The End is Near

With the end of the semester getting closer and closer, I hope all of us close strong and accomplish what we expected from this semester. Here some words that I hope help you get through this last two weeks of school.

Are we following the right Path?

As you may have noticed we are approaching to the end of the semester. This is the time when we have to close strong. I know some of us are struggling with some final projects or final papers in our classes. However, I would like to ask you a question: Don't you love when someone recommends you the right class with the right professor that meets your needs? I have been in both sides of the road and trust me, it is nicer when you know what class to take along with  the professor that will meet your academic needs. Well, attached to this post is a link to a survey with some questions about the classes you have taken and the past that you would recommend others to take. Feel free to answer these questions to help others in their academic journey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/126kFieDPkbuYrtESL0VG8k6fSXGlbGEZ_nrQCIfO0OI/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

Build upon The good Foundations

One of my favorite Bloggers is Jay Baer. Most of my own post have been inspired by Jay's post. This week I read his post about building a super brand. This resonated in my mind as the ability I have to market myself to others. We are starting our careers somehow and we should be able to "sale" ourselves to potential employees. I will leave a link to Jay's post and hope we have the chance to go over his words and figure out a way to apply his words to enhance the best brand ever: "Us".



http://www.convinceandconvert.com/content-marketing/can-you-build-a-content-marketing-super-brand/

Closing Strong

One of my favorites sports is running. It is really convenient, all you need is some running shoes and the wiliness to go out and do it.  In addition, when you set up a distance goal while running things turn better. A few years ago I had the pleasure to talk to a former cross country runner. Even in his 50's and after retirement he was a stupendous athlete. 

He shared with me one vital tip. He told me that no matter what you do during the whole race, the final meters are the most important part of the race. He was best known for the amazing closing in his races. He would wipe everybody out in the last 100 meters of the race. In my own experience, the last minutes of my running routines are killers. It is so hard to keep the pace after my energy is out. However, as with any other physical activity, this time of pain, this last minutes of suffering are the most vital to our health and body. It is during the times when our muscles can handle any more load that hypertrophy takes place at its max. 

It is similar in life, when we face our greatest challenges in school or work is when we can discover our true potential. We are getting near the end of this routine (Winter semester), now is when we need to close strong and feel how our bodies struggle to handle the load. Nevertheless, if we finish the race I can promise you that we will be stronger and more capable for the next one which could be and internship, a job offers, a new son, or that hot date we have been dreaming about.         

Virtual Meeting

This past week I had the chance to do a virtual meeting with my team through google hangouts. It was a new/good experience. I had had the opportunity to use skype, FaceTime, and other virtual applications to talk to people. However, this time was an interaction with all my school team instead on-to-one.

It was a little difficult to coordinate who would talk and when. But after a few minutes we got a hold to it. We were able to go over the feedback given by our classmates about or in-class presentations. It was interesting to read all the comments from our audience.

I realized that technology is playing a major role in business today. We must be capable of adapting to this new era and take advantages of all benefits technology can give us. The time will come where we won’t be able to meet face to face and we had better be ready to use the resources around us. We always have to be thinking ahead and be planning for changing. Thus, by having a virtual meeting with my group I was able to slightly experience the roll of technology in today's business world.ld.

Heros

Roberto Gomez Bolanos (a.k.a. Chespirito) was a Mexican writer and a genius of the comedy. He was the master mind behind the TV show "El chavo del Ocho" which was a boom in the 70's. One of his best creations whas a superhero name "El Chapulin Colorado". It was a silly, stupid, and powerless hero.



During one interview he was asked: what do you thing about superheroes like Superman or Batman. Chespirito simply answered they are not heroes at all. After this clever answer the interviewer asked him how come? Chespirito stated the superheroes like them are not real superheroes. An almighty superhero with no contender that can his or her abilities cannot be called superhero. This is easy to do, if superman is the strongest man in the world, he will not fear to fight against anybody. On the other hand, el Chapulin Colorado is a real superhero. El Chapulin does not have special powers, he is stupid and weak. However, he faces tough situations and fight his worst fears.

A successful man is not the one that has all means to achieve great things. A hero is not the one that has all sources to success and achieve al his/her goals. A successful man is the one that has no talents, not special qualities nor the help of everybody to succeed. A hero is the one the fights his/her way to the top. Hero is the one that fights in a level ground and is able to overcome the fears and challenges in his/her way. From now on, let’s be real heroes and fight out way up to the summing.