6:46 P.M. Sitting in a room in the Kansas Union. What a week it's been! Meetings, classes, and assignments have cut significantly into my blogging time. With every day comes a unique challenge, an opportunity to better yourself. Prolonging and maximizing those opportunities ought to be your goal. Business fraternities, student clubs, research organizations, job opportunities--there's just so many chances to better yourself. I'd love the chance to become a mentor or role model--I believe that if someone looks up to you for the right reasons, this is sign you are bettering yourself and also working to better people around you.
After three weeks of college read "Chaos", I am coming to appreciate free time. Striking a balance between leisure and productivity can be a delicate task. For college students, time management is a skill that you must learn immediately, especially if you juggle multiple responsibilities.
You can accomplish a ton through relationships. In Asian culture, relationships are everything--nothing can be done without them. Even in America, a country where contracts are valued, strong, lasting relationships go a long way. Even something as simple as greeting someone with a smile will leave a lasting impact. In the business world, we call it "networking", but I consider that a fancy euphemism for establishing relationships.
Earlier today, I heard that one of those frozen yogurt places is giving away free yogurt in Lawrence. I highly doubt the validity of this claim, but I will visit the shop during my stroll down Mass Street this evening. Maybe all these cupcake businesses are the latest form of competition to frozen yogurt shops. However, I am more excite about my walk this evening. You can experience so much beauty if you just walk outside and look at the sky or the sunset. We spend so much time indoors and fail to experience the beauty of nature.
I've been both entertained and disgusted by the way college students speak. Even in the Business School, it's common to hear "like" and "oh my gosh" interspersed in almost every sentence. That way of communicating is unprofessional and it lacks tact. It can make an otherwise intelligent individual appear mindless. Our society is terrified by silence--we view silence as the inability to communicate. Here's a different way of looking at this issue--silence is an indication that you are thinking and deliberating.
Thanks for reading this,
Joe
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