Olyvia Causie

Exhibit: Big Sister

Benchmark: Teamwork/Communication
Skills: TC111: Serve as a leader in your own area of expertise
Twelve years ago I became a big sister. At the time I in!t know the rest o" my li"e was
going to be i""erent. So#hie is not only my little sister$ but she!s my best "rien. I tell her
everything an we share all o" our secrets. Since my sister an I are si% years a#art it!s
almost like a mother aughter relationshi#. It gets har sometimes to hanle the &little
sister' tem#er tantrums$ but I wouln(t be who I am toay without them. She comes to
me "or avice an I try to be a goo role moel "or her. Over the #ast twelve years we(ve
built a bon that can(t be broken$ an never will be broken.
Being a big sister oesn(t mean )ust having a little sibling aroun all the time. It takes
commitment an heart. As my sister has gotten oler I(ve learne to eal with the &*ou
love her more' an &I wish I was an only chil' times. I(ve taught her a lot o" li"e lessons
an she!s taught me how to be a better #erson an how to act when you have someone
looking u# to you. Since we are so "ar a#art in age$ I(ve gone through everything she will
an has gone through. +nowing what I went through an what to e%#ect I can hel# her
get through it.
,hen I get a )ob I will nee to know what I am oing. I will nee to be a leaer an o
everything to the best o" my ability. -aving the skill o" being a big sister hel#e me learn
to be a leaer$ a su##orter$ an encourager$ a role moel$ an also how to learn an
co#e with i""icult li"e challenges. These are all characteristics that I will nee to succee
in my "uture. It will also hel# me to know how to accom#lish an hel# with li"e lessons.