Tuesday, July 26, 2016
My Exit Strategy
1) I would like to keep my business, "Groceries To Go." I would like to continue to maintain and grow it and to pass it on to my future children and keep it in the family. It would be up to them someday whether they would want to cash it in or not once it has reached max success and profitability.
2) I have selected this exit strategy because I have worked hard for it! If I were to actually launch this service business and it was successful, I would want myself and my family and future children to reap the benefits. Plus, it would be a bummer to see someone else outside of the family managing it after I created it and worked so hard at it. I think the only time I would want my family to cash it in would be if they weren't enjoying it anymore or if it became so stressful that it became harmful.
3) I do think my exit strategy has influenced other decisions I've made throughout my venture concept. I have stated that I would largely focus on excellent customer service. If I had simply just planned to create the business and cash it in immediately, then I wouldn't have focused on this so largely. Customer service is a long term goal orientation that I am focusing on because I would want to pass the business down to family in the future.
2) I have selected this exit strategy because I have worked hard for it! If I were to actually launch this service business and it was successful, I would want myself and my family and future children to reap the benefits. Plus, it would be a bummer to see someone else outside of the family managing it after I created it and worked so hard at it. I think the only time I would want my family to cash it in would be if they weren't enjoying it anymore or if it became so stressful that it became harmful.
3) I do think my exit strategy has influenced other decisions I've made throughout my venture concept. I have stated that I would largely focus on excellent customer service. If I had simply just planned to create the business and cash it in immediately, then I wouldn't have focused on this so largely. Customer service is a long term goal orientation that I am focusing on because I would want to pass the business down to family in the future.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Venture Concept No. 1
Opportunity:
The opportunity I have identified is busy people who do not have enough time to go grocery shopping for themselves. These people are very busy and short on time. They range from working moms to full time students that live on campus at a university. It can also be elders that are incapable of driving themselves to the grocery store. My customers are not people who enjoy grocery shopping and have plenty of time to do it, and are not people who cannot afford this luxury service. My customers are obviously adults, not children. Within these segments, the people can be located anywhere geographically because everyone needs to grocery shop. It is not limited by region. Something I hadn't thought of before, perhaps people located in the more extreme weather climates would use it just for that reason. People don't like going out if it's too hot or too cold. It's too uncomfortable either way. Demographically, it has to be people that make enough money to afford the service since it is a luxury service.
The world is so fast paced and busy in this modern society that it is hard to find time to get everything done that is demanded of you. Customers currently do not have this need satisfied. As it is now, they have to go grocery shopping for themselves. I think the opportunity is currently big as this idea has not really been tapped into successfully yet and I don't know anyone that has ever used a service like this. There is not a giant in the market yet. It has great potential to be tapped into right now and I believe it would take off exponentially.
Innovation:
My innovation is a grocery delivery service business. How it works is you order the groceries you need via our website or mobile app. You can search for and select the groceries you need as well as the quantity or you can simply just upload a picture of your grocery list and submit it to us (as easy as that). You can also create and save a grocery list of the items you need frequently and set up an automatic order placement for however often you need those items replenished. We deliver the groceries you requested right to your doorstep within a two hour time frame guaranteed. You pay with your credit card. It is a secure checkout. The fee is 12% of your order total amount with a minimum purchase of $45 required. A $3 delivery fee is automatically applied to every order.
Venture concept:
My business idea will solve the unmet need of my future customers out there by saving them time and hassle. It will be extremely convenient for them. With my service they can do other things with their valuable time such as spend quality time with their family and friends or do other less time-consuming errands. They can avoid the congestion of grocery store aisles and parking lots and they won't have to wait in those tedious and never ending checkout lines.
I think my target segments would absolutely use my service. There are no big name competitors yet. This business idea is new and unsaturated at this time.
Logistics, customer support, and location all play a big role in the success of my business:
My secret sauce is my persistence. I never give up even in the face of doors closing and it seeming like there is nowhere else to turn. I find a way to make it work. Always try plan a, b, and c. When those don't work, create new plans.
