1. Please describe a way you will apply a leadership concept you have learned about this year as you lead in your family.
One of the things that I will apply is to prioritize my family to come first. I know that if I do this I will always have time for them no matter how busy my life gets. I don’t want to be one of those Dads that were always gone when their children were small.
2. Vice President Scharman talked about the importance of developing structure in your home based on your individual time commitments. Describe how you believe structure and order in your family life can help you lead in your family. How can some form of structure and routine help you develop leaders in your family?
I believe that structure and order help to develop a good routine that can be counted on to be followed. When children have structure it gives them something to trust and rely on. If this structure is coming from me as the parent, the children will trust and rely on me. If they trust me, then I can lead them. It is very hard to lead someone who won’t trust you. Trust is always the first part of leadership that needs to be established. Also, if the children can trust each other and different family members this will allow them to be themselves, express opinions and have the chance to lead those around them.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Final Reflection
Dustin Parkinson
Leadership Development
Bro. Ward
Final Reflection
This class has taught me a lot about leadership. Before joining BYUSA I thought I was a pretty good leader and did well at many of the things that I tried to accomplish. Through this experience, I have learned many of my weaknesses and how to improve on these things for my future leadership endeavors. While I write this paper I will show some of the different things that I will apply as I go forth and serve in my employment, church, community, and home.
One of the things that weight heaviest on my mind right now is my future career. I have always loved business and the way that money can work for a company and an individual. Because of these things I am a business management major with an emphasis in finance. One particular area that interests me is the area of Investment Banking. I like this area for a few reasons such as the possibility of international work; I like the idea of interacting with other like-minded business individuals, doing mergers and acquisitions, and doing initial public offerings. These areas are all things that interest me.
There is only one drastic problem with the investment banking career. Investment Bankers are renowned for working extremely long hours. These hours are at least 80 hours a week but I have heard as many as 120 hours a week. That is 17 hours a day for 7 days a week! If I were to seek out this career path I would not be able to do anything besides work. There would be no chance that I could serve in any capacity, or even have anything of a social life. Investment bankers are so busy they don’t have a chance to lead out in their workplace. I would not like to do that very much.
The way that I will be able to go forth and serve in my life will be by picking a career that will be able to give me the flexibility to be able to serve. I have now moved on to the idea of doing private equity work in the finance industry. This career field also appeals to me because I get to work with investing in new start-ups and new companies. I love entrepreneuing, and I think this would be a good fit. The hours are less and the pay is very competitive. There is only one drawback to this; most people who work in the private equity field have come from the investment banking industry. This makes it very hard for me to be able to find a way to serve while I am younger and trying to get the work experience I will need to get into the career that I would like and be able to serve how I would like.
The career that I choose will also have a large impact on my ability to serve in the Church. Earlier, I mentioned that I am interested in working internationally. One of the reasons I would like to do this is to get to see other cultures and see how these cultures can be applied to my own. The next reason I would like to work internationally is for opportunities to serve in the church. Coming from Idaho, I have seen how the church functions when it is very developed and there are lots of members to draw from for service and leadership. When I went on my mission to Hong Kong I saw different ways that I could help in the church that I would never have if I were to stay in Idaho or Utah. Even if I were not to live outside of the Unites States, I would try to live somewhere where the membership of the church is not as strong so I could truly use my talents and abilities to benefit others.
Where I live will also determine how I can be involved in my community. Before hearing Mayor Winder speak, I have never thought of involvement in the community as something that was really that important. I had never known anyone who was involved with the city or state that was close to me. One of the reason’s I think this is important is to help spread the Gospel. I often think as Mormons, we get too involved in ourselves. We can become very inward and only focus on our families, our jobs, and our church callings. To be more than this, I will try to be involved at least on the city level with my community. I feel like I would best do this by representing some aspect of the business community like someone who represents a union (but not like a union because I don’t really like unions). Another thing I would like to do is be involved coaching sports teams for the community. Anyway that I can serve the community and let people in the community know who I am will be beneficial.
After considering career, church, and community service I need to consider what Brother Cox said was the most important aspect of service, which is service in the home and family. With doing service and trying to lead at church, work, and in the community there doesn’t seem like there is much time left for family. I think the way that I will best serve in my family capacity is to make my family my number one priority. I think this can be explained by some of the things I do to prioritize in college. I love to play intramural sports. To me this is a priority above all else including my school work, so I always have time to play them. To others though, this is not a priority and they will rarely show up for our scheduled games. The same can be applied to family. If I make my family a priority above all else, I will always have time for them.
