Running for Jaycee Office is a Step to a Career

As written in the LOM President's Column of the Volume II Issue 9, August 2003 issue of The General-the LOM's Official Publication

Running for Jaycee Office is a Step to a Career

By: 2003 LOM President Ellie Acuesta, Jr

In my past columns, I often emphasized the importance of knowing your organization before committing to its programs and activities. In the Jaycees, it is highly recommended that we should not just memorize the tenets of our Jaycee Creed but to put the meaning of these in our hearts. In doing so, no matter what happens, the Jaycee spirit will always be in us even we’re no longer a part of the organization.

Being a LOM officer is not an easy task. It requires more than just understanding of our organization. It is a must that he values Jayceeism as a career – not just a pastime. An officer of the LOM is expected to train leaders who are in turn expected to take the cudgels in training other future leaders. That idealism of the youth must be harnessed to transform our dreams and visions into reality. This means that there must be a unified and conscientious effort towards at achieving a set goal.

The Jaycees believe in “learning by doing”. It is then very crucial that we value the big difference of “doing it right the first time”. Gone were the days when we just say, “I’ll cross the bridge when I get there”. Rather, knowing first what’s across the bridge is becoming imperative. More so in these trying times. We have our own formula. We sacrifice painstakingly in following it. After all, running for Jaycee office is a step to a career – not a mere circus.

Are we ready for the elections?