The next opportunity is having my service available for every American, not just for those in urban areas. Also, another next opportunity is a quicker delivery time. What if we could shorten the already short two hour delivery window time frame to an hour and a half or even within an hour. Finally, the last opportunity I can brainstorm is the delivery option of more items than just groceries, perhaps other non-grocery household products.
What's next for me is getting together an amazing innovative team and coming up with the specific final tactics and implementing them. Within the next 5-10 years, I would want "Groceries To Go" to become a common well known household name. I want the name to have integrity and value behind it. I want people to use the service and love it. I want to make a real connection with customers and genuinely make their lives a little bit easier with this service. I hope for it to be effective in saving them time and hassle. I hope my system is smooth, efficient, and works and my company is profitable. This venture helps to achieve my vision by following through with making something come to life that began as a mere sketch in my mind.
The opportunity I have identified is busy people who do not have enough time to go grocery shopping for themselves. These people are very busy and short on time. They range from working moms to full time students that live on campus at a university. It can also be elders that are incapable of driving themselves to the grocery store. My customers are not people who enjoy grocery shopping and have plenty of time to do it, and are not people who cannot afford this luxury service. My customers are obviously adults, not children. Within these segments, the people can be located anywhere geographically because everyone needs to grocery shop. It is not limited by region. Something I hadn't thought of before, perhaps people located in the more extreme weather climates would use it just for that reason. People don't like going out if it's too hot or too cold. It's too uncomfortable either way. Demographically, it has to be people that make enough money to afford the service since it is a luxury service.
The world is so fast paced and busy in this modern society that it is hard to find time to get everything done that is demanded of you. Customers currently do not have this need satisfied. As it is now, they have to go grocery shopping for themselves. I think the opportunity is currently big as this idea has not really been tapped into successfully yet and I don't know anyone that has ever used a service like this. There is not a giant in the market yet. It has great potential to be tapped into right now and I believe it would take off exponentially.
Innovation:
My innovation is a grocery delivery service business. How it works is you order the groceries you need via our website or mobile app. You can search for and select the groceries you need as well as the quantity or you can simply just upload a picture of your grocery list and submit it to us (as easy as that). You can also create and save a grocery list of the items you need frequently and set up an automatic order placement for however often you need those items replenished. We deliver the groceries you requested right to your doorstep within a two hour time frame guaranteed. You pay with your credit card. It is a secure checkout. The fee is 12% of your order total amount with a minimum purchase of $45 required. A $3 delivery fee is automatically applied to every order.
Venture concept:
My business idea will solve the unmet need of my future customers out there by saving them time and hassle. It will be extremely convenient for them. With my service they can do other things with their valuable time such as spend quality time with their family and friends or do other less time-consuming errands. They can avoid the congestion of grocery store aisles and parking lots and they won't have to wait in those tedious and never ending checkout lines.
I think my target segments would absolutely use my service. There are no big name competitors yet. This business idea is new and unsaturated at this time.
Logistics, customer support, and location all play a big role in the success of my business:
- Logistics are important because we need to get the right products to the right customer at the right time.
- Since we are a service business, customer support is extremely vital. We absolutely must have top notch customer service and resolve any problems that arise immediately so that the customer is not only left satisfied but happy. Good word of mouth is everything.
- Location in urban areas is important so we can realistically deliver to the largest amount of people possible.
My secret sauce is my persistence. I never give up even in the face of doors closing and it seeming like there is nowhere else to turn. I find a way to make it work. Always try plan a, b, and c. When those don't work, create new plans.
The next opportunity is having my service available for every American, not just for those in urban areas. Also, another next opportunity is a quicker delivery time. What if we could shorten the already short two hour delivery window time frame to an hour and a half or even within an hour. Finally, the last opportunity I can brainstorm is the delivery option of more items than just groceries, perhaps other non-grocery household products.