In conclusion, I have learned a lot about how important it is to continue to serve even after my time in BYUSA. I hope to go forth and serve and have a great career and family and to be able to serve in the church and community as well.
Leadership Development
Bro. Ward
Final Reflection
This class has taught me a lot about leadership. Before joining BYUSA I thought I was a pretty good leader and did well at many of the things that I tried to accomplish. Through this experience, I have learned many of my weaknesses and how to improve on these things for my future leadership endeavors. While I write this paper I will show some of the different things that I will apply as I go forth and serve in my employment, church, community, and home.
One of the things that weight heaviest on my mind right now is my future career. I have always loved business and the way that money can work for a company and an individual. Because of these things I am a business management major with an emphasis in finance. One particular area that interests me is the area of Investment Banking. I like this area for a few reasons such as the possibility of international work; I like the idea of interacting with other like-minded business individuals, doing mergers and acquisitions, and doing initial public offerings. These areas are all things that interest me.
There is only one drastic problem with the investment banking career. Investment Bankers are renowned for working extremely long hours. These hours are at least 80 hours a week but I have heard as many as 120 hours a week. That is 17 hours a day for 7 days a week! If I were to seek out this career path I would not be able to do anything besides work. There would be no chance that I could serve in any capacity, or even have anything of a social life. Investment bankers are so busy they don’t have a chance to lead out in their workplace. I would not like to do that very much.
The way that I will be able to go forth and serve in my life will be by picking a career that will be able to give me the flexibility to be able to serve. I have now moved on to the idea of doing private equity work in the finance industry. This career field also appeals to me because I get to work with investing in new start-ups and new companies. I love entrepreneuing, and I think this would be a good fit. The hours are less and the pay is very competitive. There is only one drawback to this; most people who work in the private equity field have come from the investment banking industry. This makes it very hard for me to be able to find a way to serve while I am younger and trying to get the work experience I will need to get into the career that I would like and be able to serve how I would like.
The career that I choose will also have a large impact on my ability to serve in the Church. Earlier, I mentioned that I am interested in working internationally. One of the reasons I would like to do this is to get to see other cultures and see how these cultures can be applied to my own. The next reason I would like to work internationally is for opportunities to serve in the church. Coming from Idaho, I have seen how the church functions when it is very developed and there are lots of members to draw from for service and leadership. When I went on my mission to Hong Kong I saw different ways that I could help in the church that I would never have if I were to stay in Idaho or Utah. Even if I were not to live outside of the Unites States, I would try to live somewhere where the membership of the church is not as strong so I could truly use my talents and abilities to benefit others.
Where I live will also determine how I can be involved in my community. Before hearing Mayor Winder speak, I have never thought of involvement in the community as something that was really that important. I had never known anyone who was involved with the city or state that was close to me. One of the reason’s I think this is important is to help spread the Gospel. I often think as Mormons, we get too involved in ourselves. We can become very inward and only focus on our families, our jobs, and our church callings. To be more than this, I will try to be involved at least on the city level with my community. I feel like I would best do this by representing some aspect of the business community like someone who represents a union (but not like a union because I don’t really like unions). Another thing I would like to do is be involved coaching sports teams for the community. Anyway that I can serve the community and let people in the community know who I am will be beneficial.
After considering career, church, and community service I need to consider what Brother Cox said was the most important aspect of service, which is service in the home and family. With doing service and trying to lead at church, work, and in the community there doesn’t seem like there is much time left for family. I think the way that I will best serve in my family capacity is to make my family my number one priority. I think this can be explained by some of the things I do to prioritize in college. I love to play intramural sports. To me this is a priority above all else including my school work, so I always have time to play them. To others though, this is not a priority and they will rarely show up for our scheduled games. The same can be applied to family. If I make my family a priority above all else, I will always have time for them.
In conclusion, I have learned a lot about how important it is to continue to serve even after my time in BYUSA. I hope to go forth and serve and have a great career and family and to be able to serve in the church and community as well.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Mayor Winder Post
Mayor Winder Post
1. Mayor Winder talked about the challenge of balancing career and church assignments with the need to be involved in serving in your community and government. Describe how you will go about including community and government service in your life.
