High School Activities Wile excelling in basketball and six-man football, I was taught important life skills. I have been team captain for both sports from my freshman year, this has put me in team leader positions where I was required to develop leadership skills. Throughout high school, I participated in multiple organizations that furthered my academic education and added to my accomplishments, such as National Honor Society, 4-H, FFA, and Letterman’s Club. All of which I held an office…
I choose the book, “The 10x Rule” by Grant Cardone. Grant Cardone is a New York Times Best Seller. He is also an international sales expert, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur, who worked in the real estate and auto industry. Also, he is the host of his radio show titled, “The Cardone Zone”. Grant Cardone declined a career in accounting to focus in sales and educates other of process of selling. Cardone has written five books: “Sell to Survive”, “The Closers Survive Guide”, “If You’re Not…
associates, began to develop computers in his garage which led to the start of his famous Apple career. Jobs came from nothing, having to sleep on the floor of his friend’s floor, returning Coke bottles for 5¢ in order to buy food with, and he would walk several miles across town just to get a free meal. Steve Jobs’ level of motivation was more than enough to enable him to become a successful entrepreneur leading up to his death on October 5, 2011 due to pancreatic…
best in high-tech must be so hard !!! More than 50 percent of women abandon their careers. They are not hired for employment, and they do not get promoted, and they are being pushed out of the industry system. “The result is a Catch-22: women need to act “masculine” to fit in, but get labelled as difficult and pushy if they do. In a recent study of almost two hundred and fifty performance reviews, the tech entrepreneur Kieran Snyder found that three-quarters of the women were criticized for…
Americans are taking what they put in their mouth into consideration, whether they’re self-proclaimed foodies or health-conscious parents who are too busy with their careers to be in the kitchen. For this reason, the idea of hiring personal chefs to do the cooking has becoming appealing to many. As stated in Ferguson’s Careers in Focus, “Entrepreneur, Time, US News and World Report, and others have listed personal chef services as one of the hottest new businesses” (95). The title of personal…
future. Having all the steps to becoming a cosmetologist be in such a shortness of time people may get very overwhelmed, but I believe that I can succeed in this career field. Many people may doubt my ability to commit to this form of work, but I know that this is something I see myself exceling in the future. I would and will be perusing my career in this field because it is something I love to do. I also think that with cosmetology I can reach my highest set goal of owning my own salon and…
Do the Benefits of College Still Outweigh the Cost? There comes a time in every students’ life when they must decide whether or not to continue their education past high school. There are countless factors that contribute to this decision, such as career aspirations and college tuition costs. With increasing tuition costs and what seems to be declining educational values, possible college prospects are wondering if college is worth the money, and in most cases, the debt that accompanies it.…
innovative bank (finance being something I really love), as I was there I was still active in my projects on the side. Sometimes you feel it inside when you have to grab an opportunity with both hands, for me that was my turning point. Being an aspiring entrepreneur, currently I’m working on a new venture. I love what I do and passion drives me. 3. Has it always been something you wanted to do? Definitely. I tried out the usual 9-5 and it works. However, some people were born to diversify. I…
want to take my view and challenge it; challenge it to a point where I understand how my experience at Stern has both positively and negatively changed this view. With a (hopefully) clearer head, I want to talk about our futures as excel monkeys, entrepreneurs, and eventually business leaders, and discuss how our future ties back to our view of the world today. I know I sound vague, but please bear with me; I believe this will make sense soon enough. So, who am I? Unlike most people at Stern,…
Is Senior Health the Right Career for You? When pursuing a career in senior healthcare, you must ask yourself several questions to ensure that you are capable of successfully meeting the needs of those to be served, while maintaining your own well-being. There are specific characteristics outside of professional training and education that are absolutely necessary for one to be a successful care provider. Decide if you meet these qualifications by asking yourself a few questions. Are you…