Mr. Jepson

On Friday, Mr. Jepson was our guess speaker and talked to us about leadership. Mr. Jepson was a very influential person in my life. He left a lasting impact because he was my main teacher in 6th grade during very formative years in my life. I enjoyed my time in his class and thought he was a great teacher, possibly one of the best I ever had! Mr. Fritz talked about how good of a public speaker Mr. Jepson was and that was very evident. He has a commanding voice, makes eye contact, changes his pitch and tone to provide interest, moves around, and makes gestures. Mr. Jepson keyed in on the importance of trust in any relationship. It takes a long time to gain some one's trust, but maybe only a few seconds to lose it. That is advice that I will always remember. He also taught us about the 90/10 theory. That is you can control 90% of what you do. 10% is out of your hands. So you should think before you react because you can only control how you respond.