What's next for me is getting together an amazing innovative team and coming up with the specific final tactics and implementing them. Within the next 5-10 years, I would want "Groceries To Go" to become a common well known household name. I want the name to have integrity and value behind it. I want people to use the service and love it. I want to make a real connection with customers and genuinely make their lives a little bit easier with this service. I hope for it to be effective in saving them time and hassle. I hope my system is smooth, efficient, and works and my company is profitable. This venture helps to achieve my vision by following through with making something come to life that began as a mere sketch in my mind.
Celebrating Failure
I can't really think of one gigantic failure that I've had during this past semester I (thank goodness) but I will name all the little things I can think of:
In this class, I failed several times at doing the assignments where you actually have to go talk to people and interview them. I really dislike those assignments and don't enjoy them at all. Also, I didn't do so hot on the extra credit quizzes. In my marketing course, I missed one of the LearnSmart assignment due dates. By the way, I have A's in both classes still so don't judge me too much ha. I learned that I need to set aside more time for the assignments that I underestimated. I need to give myself more time to interview the people. Missing the marketing LearnSmart was an accidental fluke. It's the only one I missed and it's because I lost track of time because it was due around the 4th of July weekend. Next time, I'll just mark down the date better.
In my personal life, I failed at making cod one night. I tried cooking it in a pan on the stove top and it completely turned into mush. It was really gross. I'm usually a really good cook and that was the first time I ruined a dinner in the two years I've been cooking. I learned to stick with cooking salmon or to cook cod in the oven instead.
I think, probably like everyone else, that failure is never fun and usually always disappointing. Having said that, it's a fact of life and although it's upsetting to fail, you have to talk yourself through it. My rules for myself when facing failure are to be realistic with myself, not biased towards myself, and rational towards everyone involved. Figure out the cause of why you failed and how you can fix it next time and actually work on fixing it, not just saying you will.
I do believe that I am more likely to take a risk than I was four months ago. I am not a risky person by nature. I am adventurous though but not risky. There's a difference. I have learned through this class that entrepreneurship is like being a pioneer in a sense. What pioneer do you know that nailed the path right their first try? Practice makes perfects. Failure is okay and it's okay not to be perfect. It's a normal (albeit annoying) part of the process that leads to success.
In this class, I failed several times at doing the assignments where you actually have to go talk to people and interview them. I really dislike those assignments and don't enjoy them at all. Also, I didn't do so hot on the extra credit quizzes. In my marketing course, I missed one of the LearnSmart assignment due dates. By the way, I have A's in both classes still so don't judge me too much ha. I learned that I need to set aside more time for the assignments that I underestimated. I need to give myself more time to interview the people. Missing the marketing LearnSmart was an accidental fluke. It's the only one I missed and it's because I lost track of time because it was due around the 4th of July weekend. Next time, I'll just mark down the date better.
In my personal life, I failed at making cod one night. I tried cooking it in a pan on the stove top and it completely turned into mush. It was really gross. I'm usually a really good cook and that was the first time I ruined a dinner in the two years I've been cooking. I learned to stick with cooking salmon or to cook cod in the oven instead.
I think, probably like everyone else, that failure is never fun and usually always disappointing. Having said that, it's a fact of life and although it's upsetting to fail, you have to talk yourself through it. My rules for myself when facing failure are to be realistic with myself, not biased towards myself, and rational towards everyone involved. Figure out the cause of why you failed and how you can fix it next time and actually work on fixing it, not just saying you will.
I do believe that I am more likely to take a risk than I was four months ago. I am not a risky person by nature. I am adventurous though but not risky. There's a difference. I have learned through this class that entrepreneurship is like being a pioneer in a sense. What pioneer do you know that nailed the path right their first try? Practice makes perfects. Failure is okay and it's okay not to be perfect. It's a normal (albeit annoying) part of the process that leads to success.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
The Amazon Whisperer
"Groceries To Go"
Revenue drivers:
Groceries To Go is a service business. Having said that, the primary way my business will make revenue is by providing top notch excellent service. Groceries will need to be delivered on time. The order items and quantity will need to be correct. As in any business, problems are bound to arise. Any problems will need to be handled correctly so as the customer is satisfied and happy in the end. We need to keep their business and attain good word-of-mouth.
