SO WHAT?
I just finished a class for MCOM. So what? Is it just another check off my checklist to graduate or could this actually affect the rest of my career? In this class I learned too many things to possibly remember. Acronyms for days, seriously though, we learned acronyms to remember every possible lesson we were taught. DOCS, HATS, CLOUD, all acronyms that actually worked. We learned proper use of grammar; probably a good thing to finally master after a decade of schooling. Proper presenting etiquette and the right way to make a powerpoint that won't put your audience to sleep were taught in MCOM. How to write an email that will actually get a response from your receiver was something I finally learned. So, so much more was taught and learned in MCOM, but those were the highlights so if you were wanting to learn any of those, go and sign up for that class right now.
NOW WHAT?
Now that I have established that a lot of learning was squeezed into a short period of time and that my head might combust at any given second, what now? As I see it, there are two options either to give myself a pat on my back and move on to my next classes not looking back, or I can use all the things I learned and combine the knowledge gained into my everyday life so that I do not lose it all. Now, whenever I have to write any sort of business email I will definitely use the principles learned from MCOM. Hopefully, this will get me and help me keep any future jobs I have. Also, I am definitely going to make my powerpoints for classes and jobs only like the way I have learned. In general, I am going to use everything learned the past months to amp up my professionalism. Any growth in my business etiquette I owe to this class, so thank you MCOM and as all things go...all good things must come to an end.
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Virtual Meeting
Last week, we had a virtual meeting to check in on each other and see how everything was going. There were pros and cons to having this virtual get-together.
Pros. Now that we live in a virtual world, it is easier than ever to connect and keep in contact. Because of the world we are a part of, being able to conduct virtual meetings is important. Sometimes it is not possible for everyone to get in one place physically, so that is when the internet takes over. Everyone seems to have one hundred different things on his/her plate, so finding a time to meet can be more challenging than the thing that you all are supposed to work on. I think meeting in person is better in my opinion, but it is nice to know that there is always this option. We all talked to each other from wherever we were, whether that was from home or work. Because you can pick where you skype from, it can be more comfortable to you.For our meeting, virtual ended up being very beneficial. We used it more as a means of checking in on each other and making sure everything was going according to plan. It was a way to be held more accountable than just having an email go out to see where everyone was at. We were all able to take time out of our day without having to factor in the time it takes to get all to the same place.
Cons. The internet is great when it works, but when it does not work, it can feel out of your hands and not in your control if something goes wrong. Technical difficulties can cause the meeting to be over sooner than planned or start later than expected. Connection difficulties can cause lag and become frozen causing people to have to repeat themselves multiple times. Because you are not all in the same place, there are just that many more distractions that can happen from each of the places everyone skypes in from.People around you can unknowingly be loud and distracting. However, luckily, none of this seemed to be too distracting for our meeting. There were some connection lags and the normal internet problems, but nothing too big seemed to happen.
Overall, our meeting was very effective and to the point. We were able to meet and get everything covered in a quick time, which would have made walking all the way to campus to meet up unnecessary and ineffective. So in this case, I think that the internet was for the best and skyping in was the best option.
Pros. Now that we live in a virtual world, it is easier than ever to connect and keep in contact. Because of the world we are a part of, being able to conduct virtual meetings is important. Sometimes it is not possible for everyone to get in one place physically, so that is when the internet takes over. Everyone seems to have one hundred different things on his/her plate, so finding a time to meet can be more challenging than the thing that you all are supposed to work on. I think meeting in person is better in my opinion, but it is nice to know that there is always this option. We all talked to each other from wherever we were, whether that was from home or work. Because you can pick where you skype from, it can be more comfortable to you.For our meeting, virtual ended up being very beneficial. We used it more as a means of checking in on each other and making sure everything was going according to plan. It was a way to be held more accountable than just having an email go out to see where everyone was at. We were all able to take time out of our day without having to factor in the time it takes to get all to the same place.
Cons. The internet is great when it works, but when it does not work, it can feel out of your hands and not in your control if something goes wrong. Technical difficulties can cause the meeting to be over sooner than planned or start later than expected. Connection difficulties can cause lag and become frozen causing people to have to repeat themselves multiple times. Because you are not all in the same place, there are just that many more distractions that can happen from each of the places everyone skypes in from.People around you can unknowingly be loud and distracting. However, luckily, none of this seemed to be too distracting for our meeting. There were some connection lags and the normal internet problems, but nothing too big seemed to happen.
Overall, our meeting was very effective and to the point. We were able to meet and get everything covered in a quick time, which would have made walking all the way to campus to meet up unnecessary and ineffective. So in this case, I think that the internet was for the best and skyping in was the best option.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Nostalgia Overcome
Last year I did a study abroad and lived in Italy for a couple months. I ran into my roommate who I lived with in Italy and it brought back all these memories of traveling.
