Today's guest on the Lead with Empower Podcast Sam Rector, student-athlete from Xavier High School in Middletown, CT. Sam is currently as sophomore at The X (Class of 2022) and is heavily involved in the Xavier Community through his participation in competitive extra-curricular activities (Basketball, Math Team, and Ultimate Frisbee) and community extra-curricular activities (The Kestral School Blog and the Ambassadors Club). Sam provides insight into his development as a leader and discusses some of the positives and challenges with "distant learning" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leadership Notes and Other Highlights:

• Sam discusses his passion for both writing and sports - highlighting the importance of getting involved in extra-curricular activities that you are passionate about as a student
• Sam shares his personal athletic highlight from his first 2 years at Xavier
• Sam provides insight about getting cut from the baseball team and how that "failure" led to many new opportunities
• We learn about Sam's leadership strengths and weaknesses; and what he plans to do to continue the development of his leadership skills

Musical Credit to Matt Jaskot matthewjaskot.com

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