I think the biggest way to do this for me will be through being involved in different charities and/or government organizations where I can use my leadership skills to help other. I think that if you only limit your skills to your family, church callings, and job, there is really much more that I can do with them. It would be selfish of me not to share what I can do with others.
2. In Mayor Winders research on the history of church leaders interactions with Presidents of the Untied States, one conclusion that has been apparent is the importance of good people serving in and around government. Identify ways that you can have that type of positive influence in both your community and nationally. Please include various ways in which you see yourself being able to lead.
I would say some of these ways that I can do this would be more on a local level. I use to want to be involved in higher government but now I think I would serve best in different aspects of city or county government, such as a city council or in the role of a mayor. I have also noticed that in cities and counties different divisions of labor and business have different representative. While I don’t know exactly what these are called, I think this would be something that I could be very good at too.
3. As you evaluate your experience this year in a leadership role, describe what motivated you to make the commitment you have made in your year of service with BYUSA.
The thing that motivated me initially was that I wanted to get some experience in event planning. Then after the first time I stepped foot in the office I saw how many people were there in the office and how nice everyone was. I wanted to be a part of that and get to know those new people. I thought it was a great way to make new friends. Then I realized that I liked being involved and realized that it was great to be a part of something that was bigger than myself and that I could contribute to personally.
1. Mayor Winder talked about the challenge of balancing career and church assignments with the need to be involved in serving in your community and government. Describe how you will go about including community and government service in your life.
I think the biggest way to do this for me will be through being involved in different charities and/or government organizations where I can use my leadership skills to help other. I think that if you only limit your skills to your family, church callings, and job, there is really much more that I can do with them. It would be selfish of me not to share what I can do with others.
2. In Mayor Winders research on the history of church leaders interactions with Presidents of the Untied States, one conclusion that has been apparent is the importance of good people serving in and around government. Identify ways that you can have that type of positive influence in both your community and nationally. Please include various ways in which you see yourself being able to lead.
I would say some of these ways that I can do this would be more on a local level. I use to want to be involved in higher government but now I think I would serve best in different aspects of city or county government, such as a city council or in the role of a mayor. I have also noticed that in cities and counties different divisions of labor and business have different representative. While I don’t know exactly what these are called, I think this would be something that I could be very good at too.
3. As you evaluate your experience this year in a leadership role, describe what motivated you to make the commitment you have made in your year of service with BYUSA.
The thing that motivated me initially was that I wanted to get some experience in event planning. Then after the first time I stepped foot in the office I saw how many people were there in the office and how nice everyone was. I wanted to be a part of that and get to know those new people. I thought it was a great way to make new friends. Then I realized that I liked being involved and realized that it was great to be a part of something that was bigger than myself and that I could contribute to personally.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Dean Kau Post
Dean Kau Post
1. "When we serve others we are not motivated by selfishness, but by charity." Please describe an experience where you have had the opportunity to be motivated by charity in your leadership experience
Charity is so important for leadership. Sometimes it is very hard to have, and other times it just seems to come naturally. I would say that during Honor Week is a good time I was motivated by charity. The Gala was scheduled for Friday and some friends invited me to go on a road trip with them. I told them I had to go to the Gala because I had committed to it. I was wondering if this was the right decision but I went with it not knowing how it would turn out. After the Gala on Friday I went over to Kylie and just politely said good job on everything with Honor Week and the Gala. The look on her face of relief and happiness at the week being done and everything going smoothly and having that confirmed to her by my comment made me feel good. I realized that I had to have charity to give up something that I wanted to do for something that I had committed to do and turned out helping someone else out.
2. Why is it important for you to serve and lead now?
One thing that I like to think is that if I didn’t, who would? In BYU there might be someone else that could come along and replace me because of all of the wonderful people we have here. But out in the real world this isn’t the case. I need to lead now so that I will be prepared to do it in the real world later. Leadership is also important in our day to day lives. Sometimes there are situations when once again, if I don’t lead then no one else will.
3. How will you prepare yourself to be ready for those unexpected opportunities to lead and serve, like the college students who saved the truck driver who had fallen off of the causeway?
My football coach always used to use the saying “you play like you practice.” I feel like I can prepare for unexpected opportunities to lead through practicing leadership now. Then, in the future, I will be prepared for time when I am not expecting to lead but will have to. This will also help me that when it does come time to jump off the bridge it won’t be a problem because I will have practiced jumping off things that are similar to it.
