It's been such a hectic week, with three midterms, a business plan deadline for a competition, but it's now done. It's 7:12A.M. and I did not get any sleep at all last night. I was at the library for the past couple of weekends till wee hours of the morning and it's finally over... at least for now.
After a great friend of mine had left the team because he wasn't able to commit the time into the project, which was totally understandable, but it would of been great to bring an old friend to the mix. Through last minute deadlines, I was able to recruit a new friend of mine for about a year and a half and what a great addition to the team. It seemed as if it fell right into place. The commitment level was definitely there amongst all partners.
I know I don't make sense at this point, but all I know is that I have work in an hour, with no sleep and class till 9:00P.M. and I won't get home until 11:00P.M. The question is how many times will I pass out?
All in all, you don't know how rewarding I feel right now, it's unbelievable.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
So frustrated!!!!
It's Good Friday and it's about to end. I was up very early today considering I did not have work for once. THANK YOU!
At approximately 10:30, I had made plans to meet with my business partner and work extensively on the business plan. We discussed out project and it was just very tough to actually write collaboratively. We can discuss collaboratively, but working on revising, not so well.
It's just been tough. I have a CIS quiz next week, a ECO midterm, a 4 page paper due, and a POL midterm. On top of that I have to finish this business plan by the middle of the week because it will need to be submitted on the 30th. SO MANY DEADLINES and for once, I have not been procrastinating, well at least for the most part.
Time to get back to work. I did enough venting for now. I sure hope what I'm doing is the right way to go about things.
At approximately 10:30, I had made plans to meet with my business partner and work extensively on the business plan. We discussed out project and it was just very tough to actually write collaboratively. We can discuss collaboratively, but working on revising, not so well.
It's just been tough. I have a CIS quiz next week, a ECO midterm, a 4 page paper due, and a POL midterm. On top of that I have to finish this business plan by the middle of the week because it will need to be submitted on the 30th. SO MANY DEADLINES and for once, I have not been procrastinating, well at least for the most part.
Time to get back to work. I did enough venting for now. I sure hope what I'm doing is the right way to go about things.
Monday, March 17, 2008
How badly did I want the boost?
I'll admit, I was a bit timid at first, but for my own personal reasons. I already knew that there would be other people stepping up to the plate other than I that would feel as if they would be bale to control the tempers flaring throughout the class.
I'll admit, at first I was handling the conflict at hand with avoidance. I usually like to let people vent out in frustration and capitalize on their mistakes. I like to listen to what other people have to say before I come up with a conclusion off of their ideas.
The class was arguing left and right and yelling at each other and I felt that it would of gone nowhere if people were not willing to compromise. By my avoidance in the initial phase of the discussion was me compromising that I would take a role in listening in order to get some ideas across the board as you might see it.
I did notice that some individuals were using the idea of competing to win in order to get their own way. You can see that some individuals were fixed on one suggestion and not willing to listen towards others. I felt it was wrong to attack another classmate because they disagreed with the overall majority without giving the chance to explain why they disagreed.
Currently, in my situation with my team writing up the business plan, I'm trying my hardest to keep the brainstorming phase as open as possible, but its really hard to move forth when two people just don't agree upon certain terms. There must be a time at which both agree to disagree and move on with the big task at hand, which is to complete the project.
I admired the brave individuals who stepped up in order to take the fall if there was no proposal at the end of the class. I'm sure they were thinking about it the entire time. Would they be able to convince everyone to agree to a simple proposal, at which everyone in the class weather good grade or bad would be able to accept?
Again, I believe overall, dealing with conflict has aspects to all of those listed. There is no one right way to deal with conflict because it's different on every situation. I do believe that people do need to speak up in order to set their ground on a disbelief, yet other members must give the opportunity for free ideas to flow in order for more options to surface.
This is my take on the class debate. I thought it was very interesting to watch as it all unfolded in front of us. I did mention the idea of extra credit, which everyone seemed very fixed on restructuring the test by what how the questions were written and many were close-minded, which did not lead to them thinking outside the box, like I did :) JK JK, for those who take it personally.
