to say that coaches can motivate you; however, it is absolutely true. At the beginning of sophomore year, the soccer team was off to a bad start. We experienced a lot of downs and a few ups. At the end of the day we would always reflect on our successes and mistakes—similar to the review we do after lab. After suffering one of our worst defeats, Mr. Douglass got up and gave us a strong lecture. After the conclusion of the event, he listed our goals on a white board. Inspired, motivated, and determined, we improved remarkably, defeating teams that were out of our range. The fact that he defined a collective purpose, stood with us at our worst times and our best, and continued to push us in the right direction, clearly demonstrates that his motivation was superb and