Comm 101 has several learning outcomes as an introductory course. The explicit points here are to open our young minds to all the different possibilities of paths to follow on our way through our degrees, what tools to use and what skills to develop. But I’ve also noticed something else happening. One by one I’ve seen my colleagues being picked off. One class topic will just grab them, and they’ll have chosen. They’ll understand what interests them and in a flash they’ll know why they are here. You can see it during in class discussions, and you can see it in their blogs. Just like Sophia’s: you can see that accounting has caught her and she’s not looking back. She sees accounting as more than simple financial statements but as a way to make a difference and help people. Passion.
Another example of someone who found their passion would be Emma Smith. With Zimt, she had an dream and was able to realize it. She spoke of the amount of work and dedication it took to arrive where she is, and that inspired me. In 2012 the business broke out of Vancouver, and now sells across Canada with plans to expand into the US in March 2015. It’s a story of hard work paying off, I hope to one day be able to work as hard towards something as entrepreneurs like Emma have been doing.
Image from Zimt