Last year I almost spent the same amount of time in America as the time I spent out of it, so I had plenty to look back and remember. At first I became very nostalgic and wanted to be traveling and exploring new places again. It’s only been a couple months but I felt an itch to escape Provo and discover new places again. Then, I decided that looking back and remembering was fine but that I should not be spending all my time thinking on things of the past. I remembered that it is important to look forward and keep creating new, fun memories. There is still a lot in Utah that I do not know, so I do not necessarily have to travel the world to experience new things and places.
So now, I am planning camping trips with friends and am again looking forward to sticking around. Making the most out of wherever you are is something that I am going to work on and strive to do. You can create timeless memories anywhere so that’s what I’m going to do this summer.
Here's a quick video I took of some of the highlights of my trip.
Being "In the Zone"
I ran into a friend who gave me some advice on campus the other day. She is older than me and has been my neighbor for as long as I can remember. Because she is older than me, I have always looked up to her and taken any advice she has given to me to heart. She recently just returned from a mission so even more so, her wisdom seems to just radiate off of her. Needless to say, when she has something important to say I listen. Apparently her brother-in-law has this famous speech he gives to her friends and her that they all can’t stop talking about how it changed their lives, so she gave me the shortened version.
In a nutshell, it is about always being “in the zone.” Whenever you go out somewhere or are just hanging out with friends you need be “in the zone,” aka you need to be present and make the most out of your time with other people. You never know what you can learn from someone else or what he or she has to offer if you aren’t paying attention. Pretty much, you just need to make the most out of all situations, give everyone a chance, and remember to try to be the best version of yourself.
My friend’s brother-in-law’s version would probably blow this version out of the water, but I have been trying to apply these things to my life so far and have seen the benefits. So now, I am going to try and continue listening to this advice and make the most out of my time in Provo by putting myself out of my comfort zone more and to not always be on my phone when I’m at a social event. Here’s to a brighter future.
In a nutshell, it is about always being “in the zone.” Whenever you go out somewhere or are just hanging out with friends you need be “in the zone,” aka you need to be present and make the most out of your time with other people. You never know what you can learn from someone else or what he or she has to offer if you aren’t paying attention. Pretty much, you just need to make the most out of all situations, give everyone a chance, and remember to try to be the best version of yourself.
My friend’s brother-in-law’s version would probably blow this version out of the water, but I have been trying to apply these things to my life so far and have seen the benefits. So now, I am going to try and continue listening to this advice and make the most out of my time in Provo by putting myself out of my comfort zone more and to not always be on my phone when I’m at a social event. Here’s to a brighter future.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I have been working this job with my roommate for about a month now, and it is slowly killing me. I have to wake up at 4:30 a.m. everyday and so sleep and a good night’s rest have become things of the past.
I originally took the job to work with my roommate and to prove to myself that I could do it. Mornings have never been my favorite, so by taking this job I was hoping that I will be able to wake up at anytime from now on.
Although whenever my alarm goes off, it is the worst, I have learned discipline. I no longer can just repeatedly hit snooze, when my alarm goes off, it’s time to wake up. I have not slept through work yet-knock on wood-so I think that I am starting to become aware that if I am determined to stick with something I can do it.
Now I am going to apply this principle to the rest of my life. Now that I know that if I want something bad enough I can accomplish it. I have always wanted to run a marathon so I am going to start seriously training for it. I have done a couple half marathons but have never stuck with my running schedules and usually just end up just going for it and running the half’s without proper training. I figure this is not the best strategy for doing a marathon so I am determined to make and stick to a training schedule. Luckily, my parents have been running marathons since I was little so they have been giving me help. So here goes nothing…26.2 miles I’m coming for you.
I originally took the job to work with my roommate and to prove to myself that I could do it. Mornings have never been my favorite, so by taking this job I was hoping that I will be able to wake up at anytime from now on.
Although whenever my alarm goes off, it is the worst, I have learned discipline. I no longer can just repeatedly hit snooze, when my alarm goes off, it’s time to wake up. I have not slept through work yet-knock on wood-so I think that I am starting to become aware that if I am determined to stick with something I can do it.
Now I am going to apply this principle to the rest of my life. Now that I know that if I want something bad enough I can accomplish it. I have always wanted to run a marathon so I am going to start seriously training for it. I have done a couple half marathons but have never stuck with my running schedules and usually just end up just going for it and running the half’s without proper training. I figure this is not the best strategy for doing a marathon so I am determined to make and stick to a training schedule. Luckily, my parents have been running marathons since I was little so they have been giving me help. So here goes nothing…26.2 miles I’m coming for you.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Bend It Like Beckham
I'm in a rec soccer league and we had a game today. Our team is pretty good, but we are still in the lowest league because there were a lot of new players on the team and we didn’t know how everyone would play. We had been undefeated so far, so we can usually put up and play really well against the other teams we face.
