Al Heat Minor, Jr.

DECEPTION or IGNORANCE?   “HOLY WEEK”    Holy Week as most Christians, and church goers referred to is the week of Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem riding on a horse back- that was the only account in the Bible where Jesus rode a horse- with the locals giving Him a king’s, and a hero’s welcome laying palm branches, and their clothes as they lined up on the road side as if He had conquered a whole army, or came from a battle. They shout with the loudest voice as he decent from mount Olives “ Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.” ( Luk 19:38). The Passion Week, as others calls it continued with teachings, and miracle performed by Jesus; and His betrayal and denial, His death, and His resurrection after the third day. Did he conquer anything? Did He win a battle? Was He a king? The answer to those questions is YES. He conquered fear and accepted to pay for our sins; not with cash, gold, or diamon

I am developing interest in cultural diversity, and what impact it has on us as emerging leaders, and how we can use the experiences and knowledge gained to develop our leadership skills and abilities. It is often said that striving for excellence is the key to becoming a great leader. I believe that leadership does not have a fix definition, and it changes based on one’s own perspective of leadership. The perspectives of leadership can also change based on one’s own culture taking in to consideration its uniqueness, and understanding multi-culture is important in leadership development. A sustainable advantage of globalization depends on the skills and abilities of a leader who can manage diversity. In pursuit of leadership effectiveness in today’s globalize world, We need to be able to understand, and manage culturally diverse setting effectively. Meeting a wide range of people brings different challenges and advantages in terms of ideas, creativities, innovation, and style

A Personal Experience...... I want to use this medium to appreciate God for His Blessing upon my life throughout my journey. He has been faithful. Secondly to AIESEC International , AIESEC Liberia, AIESEC Cote D' Ivoire, and AIESEC Ghana for providing me the opportunities to Explored, Discovered, and Developed my Leadership Potentials while offering my service as we tackle goal # 4 in the UN SDGs . Let me restate that ' The confidence has been put in us as young people to reshape this world, and effect change; but change starts with oneself. Quality Education is paramount to creating a world free of Hunger', not just hunger but a world free of poverty, clean cities, affordable energy, and the provision of quality health for all, just to name a few. As we all connect to each of the Goals, let us not forget Goal # 17: "Partnership for the Goals" as it is very important if we must achieve those goals by 2030. Partnering to achieve the goals starts with the ur