"One of the most valuable lessons I took from the experience was learning when to use my strengths to lead, and when to use them to assist. Throughout my high school years, I preferred leading a group and doing the job myself, and that meant doing it right. I disregarded individual talents and believed that a solid finished product created by myself was more attractive than a cohesive collaboration from a team. Being put in a situation where I was forced to be dependent on my co-staffers was difficult at first, but I was rewarded.