The "next thing" I can imagine my customers will probably want is possibly an even faster delivery time or the option to have a larger breadth of products delivered, so products beyond just groceries such as household items, etc. Customers would probably also want a more personalized experience so maybe an option where customers can save their common grocery list items and automatically reorder them or something along the lines of that.
These next things will improve my business by enhancing the customer experience and overall satisfaction by adding more convenience and personalization. I think the new personalization aspect would definitely heighten customer loyalty by making the experience feel more personalized and making them feel special.
Unfortunately, as this is a service business, there is not really a product that would enhance my service business. I would just concentrate on my service-oriented improvements that I have already mentioned in this post to enhance my business idea.
Revenue drivers:
Groceries To Go is a service business. Having said that, the primary way my business will make revenue is by providing top notch excellent service. Groceries will need to be delivered on time. The order items and quantity will need to be correct. As in any business, problems are bound to arise. Any problems will need to be handled correctly so as the customer is satisfied and happy in the end. We need to keep their business and attain good word-of-mouth.
The "next thing" I can imagine my customers will probably want is possibly an even faster delivery time or the option to have a larger breadth of products delivered, so products beyond just groceries such as household items, etc. Customers would probably also want a more personalized experience so maybe an option where customers can save their common grocery list items and automatically reorder them or something along the lines of that.
These next things will improve my business by enhancing the customer experience and overall satisfaction by adding more convenience and personalization. I think the new personalization aspect would definitely heighten customer loyalty by making the experience feel more personalized and making them feel special.
Unfortunately, as this is a service business, there is not really a product that would enhance my service business. I would just concentrate on my service-oriented improvements that I have already mentioned in this post to enhance my business idea.
My Venture's Unfair Advantage
Business venture: "Groceries To Go"
10 resources + their VRIN analysis:
10 resources + their VRIN analysis:
- Research & Development - I have already began to put a lot of thought into my business concept, what it will be, and what it still needs to operate correctly. The idea has already been born and this is valuable because it puts me one step ahead of my competitors for launching this idea.
- Persistence (human capital/capability) - I have a crazy amount of persistence and I always find a way to work my way around road blocks and continue on the path I set out on. This trait is inimitable because you either have it or you don't. You can't buy this trait and I can't imagine training yourself to be that way.
- Organized (human capital/capability) - I am very organized and to-do list oriented. I always know what I need done and when. I am very aware of deadlines and what I need to do to meet them. This trait is rare because a lot of people are procrastinators. I believe being organized is even harden to attain than persistence, because it is a deep personality conflict if you are not naturally that way. It's hard to break.
- Caring (human capital) - I am caring and believe I would be able to relate to my employees well because of this. This is rare because most people don't care about their employees very much anymore. Employers don't treat their employees well and don't practice internal marketing.
- Empathetic (human capital) - I am empathetic and this would come in handy greatly when dealing with customers and any problems that arise. This is rare because not very many people are empathetic and can relate to others/put themselves in their shoes.
- Connections (social capital) - I have connections to people in the grocery and logistics industry. I could talk to people I know that work at Publix or talk to my neighbor which is a fruit delivery broker. This is valuable because I could learn from them and receive great advice and hopefully more connections to expand my network.
- Logistics will - I have established that I will have the ordered groceries to customer's doorsteps within a two-hour timeframe guarantee. This is non-substitutable because time is of the essence in a service business. It is very important to get the right products to the right customers at the right time.
- Investments (financial capital) - I haven't actually asked but I strongly believe if I actually became very serious about launching my business that my family would help me out by investing in it/me. This is very valuable in being able to get my business off the ground.
- Help (social capital) - My family and friends would be more than helpful and supportive throughout my business venture. This is non-substitutable because it takes a village to raise a business and I would need the encouragement and relief of family and friends.
