In Reflecting on this Session: Becoming a Change Agent

I don't think only one specific C in the Social Change Model can be chosen to be the most important value when acting as a change agent. I do believe, however, that the set of 'Individual Values' can be pinpointed as the most important group of Cs. To become a change agent, it has to be a conscious decision made by the self, not the group or community (that comes next), so it makes sense that the three Cs of 'Consciousness of Self', 'Congruence', and 'Commitment' would be the most vital values to have. Then along with that, the hardest part to becoming a change agent is mastering these three Cs first. A change agent is a leader, and to be a leader, a person must be conscious of them self, have congruence, and be completely committed. With these three values on lock down, a person will feel the empowerment (p. 401) to become "'a' leader even if [they] are not 'the' leader". Having this empowerment and recognition of oneself as a leader is the first step to becoming a change agent.

Therefore, anyone can be a leader and a change agent. To be a leader, a person just needs leadership self-efficacy (p. 405), or the belief in one's ability to act as a leader. A person just needs to have reason to become a change agent, which will only happen if that person is willing to make the initial effort to become involved in something that interests them, as is discussed on page 434.

Therefore, becoming a change agent is initially an individual effort. Restating the quote on page 430:

I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

-Edward Everett Hale