1. "When we serve others we are not motivated by selfishness, but by charity." Please describe an experience where you have had the opportunity to be motivated by charity in your leadership experience
Charity is so important for leadership. Sometimes it is very hard to have, and other times it just seems to come naturally. I would say that during Honor Week is a good time I was motivated by charity. The Gala was scheduled for Friday and some friends invited me to go on a road trip with them. I told them I had to go to the Gala because I had committed to it. I was wondering if this was the right decision but I went with it not knowing how it would turn out. After the Gala on Friday I went over to Kylie and just politely said good job on everything with Honor Week and the Gala. The look on her face of relief and happiness at the week being done and everything going smoothly and having that confirmed to her by my comment made me feel good. I realized that I had to have charity to give up something that I wanted to do for something that I had committed to do and turned out helping someone else out.
2. Why is it important for you to serve and lead now?
One thing that I like to think is that if I didn’t, who would? In BYU there might be someone else that could come along and replace me because of all of the wonderful people we have here. But out in the real world this isn’t the case. I need to lead now so that I will be prepared to do it in the real world later. Leadership is also important in our day to day lives. Sometimes there are situations when once again, if I don’t lead then no one else will.
3. How will you prepare yourself to be ready for those unexpected opportunities to lead and serve, like the college students who saved the truck driver who had fallen off of the causeway?
My football coach always used to use the saying “you play like you practice.” I feel like I can prepare for unexpected opportunities to lead through practicing leadership now. Then, in the future, I will be prepared for time when I am not expecting to lead but will have to. This will also help me that when it does come time to jump off the bridge it won’t be a problem because I will have practiced jumping off things that are similar to it.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
President Samuelson Post
President Samuelson explained the importance of accepting callings. Please describe how you plan to respond to different calls that will come to you over your lifetime.
With what President Samuelson said I will always accept the calls that are extended to me, but first I will make sure that the person extending the call knows my current circumstances.
President Samuelson identified the practice of being “too critical” of ourselves as being worse in effect than not being critical enough. How do your expectations of your own performance effect how you serve as a leader? How do you intend to avoid the practice of over self-criticism?
I feel like I expect pretty high things out of myself. Because I expect this of myself, I often expect it of others. This can be a problem because other people and I might have a different concept of what high expectations are. This makes it so I need to be a great communicator so that I can know what I can expect from others and what they can expect from me. I think that one way to avoid over self-criticism is to give myself a self-assessment of if I am or not. If I am then I should tone it down a bit, if then then keep going. I think it is important to ask other people if you are being too critical too. Sometimes friends and family can have an important outside opinion.
President Samuelson shared his method of organizing his plans to include, long term, midterm and short term. What approach do you currently use in organizing the work you are responsible for?
Right now, every week I have a sort of planning session where I lay out and write down what I would like to accomplish for the week. I right down new goals and review old goals for the weeks. I also have goals that I set for each semester. During my week I also have a planner where I right down my schedule and things that I need to get done in regard to work, school, and BYUSA.
Please describe your motive for serving in BYUSA. Has this motive changed or evolved as the year has gone by?
My original motive behind serving in BYUSA was to get involved in something. I wanted to get experience that would be useful to me and to meet new people and make new friends. These motives are still there but I have found that new ones drive me no as well. One of these is the chance to leave my marks here at BYU. I don’t want to be just another plain student who happened to fit it. I want to stand out and make a difference. I want to be involved in something that is bigger than myself and can help others.
With what President Samuelson said I will always accept the calls that are extended to me, but first I will make sure that the person extending the call knows my current circumstances.
President Samuelson identified the practice of being “too critical” of ourselves as being worse in effect than not being critical enough. How do your expectations of your own performance effect how you serve as a leader? How do you intend to avoid the practice of over self-criticism?
I feel like I expect pretty high things out of myself. Because I expect this of myself, I often expect it of others. This can be a problem because other people and I might have a different concept of what high expectations are. This makes it so I need to be a great communicator so that I can know what I can expect from others and what they can expect from me. I think that one way to avoid over self-criticism is to give myself a self-assessment of if I am or not. If I am then I should tone it down a bit, if then then keep going. I think it is important to ask other people if you are being too critical too. Sometimes friends and family can have an important outside opinion.
President Samuelson shared his method of organizing his plans to include, long term, midterm and short term. What approach do you currently use in organizing the work you are responsible for?