I'll admit, at first I was handling the conflict at hand with avoidance. I usually like to let people vent out in frustration and capitalize on their mistakes. I like to listen to what other people have to say before I come up with a conclusion off of their ideas.
The class was arguing left and right and yelling at each other and I felt that it would of gone nowhere if people were not willing to compromise. By my avoidance in the initial phase of the discussion was me compromising that I would take a role in listening in order to get some ideas across the board as you might see it.
I did notice that some individuals were using the idea of competing to win in order to get their own way. You can see that some individuals were fixed on one suggestion and not willing to listen towards others. I felt it was wrong to attack another classmate because they disagreed with the overall majority without giving the chance to explain why they disagreed.
Currently, in my situation with my team writing up the business plan, I'm trying my hardest to keep the brainstorming phase as open as possible, but its really hard to move forth when two people just don't agree upon certain terms. There must be a time at which both agree to disagree and move on with the big task at hand, which is to complete the project.
I admired the brave individuals who stepped up in order to take the fall if there was no proposal at the end of the class. I'm sure they were thinking about it the entire time. Would they be able to convince everyone to agree to a simple proposal, at which everyone in the class weather good grade or bad would be able to accept?
Again, I believe overall, dealing with conflict has aspects to all of those listed. There is no one right way to deal with conflict because it's different on every situation. I do believe that people do need to speak up in order to set their ground on a disbelief, yet other members must give the opportunity for free ideas to flow in order for more options to surface.
This is my take on the class debate. I thought it was very interesting to watch as it all unfolded in front of us. I did mention the idea of extra credit, which everyone seemed very fixed on restructuring the test by what how the questions were written and many were close-minded, which did not lead to them thinking outside the box, like I did :) JK JK, for those who take it personally.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Opinion Poll.... Visa or Mastercard??
I'm really curious to see what type of credit cards or debit cards do they currently own?
Is it VISA? Or MASTERCARD???
If I get a really big response, you should take this into consideration the demographics of which is superior or if there really is a split between the two.
Is it VISA? Or MASTERCARD???
If I get a really big response, you should take this into consideration the demographics of which is superior or if there really is a split between the two.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
I'm finally 21!
It was a long and exhausting weekend. Now that I'm 21, gotta focus on anything and everything! The world is mine for the taking!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
How did 'lucky' crack?
It just wasn't right? We had great planning and timing.
At first, it was considered to be the brainstorming part of the planning process. Each one of our team members stated an idea or so and we just kept repeating the process. We all knew what were the given objects and our goal was to get the 5 extra credit points.
We knew that we had 8 straws. We all came to a compromise of decisions where we needed to cover the points/tips of the egg in order to embrace the fall hopefully.
There were a couple of ideas that seemed interesting, yet we all agreed to wrap the egg with straws in a cross-like figure and tape it around so that it would reassure the straws.
We knew that we wouldn't be able make alternative strategies because once the timer had started, we knew that we must go for one plan and stick to it. As we were taping the straws together, we were working as a team accomplishing one goal, which was to wrap the egg securely.
Overall, I feel as if our team worked great together. We split the tasks evenly and everyone had a part. Unfortunately for us, our egg cracked a tiny bit. We allocated all of our resources, but wasn't sucessfull.
At first, it was considered to be the brainstorming part of the planning process. Each one of our team members stated an idea or so and we just kept repeating the process. We all knew what were the given objects and our goal was to get the 5 extra credit points.
We knew that we had 8 straws. We all came to a compromise of decisions where we needed to cover the points/tips of the egg in order to embrace the fall hopefully.
There were a couple of ideas that seemed interesting, yet we all agreed to wrap the egg with straws in a cross-like figure and tape it around so that it would reassure the straws.
We knew that we wouldn't be able make alternative strategies because once the timer had started, we knew that we must go for one plan and stick to it. As we were taping the straws together, we were working as a team accomplishing one goal, which was to wrap the egg securely.
Overall, I feel as if our team worked great together. We split the tasks evenly and everyone had a part. Unfortunately for us, our egg cracked a tiny bit. We allocated all of our resources, but wasn't sucessfull.
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