Mar
22
2011
What have I learned from Comm 299? Hmm… well, I’ve learned a few things from my wonderful TA, Pia. We’ve covered profile statements, learned how to write CAR statements, I even learned how to look MORE fly in a suit (who would’ve thought that was possible). Blah…blah…blah…
When it comes down to the barebones of Comm 299 the most important thing we learn is how to sell ourselves. To excel in the business world you have to know what you’ve done, what you’re good at, your potential, and be good at illustrating it. You’ve got to be able to differentiate yourself from the 700 other more-than-capable business students studying alongside you. Whether it be perfecting that 30-second elevator pitch, learning how to impress at conferences and follow up dates, or just becoming so damn fresh that delegates cant say no. Comm 299 has covered it all.
Mar
22
2011
“Follow your heart,” whoa, cliché much? We’ve all heard it a bazillion times, so much so that it was starting to lose its oomph, its respectability. But it’s amazing how the simplest actions and mannerisms of someone you’ve only recently met can have such massive impacts on your everyday attitudes and values. That’s right Pia; I’m talking about someone I met in Sauder – and no, I’m not going to name drop, because you might know who this person is.
I’ve seen this person laugh; I’ve seen this person cry; I’ve seen this person dance; and I’ve seen this person sleep – as creepy as that is. Regardless, it is suffice to say that I have gotten to know this person quite well and it is a relationship I can see being influential in my life for a long time.
I have learned that everything you do, you have to want to do it, do it because it appeals to you, do it because you love it. In high school I took on committee positions, and I volunteered – but for the wrong reasons. I now know that to fully get the most out of such positions and contribute the most back, you’ve got to wear the position it on your sleeve because you WANT to – not just to pad your resume or supplemental.
Because of this person, I have become more active, in contrast to my passive mannerisms in the past. I have re-activated my love for international travel with two possible programs to either China or Africa. Africa being a place I have wanted to revisit since the day I left. I have started applying for positions around Sauder, initiating involvement that was relatively non-existent in my first year.
In the long run I haven’t found my calling, nor has my calling found me. But I know that when I do, I will love what I do; and I can credit this to the Sauder School of Business and the people/person I have met in my first year. Do what you love, and the money will follow.