Right now, every week I have a sort of planning session where I lay out and write down what I would like to accomplish for the week. I right down new goals and review old goals for the weeks. I also have goals that I set for each semester. During my week I also have a planner where I right down my schedule and things that I need to get done in regard to work, school, and BYUSA.
Please describe your motive for serving in BYUSA. Has this motive changed or evolved as the year has gone by?
My original motive behind serving in BYUSA was to get involved in something. I wanted to get experience that would be useful to me and to meet new people and make new friends. These motives are still there but I have found that new ones drive me no as well. One of these is the chance to leave my marks here at BYU. I don’t want to be just another plain student who happened to fit it. I want to stand out and make a difference. I want to be involved in something that is bigger than myself and can help others.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Bro. Jones Post
Bro. Jones Post
1. Bro. Jones described his career path and an experience where he received a recommendation from the President of Dixie State College. This recommendation came because of Bro. Jones reputation as someone who would follow through on any assignments he received. Please describe what practices you will engage to make sure that you are considered someone who is reliable in completing projects.
I think that one of the things that make you reliable is just the ability to show up. When I was in high school I loved to play football. I wasn’t the best at it but I never missed practice. The coaches knew they could count on me to be there and ready to help the team have successful practice. This helped me complete the project of daily football practice and winning football games. Always being where I need to be will make it so I am able to complete projects that I am given.
2. Bro. Jones mentioned the opportunities that he has had to be an example for those who are not members of the church and has been an influence for changing opinions about Mormons. Please describe how you will consider the opportunity to make friends for the Church as you start and grow your career.
Some of my best and closest friends have been people who were not members of the church or have been very less active members. In my career I think it will be important to show those people who aren’t a part of our church that you are different and believe in different standards but you can still respect and love them for who they are and what they do. Another very important thing that I must remember is not to alienate myself from none members and try to be a part of the things that they do while still maintaining who I am.
3. Bro. Jones described his work on the Festival of the American West. One aspect that made that event successful was the inclusion of many different people and allowing them to shine with their talents. Please explain how this concept of involving others and allowing them to utilize and showcase their talents relate to our practice of leadership in BYUSA and in the future.
What we do at BYUSA is entirely volunteer. People come here to show that they have something they are good at and would like to share. If that isn’t something that we can provide for them, then they aren’t going to want to volunteer very badly. One example of this was the other day we had a new volunteer come in I needed help with one of my programs. I badly wanted to recruit him to one of my programs and tried to very hard. He wound up going to one of the other programs am I was a little angry because of my need for volunteers. After a little bit of time, and seeing him interact in the other program, I realized that if he had come to one of my programs he wouldn’t have fit in and been able to shine. He went where he was supposed to go. My being selfish almost caused us to lose a volunteer.
1. Bro. Jones described his career path and an experience where he received a recommendation from the President of Dixie State College. This recommendation came because of Bro. Jones reputation as someone who would follow through on any assignments he received. Please describe what practices you will engage to make sure that you are considered someone who is reliable in completing projects.
I think that one of the things that make you reliable is just the ability to show up. When I was in high school I loved to play football. I wasn’t the best at it but I never missed practice. The coaches knew they could count on me to be there and ready to help the team have successful practice. This helped me complete the project of daily football practice and winning football games. Always being where I need to be will make it so I am able to complete projects that I am given.
2. Bro. Jones mentioned the opportunities that he has had to be an example for those who are not members of the church and has been an influence for changing opinions about Mormons. Please describe how you will consider the opportunity to make friends for the Church as you start and grow your career.
Some of my best and closest friends have been people who were not members of the church or have been very less active members. In my career I think it will be important to show those people who aren’t a part of our church that you are different and believe in different standards but you can still respect and love them for who they are and what they do. Another very important thing that I must remember is not to alienate myself from none members and try to be a part of the things that they do while still maintaining who I am.
3. Bro. Jones described his work on the Festival of the American West. One aspect that made that event successful was the inclusion of many different people and allowing them to shine with their talents. Please explain how this concept of involving others and allowing them to utilize and showcase their talents relate to our practice of leadership in BYUSA and in the future.
