Miqueas Gamero
Miqueas Gamero
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I grew up in a small town in Argentina, located on the east side of Patagonia but I am currently living on the south side of Buenos Aires Province. I was raised by my mother and my father and for seven years, I was the only kid in the family until 2007, when my first brother was born. The earliest memories I have are of both my parents working hard to be able to afford my education. Since I was a child, I was taught two important principles that I still hold today: 1) the most valuable asset that one can have is education, and 2) hard work is the only way to strive.
I graduated from primary and secondary school with good grades and honorable mentions. Nonetheless, the most challenging part of my life would come afterward, in the late teenage years and early twenties. Back then, my dad could not afford my education, so I had to study something I didn’t like. That stage of my life was marked by frustration and constant stagnation. From the vantage point of a couple of years after, where fortunately things are better, I am aware that that chaotic time has been of so much help for me to become a better version of myself. Although adversity does not make you stronger or more special than anybody, I believe that what makes a difference is what you do and the story you tell yourself: do you just stand by passively until adversity is gone, or do you stand up and struggle to strive? For much time I chose the first option, but then I found something that motivated me, something that I’m passionate about. This brought up a moral to me, that now I hold as a principle: we, human beings, need a motivation that goes beyond our day-to-day life and our material desires as the fuel of our ambitions.
Every great leader in history has been moved by this fuel, for instance, Mandela wanted freedom for his people or Dalai Lama’s mission has been always to predicate non-violence and peace after suffering the massacre of his people. I am sure that few of them had as a main goal in life becoming a leader, but they eventually did so because they motivated people; to me, leaders are enthusiastic people that inspire those around them.
From a personal perspective, I can say without a doubt that I want to devote my professional career to research and tech development. In these fields, leadership is a crucial and valuable asset, every research group has a leader aligning the skills and knowledge of a large group of people with the same goal. Even though it will take a long time before I become a leader, I like to see myself as a leader in the making. In my case, what motivates me is the way science and technology shape our world, and I am determined to do my bit in shaping the times to come. Of course, leadership is not based upon motivation only, there are a lot of virtues needed. One of the most important is to know what qualities will outline your role. To me, they are passion, determination, hard work, optimism, and honesty; principles that already define me as a person.
I recognize that there are a lot of things that I have to learn about professional life, leadership, and teamwork. This is the reason why this year I am looking forward to joining a research group back in Argentina, where I expect to exploit my technical skills, but also to foster those soft skills that usually are so underestimated in hard sciences.
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