However, the team we were playing today was so hot-headed. Right from the start I knew that they would be trouble. Half their team was made up of subs that they had recruited from a higher league, so they were really good players. I’m used to playing soccer as a pretty physical sport, but this team was not having it. One would think that because most of their team was very experienced players, they would be okay with our team being aggressive. However, every time we had any physical contact with them, they would start yelling at us and at the referee to call fouls on us.
Our team is made up of people from all over the world and one of best players is from Spain. During our game, he fouled a player from the other team and the other team went crazy. The goalie ran out and started to push and yell at our player. People from the stands and both teams started to rush the field. Our player’s dad is from Spain, so soccer is in his blood. He was so mad he ran down the stairs and started to heckle the team we were playing. Things got really heated but luckily it didn’t turn into a brawl. The referee kicked the player that tried to start a fight out and the game went on.
This taught me that it is important to remain level-headed in stressful situations. If my teammate had lost his temper, there would have been a fight. Luckily, he was smart and avoided a heated situation. So now, he knows that we have his back and we know not to stoop to lower standards. If a similar situation happens, we know what to do and can laugh it off now.Also, we are trying to recruit Beckham for our team so fingers crossed.
Lesson learned: don’t start a soccer fight with Spaniards because their father will come for you.
Monday, May 19, 2014
That Online Interviewing Life
Being interviewed online was definitely a different experience than being interviewed in person. Mastering online interviews is an important skill to master now because if you want a job far from where you are living now, you can not always make it to an in-person interview. I want to live anywhere other than Utah, so this skill is something to nail down now, so I can land a job somewhere else. When comparing it to an in-person interview, there were both better and worse parts to it because it was a different environment and experience.
There were benefits of doing an interview online. Because it is online, you can essentially do the interview anywhere you have internet access. So for me, I chose somewhere I felt at ease and at home. I conducted the interview from my apartment. It was so convenient and such a relaxed environment. For in-person interviews, that experience was more intimidating for me. Being able to be in a comfortable setting that I was used to was nice to be able to make my nerves at ease.
However, these positives came with their own drawbacks. The benefit of being at ease, making me feel less intimidated, also made it harder to stay formal and remain professional. Being in a more comfortable setting, such as my room, provided more relaxed setting for the interview but almost to a point of being too relaxed. In addition, although doing the interview from my apartment was convenient, it was hard because it is not a controlled environment. Right before the interview, my roommates started to doing their laundry, which is right across from my room, so it was very loud. People were coming and going, slamming the door, so there was a lot of noise distractions. Having proper eye contact is hard over webcam as well because it is easy to just look at the screen instead, but that can make it look like you are looking down. Finally, my volume was not the best, factoring in all the noises in the background, and I could not always hear the questions I was being asked. Technical difficulties arise from doing interviews online, which would not happen in a real life interview, so that can be an added stress to make sure everything works correctly. On the whole although there were benefits of having an online interview from the comfort of your home, there are many drawbacks as well.
Although being interviewed in person or online may contain the same questions and have the same end result, the different situations and circumstances may elicit different responses and actions from the interviewer and yourself. It just comes down to personal preferences on which type of interview is considered better, but as a person searching for a job, you must be able to navigate both types of interviews successfully.
There were benefits of doing an interview online. Because it is online, you can essentially do the interview anywhere you have internet access. So for me, I chose somewhere I felt at ease and at home. I conducted the interview from my apartment. It was so convenient and such a relaxed environment. For in-person interviews, that experience was more intimidating for me. Being able to be in a comfortable setting that I was used to was nice to be able to make my nerves at ease.
However, these positives came with their own drawbacks. The benefit of being at ease, making me feel less intimidated, also made it harder to stay formal and remain professional. Being in a more comfortable setting, such as my room, provided more relaxed setting for the interview but almost to a point of being too relaxed. In addition, although doing the interview from my apartment was convenient, it was hard because it is not a controlled environment. Right before the interview, my roommates started to doing their laundry, which is right across from my room, so it was very loud. People were coming and going, slamming the door, so there was a lot of noise distractions. Having proper eye contact is hard over webcam as well because it is easy to just look at the screen instead, but that can make it look like you are looking down. Finally, my volume was not the best, factoring in all the noises in the background, and I could not always hear the questions I was being asked. Technical difficulties arise from doing interviews online, which would not happen in a real life interview, so that can be an added stress to make sure everything works correctly. On the whole although there were benefits of having an online interview from the comfort of your home, there are many drawbacks as well.
Although being interviewed in person or online may contain the same questions and have the same end result, the different situations and circumstances may elicit different responses and actions from the interviewer and yourself. It just comes down to personal preferences on which type of interview is considered better, but as a person searching for a job, you must be able to navigate both types of interviews successfully.
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