What we do at BYUSA is entirely volunteer. People come here to show that they have something they are good at and would like to share. If that isn’t something that we can provide for them, then they aren’t going to want to volunteer very badly. One example of this was the other day we had a new volunteer come in I needed help with one of my programs. I badly wanted to recruit him to one of my programs and tried to very hard. He wound up going to one of the other programs am I was a little angry because of my need for volunteers. After a little bit of time, and seeing him interact in the other program, I realized that if he had come to one of my programs he wouldn’t have fit in and been able to shine. He went where he was supposed to go. My being selfish almost caused us to lose a volunteer.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Dr. Cox Post
Select at least three of Bro. Cox's 12 career "hints" and report what you are currently doing to follow his recommendations. Be specific in describing how you are living each "hint."
The three hints that I would choose for myself would be leave it better than you found it, don't fear to contribute and invite others to do so, sprout deep roots. I feel like I am fulfilling these all with my service at BYUSA. Last semester I found myself far too complacent and lazy and wasn’t doing much with my live other than sitting through class. Nothing excited me and I didn’t care about anything. I even felt so bad that I started to think I was depressed for a little bit. Once I realized that everything that was happening was my own fault I decided I had to do something about it and get out of my miserable rut. That was when I walked into the office and Kari convinced me to apply for the ED position. I got the position and I have felt great this entire semester. One of the biggest reasons I wanted to have the position was to leave the university better than I found it. I wanted to leave my mark here and have it be something that might be remembered by others. Now I talk to more people in my classes and invite others to come into the office and serve. Finally I feel like I am sprouting deep roots in the fact that in the last month I have met probably more than 50 great people in BYUSA that I would never have met otherwise and it has and will greatly blessed me. Meeting these people has expanded my network drastically and helped me to make new friends.
Select one or more "hints" from Bro. Cox upon which you feel a need improve your focus. Be specific about your plans to better incorporate this "hint" into your life.
One of the things I think I need to work on is the hint, “If you don't love it, leave it.” Every day I have to make decision about my major, career, and other important life decisions. I feel like I have a hard time deciding if I am really passionate about something. I always have an element of indecision that I don’t like but is hard to get rid of. Last semester when I wasn’t enjoying school very much I realized that I should never do things that I don’t love and/or care about. If I do then I am just wasting time that I could be using to better myself in ways that I want to and not ways that someone else is making jump through hoops. My loves and passions need to come before the loves and passions of others especially when it might drastically affect my lifestyle and happiness level.
The three hints that I would choose for myself would be leave it better than you found it, don't fear to contribute and invite others to do so, sprout deep roots. I feel like I am fulfilling these all with my service at BYUSA. Last semester I found myself far too complacent and lazy and wasn’t doing much with my live other than sitting through class. Nothing excited me and I didn’t care about anything. I even felt so bad that I started to think I was depressed for a little bit. Once I realized that everything that was happening was my own fault I decided I had to do something about it and get out of my miserable rut. That was when I walked into the office and Kari convinced me to apply for the ED position. I got the position and I have felt great this entire semester. One of the biggest reasons I wanted to have the position was to leave the university better than I found it. I wanted to leave my mark here and have it be something that might be remembered by others. Now I talk to more people in my classes and invite others to come into the office and serve. Finally I feel like I am sprouting deep roots in the fact that in the last month I have met probably more than 50 great people in BYUSA that I would never have met otherwise and it has and will greatly blessed me. Meeting these people has expanded my network drastically and helped me to make new friends.
Select one or more "hints" from Bro. Cox upon which you feel a need improve your focus. Be specific about your plans to better incorporate this "hint" into your life.
One of the things I think I need to work on is the hint, “If you don't love it, leave it.” Every day I have to make decision about my major, career, and other important life decisions. I feel like I have a hard time deciding if I am really passionate about something. I always have an element of indecision that I don’t like but is hard to get rid of. Last semester when I wasn’t enjoying school very much I realized that I should never do things that I don’t love and/or care about. If I do then I am just wasting time that I could be using to better myself in ways that I want to and not ways that someone else is making jump through hoops. My loves and passions need to come before the loves and passions of others especially when it might drastically affect my lifestyle and happiness level.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Judge Griffith Reflection
1. Judge Griffith spoke about his career and how he had moved around to different opportunities seeking to find his passion. Please describe what you feel you are passionate about today and where you think these interests will take you as you start your career path.
Some of the things that I am passionate about today are working with people. I love getting to know other people and finding out what makes that person who they are. Everything from the way they were raised clear up until the way they live their life now. I think it is all very interesting. I also love sports, exercise, team events and the outdoors. Because of all these things, I feel like my future will take me into the military for a few years after college. I feel like the military would fill many of these things that I am passionate about and I could really enjoy it.
