Month: March 2011

COMM299 is a course that I believe is under-appreciated even though the lessons taught will be used throughout your life. Something that this course provided was a “Personality Survey” called “Strengths Quest” which provided participants of their top five strengths from the way they perceived situations and or how they may react to another. With this quiz, I believe that the strengths provided to me are important assets as they are strengths that should be built on to improve one’s overall outlook and judgement. After realizing my strengths I have spent time on building on the fundamentals of harmony and command. These two attributes are the most prominent from the “Strengths Quest” and have helped me adequately prepare for interviews and job postings. Prior to this course I had little knowledge in which field my personality excelled on, however, with the help and insight from our “T.A.’s” and COMM299 instructor I have learned to work on skills that I possess and will make me into a successful business student.

Throughout my life my father has always been an inspiration as he epitomized humility and other traits that made him into the great man he is today. He never had to directly teach me about certain life lessons because the way he lived his life was a lesson for me. Living with him and experiencing his profound insight and wisdom taught me about the importance of humility. This was most apparent as he provided me with a quote one morning, “You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know”. This struck me as extremely profound and was lived out through multiple experience. One that clearly stands out to me was when my dad was providing speech as a keynote speaker at my church and was given a standing ovation for his knowledge. When I asked him about him later he told me that he was not proud of himself but proud of the experience he was able to give those around him. His ability to be selfless and provide such regard towards the audience is what inspires me to be the humble student I am today and the business profession I aspire to be.