MY VISION IF I EVER HAVE TIME

MY VISION

Goals:
1.Create an invention, process or idea that has a reaching positive impact.
2.To be the best friend of my children and the person that they love and respect most in the world.
3.Make a significant and tangible impact that benefits all who live in the community I live in.
4.Write either a novel, short story, cookbook, textbook, self-help, or any sort of book.
5.Become a top financial market regulator, and help to prevent illegal trades and safeguard people's money.

Although the above are five separate goals, they can all be reached through combinations of the same actions. Those actions include studying diligently, working hard, continually improving myself and my position in this world, and doing everything 100%, without any let down to ensure accuracy. If all of these actions are fulfilled I have no doubt that I will have reached most if not all of my goals. Studying is a vital element of my ambitions given that it will allow me to gain knowledge that can be used in my endeavors. By studying the persona of the human personality, science, finance, people, family books, writing, or any other discipline, I will have bettered my knowledge base to help me reach the ends that I desire; Clearly college is a form of study that will help me reach my goals by allowing me to learn finance. By working hard I will ensure that I do not allow myself to misstep and worsen my position in this world. We are only given a very short amount of time on this planet, and that time is far too little and precious to be wasted on correcting silly mistakes. By continually working hard I will have given myself an edge to better my position whether it is being promoted faster at my job, or gaining recognition that others have not, or at least being noticed for my hard work (A for effort). One might say that this would help me tremendously with my family given that no parent is perfect, but that every parent should always work hard at being perfect. Doing things halfway is not a proper way to finish a job as you leave your work open to having mistakes that can be costly in many ways. Again, this is something that must be limited in order to make the most out of life.

Specific actions needed to accomplish each goal
1.First learn about the needs of people. Develop practical ways to satisfy their needs and wants.
2.Love my children more than anything else. Play with them, and make time for them when they are sad.
3.Help donate my time to a little league or PTA meeting.
4.Find a topic of interest that I believe others would have interest. Take time out from my normal schedule. Write an interesting and intriguing plot.
5.Apply to FINRA or the SEC and work hard towards promotion. Learn how to better track illegal trading activity.

So how do you get 50+ People to agree on anything? You offer them free stuff !!!!!

It was very interesting to observe the class deciding on a course of action to modify our grades on the first test. It was very clear that the most vocal and argumentative individuals were also the individuals who had not done as well on the test. Clearly without Teddy's influence and direction, we as a class would not have been able to organize ourselves and request so many different changes to the test and modifications to the grades and grading system. I personally am not a very vocal individual, and I do not have the outgoing personality that is typical of a leader. Therefore, if I do not need something personally, I most likely do not become involved; This is not to say that I do not care about the discussion or making the decision, but rather I am much more acceptive of reasonable propositions put forth by others-In essence, I become much more impartial when my exposure to the decision is fairly trivial. This is most consistent with the qualities of the accommodator, although at times I displayed the traits of the compromiser; A few times during the decision making process I spoke up and made suggestions; I did so for a few reasons: Reason #1-The group was discussing throwing out the grades of the first test, or lessening their value. Clearly this would not benefit me, and it was in my best interest to speak up and preserve the value of my grade. Reason #2-The group was becoming a little bit unruly and suggesting changes to the syllabus and other "unreasonable" options which I felt only served to waste valuable time; In this case I was acting in the best interest of those around me, rather than in my own interests. Reason #3-I had an idea that I would have liked if I was in the position of those who had bad grades. Therefore, I spoke up to share that idea with the class. Another issue that I noticed with the decision making process is that I am very put-off by arguments and raised voices and potential conflicts. I understand that with a lot on the line, tempers can flare, but truthfully it only serves to exacerbate the situation and detract from potential additions to the solution list. This particular case was a perfect example; The class discussed the options the entire allotted time we were given. The fact that here and there demeaning words were exchanged and arguments occurred, valuable time was wasted. That time could have translated into another reasonable request that would have served only to better position us in the future. Teddy did a great job organizing us as a class, and appointing someone to record the requests, and another individual to monitor the time, but perhaps he should have also appointed someone to control arguments from sidetracking the discussion (granted that this would not be an easy task). I think to have gotten a better result, I would have had to act the role of the collaborator. In fact, I believe that if the group had been totally comprised of collaborators, we would have ended up with the best situation, because we would have had a greater sensitivity to the needs and wants of all the different individuals in the group. I am choosing the collaborator above the compromiser because the collaborator is assuaging and assertive while the compromiser is just assuaging; Had there been too many compromisers, no one would most likely have stepped forth to organize the group or suggest different options. All in all however, considering the shear volume of individual situations, wants and needs represented in the class, we did a great job in decision making and are very fortunate to have been given so much.

Planning-The Critical Element

Planning is a critical element of management that inevitably contributes heavily to the end result. In the absence of planning or the lack of proper planning, the end result of a project is typically being incomplete, or flawed; rarely is the end result perfect without perfect planning. In the case of attempting to drop an egg from 10 feet and land it safely with only the use of 8 straws and 2 feet of masking tape, clearly efficient planning is the most valuable asset. Typically there is 5 steps to properly planning and following through to reach your objective: They are 1. Define your goals and objectives. 2 Determine your resources and current status vis a vis objectives. 3 Develop several alternative strategies. 4. Make a tactical plan. 5. Implement the plan and evaluate the results. In my group's case we unfortunately bypassed step2, step 3, and step 4, and actually went through step1 and step 5. My group performed step 1 because it was absolutely imperative to even making an attempt at solving the problem at hand. Also, step one was also partially laid out for us when the objective of the exercise was officially presented. We did not perform step 2 or determine where we stood because it seemed implicitly defined with the presentation of exercise. However, had we gone ahead with step 2 we may have been able to better define the strength of our materials (tape, egg and straws) and what the biggest issue is with the challenge (height). We did not perform step 3 because we did not have enough time after taking too long to agree upon a solution-design, and also because we were sure our original solution would be adequate. Step 4 wasn't performed because frankly we ran out of time and had to vote on which plan to follow through on at the last second. We did perform step 5, because we had a fairly in depth idea which required as much time as possible; Therefore we needed to have someone keep a very close watch on the time. All in all, given that as a group our planning efforts were extremely poor, we were very fortunate to have almost succeded in protecting (40%) the egg. In fact, we only failed because of a single, minimal crack. To have done a better job, my group could have followed through every step with precision. This would have allowed us to better allocate our time, plan out who should follow through with performing tasks in constructing the solution, and better define the strengths and weaknesses of the group. Another issue that my group faced is that a few of the ideas that our group came up with were fairly good, but we voted on them before everyone had a clear understanding of what the design was before we voted on it. That way a better decision can be made regarding which design is the best option. We came so close with only performing 40% of the planning process, had we performed any more, we could have succeeded in dropping the egg safely from 10 feet.