2. Judge Griffith quoted several versus in Jacob 2, in reference to the pursuit and use of wealth. How will you apply the concepts that Jacob shares with us as you experience success in your career.
I think that the biggest thing that Judge Griffith was emphasizing was that we need to put the Lord first in everything that we are doing. After we have done this we are promised riches that I think are a different thing. To me riches might mean have a lot of cash while to another person it might mean have a great family. Whatever our riches are, we just need to use them for the betterment of other people. To me this concept means that whatever career I choose it needs to be one where I can have the time to share of my means with other people.
3. Please share something you learned about leadership in your career from Judge Griffith’s presentation.
One of the most important things that I learned from Judge Griffith is that you need to “stick by your guns.” If you don’t, you are going to have a very hard time in your career and life. I need to have a career that allows me to be a leader in a way that agrees with my personal morals and values. When those values are in question sometime in the future I need to stick by what I believe and stand true to it.
Some of the things that I am passionate about today are working with people. I love getting to know other people and finding out what makes that person who they are. Everything from the way they were raised clear up until the way they live their life now. I think it is all very interesting. I also love sports, exercise, team events and the outdoors. Because of all these things, I feel like my future will take me into the military for a few years after college. I feel like the military would fill many of these things that I am passionate about and I could really enjoy it.
2. Judge Griffith quoted several versus in Jacob 2, in reference to the pursuit and use of wealth. How will you apply the concepts that Jacob shares with us as you experience success in your career.
I think that the biggest thing that Judge Griffith was emphasizing was that we need to put the Lord first in everything that we are doing. After we have done this we are promised riches that I think are a different thing. To me riches might mean have a lot of cash while to another person it might mean have a great family. Whatever our riches are, we just need to use them for the betterment of other people. To me this concept means that whatever career I choose it needs to be one where I can have the time to share of my means with other people.
3. Please share something you learned about leadership in your career from Judge Griffith’s presentation.
One of the most important things that I learned from Judge Griffith is that you need to “stick by your guns.” If you don’t, you are going to have a very hard time in your career and life. I need to have a career that allows me to be a leader in a way that agrees with my personal morals and values. When those values are in question sometime in the future I need to stick by what I believe and stand true to it.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Resume
Dustin R. Parkinson
782 North 800 East Apt. #13 Provo, UT 84606
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EDUCATION
Brigham Young University Provo, UT
Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Finance Emphasis Expected Graduation Dec 2012
- GPA: 3.67
- Executive Director, Brigham Young University Student Service Association
- Directly managed 3 program directors and 12 committee members
- Marketed a campus wide essay contest to over 32,000 students
- Investment Banking Club, Finance Society, and Management Undergraduate Student Association
Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID
General Studies and Mechanical Engineering Sept 2006-Apr 2007
- Army ROTC Bronze Star for Outstanding Leadership
- Received half-tuition mechanical engineering scholarship
- Awarded half-tuition academic scholarship
EXPERIENCE
Macel and Company Provo, UT
Marketing and Public Relation’s Associate Jan 2011-Present
- Researched new market of sales in talk shows, magazines, conventions, trade shows, and chain stores.
- Directed the expansion of Social Media presence on Facebook and helped build the customer fan base.
- Interacted with different store managers to help place products in local and national stores.
Pinnacle Security Albuquerque, NM
Installation Technician Apr 2009-Aug 2009 Jun 2007-Aug 2007
- Responsible for the installation of home security systems sold by 20 different sales representatives
- Led the local office in regular season installs securing 180 accounts resulting in $380k of revenue
- Upsold 43 pieces of equipment resulting in an additional $2,100 for the company
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hong Kong, China
Full-time Representative Aug 2007-Aug 2009
- Trained and managed 26 full time church representatives
- Taught Christian principles and gave gospel presentations in native language
- Organized English classes teaching groups as large as 20 individuals
- Fluent in Cantonese with basic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouts of America
- Outstanding Employee Award from the United States Department of Agriculture
- Licensed Real Estate Agent in Utah
ACTIVITIES
- Volunteer once a week with Provo Mentoring teaching Elementary School children math and writing
- College Intramurals in Flag Football, Soccer, and Ultimate Frisbee
- Hiking, camping, trap shooting, and snowboarding
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Just wanted to see how this works
Just making sure this thing works so i can use it for my class. HI Val
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