Pursuing My Personal Statements

Tearing apart commercials and improving them became a hobby of mine growing up while eating my Cocoa Puffs for breakfast every day. Although I would not mind doing that with a bowl of cereal as payment every day, finding out I can make a career out of it has filled me with an incredible drive to succeed. Time after time I keep finding myself in the business world, marketing in particular. Whether it is designing new approaches to make labor more effective, to learning new skills from the companies I have worked with, marketing fills my world.
Pursuing this career allows me to analyze with many different perspectives. Focusing on the customer’s response and experience provides a company with the opportunity to improve and perfect their operations. From a young age what I thought was my Achilles Heel, actually became a strong attribute. The urge to communicate and learn about people has led me to learn great amounts about the way to success for any business. I now pride myself on my strong communication skills, persuasion, and eye for detail, making …show more content…
Lack of self-belief filled my 18-year-old self, my junior year of high school I chose not to apply to my dream school in fear of not getting accepted. For the first time in my life, I allowed fear to overcome my drive and dedication, a mistake I will never make again. As Mark Zuckerberg says, “the biggest risk is not taking any,” I chose to take a risk on the journey to Mays Business School. With my life packed in bags, I came to the realization that I could not bear settling for a school where I truly did not belong. With the guidance from all of my advisors, I enrolled in a community college close to home and began to create the future I really wanted. Ever since that day, my only regret is not applying to Texas A&M