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Summer Numbers

July 21st, 2008

Another lunchtime post for y’alls.  A quick list of random numbers from the last little bit of my life:

0 – number of days I drove my car last work week
1 – number of months left till I move back to Logan
3 – number of times in the last week I have been mistaken for a mormon missionary
15 – number of bologna sandwhiches i have eaten in the last week
26 – miles I rode my bike on Saturday
31 – number of days left till I move back to Logan
59 – number of cents required to purchase pistachio pudding
189 – cost of my trip to Las Vegas in a few weeks
744 – number of hours left till I move back to Logan
1,194 – errors in my registry or bits of adware on my computer found during a system cleanup on my old laptop


What REALLY Happens in Board Meetings

July 18th, 2008

I thought I would take a few minutes at lunch to share some insiders knowledge as to what really happens in board meetings.  Blackberries happen.  Yep, it may look like attendees are checking an urgent message but in reality, they are surfing the net, looking at family, pictures, and even playing games (all of which I have seen happen during my internship).

So what do I think of all this?  I think I need to get an iPhone.  No, actually I think its great.  Sometimes, meetings can get long and boring when discussions are going down that are totally unrelated to you.  Mobile devices are a perfect way to get a little work done or pass the time so that when you are needed to contribute, you’re on the ball…not asleep drooling on the visiting CEO next to you.


Tell Me Who I Should Marry

April 17th, 2008

Back in the day, the common way to handle the whole marriage thing was to either have an arranged marriage or get one of those matchmaker ladies to hook you up like on Fiddler on the Roof. No so these days. Finding someone you fall in love with and with whom you want to spend your days with is tricky.

Developing a relationship that can lead to marriage requires work, hard work, patience, and sacrifice. Sometimes, I think we treat our futures in much the same was as those in the past treated marriage, we expect someone else, or mere chance, to take care of the dirty work for us.

Not so.

Our futures are entirely in our hands. If we want to realize are dreams and succeed according to our own, personal definition of success we must be will to work, work hard, be patient, and sacrifice. We can’t expect to cruise through school being uninvolved in classes, squeaking by with C’s because we would rather sleep in than go to class, constantly haggle with teachers for better grades we don’t deserve, and somehow expect to have a sweet job waiting for us the second we walk off the graduation podium with our diploma.

If I want to marry someone great who I love, I’ve got to be great and I’ve got to be ready to work at it and sacrifice. If I want to have a great career I love, I have to be great and I have to sacrifice and work as hard as I can.


Flowcharts > 0 = Too Many

March 27th, 2008

I have a professor that uses way too many flowcharts. Today alone, I think there were at least 6 in a one hour PowerPoint presentation. By the end, I had no idea what she was talking about.**Begin Rant**
Now this isn’t to say that flowcharts are bad, but don’t force the most farfetched principles into a flowchart. There are dashed lines going from one bow to 6 other boxes and everything somehow turns into a cycle no matter what. Jackson Pollock would be jealous of the impressionistic art my professors can create.
**End Rant, in case my professors read this**

I think there are other ways to describe cycles, sequences, and principles. Let’s expand our horizons shall we? We live in an age of flash video and incredibly easy visual effects…lets use them and be creative…for once.


The Marketing Mix That is Gregg Blanchard

March 26th, 2008

Me ShotAs I look for internships and try to figure out the path I would like to take after graduation, I realize that I am in fact, marketing myself….so why not identify some key marketing points about myself?

My Value Proposition: The man with the strongest work ethic, freshest experience, and creativity even Dr. Suess would be jealous of!

My Price: Any, as long as it gives me good experience and prepares me for bigger and better things.

My Product: An employee that: works hard, learns fast, has hands-on experience, loves learning, and enjoys meeting and working with new people.

My Promotion: This Blog, My Website, My Resume, Networking (especially on the ski lift), Career Fairs, and personal contacts.

My Place: Anywhere there is marketing to be done, snow to be slid on, or young women to be swooned.

My Call To Action: Give me an internship now! Not doing so could result in vomiting, nausea, headaches, internal bleeding, or dry mouth. (still working on that one).


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