- Market - I have discovered throughout this process that there is a market for my business idea. People are interested and would use this service, and it is currently unavailable/not being met. This is valuable and non-substitutable because without demand, there would be no reason to supply.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Elevator Pitch No. 3
Link to my Elevator Pitch No. 3:
https://youtu.be/kL6NOlOTmC0
I didn't receive any corrective suggestions from my second elevator pitch to apply to my third elevator pitch, but here is what I decided to tweak for myself:
https://youtu.be/kL6NOlOTmC0
I didn't receive any corrective suggestions from my second elevator pitch to apply to my third elevator pitch, but here is what I decided to tweak for myself:
- I tweaked the order of my pitch. In my second elevator pitch I explained my business solution then an "imagine this" situation. For my third elevator pitch I gave the "imagine this" situation and then the solution to it. I thought that was a more attention grabbing order.
- I supplied the same information that my classmates suggested I go into more detail on from my first elevator pitch suggestions, including emphasizing the hassle of physically going to a grocery store yourself.
- In general, the flow and sequence of my third elevator pitch was much smoother and I had more confidence in myself and the details of what I was going to say. It came much easier to me this time. It's not perfect but it's much much better. Practice truly does make perfect and I'm glad we did this. It really sank in after this third time.
- Also, thank you to Juan for helping me out technically. He let me know that my second elevator pitch was on the private setting on YouTube so I made sure to fix that for my third elevator pitch.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Idea Napkin No. 2
My business idea: "Groceries To-Go"
1. Me. Not much has changed in this department. I am still a student and work part-time. My talents are being extremely organized and to do list oriented. I am also persistent and goal oriented. My life aspirations are to have a happy family and a successful career. If I were to start this business, it would play a huge role in my life. It would almost be all time consuming and take all of my effort. It would be a big operation and I would have to pioneer it until it was well-established enough for managers to take over. Even then, I would probably still oversee all operations and actions.
2. What am I offering to customers?
Convenience and time savings! That is first and foremost what I am offering to customers with my service business. The unmet need of my customers would be not having enough time to run all of their errands, specifically grocery shopping, because it is the most time consuming one and it seems like you are always out of something. Plus, who wants to deal with the super congested and annoying grocery store parking lot, aisles, checkout lines, etc?? My company delivers the groceries my customers need directly to their front doorstep within a two hour time-frame, guaranteed. The fee is a small percentage of the order total amount and customers can pay securely through credit card via the website or mobile app, which is also where you select the groceries you need as well as the quantity or can simply upload a picture of your grocery list.
3. Who am I offering it to?
During the further development of my business, I have come to realize that the primary market I am trying to target is working moms of all ages, more likely in their thirties (with younger kids and well established enough to afford the service). What working moms all have in common is that they are stretched too thin and don't always have time to get everything done (read be superwoman). Between juggling kids, a husband, other family members, work, kid's sports, errands, chores, etc, etc, there just isn't always enough time and I'm sure that can be extremely stressful. That's why Groceries To-Go is here to help when it is much needed, or even when it is just desired as a luxury service.
I was lucky enough to get some really helpful feedback from my classmates. Although I believe that my service primarily focuses on working moms, my classmates said that it would also be beneficial for elders (which I mentioned) and college students (hadn't thought of that). I definitely want to pay attention to these aspects and market to them as well.
4. Why do they care?
My customers would care because it saves them time, stress, and hassle. They would pay for my service because it would allow them to do more valuable things with their time such as spend more time with their family and friends, do other errands/chores, or simply relax and enjoy themselves.
5. What are my core competencies?
What sets me apart from everyone else is that there is not anyone else that is big in this area. I can save people the fussy task of grocery shopping by doing it for them. My company also offers the option to upload your grocery list to the mobile app as well as a two hour delivery guarantee. These aspects make my business special.
I do believe that these five elements fit together well. They are all pretty in tune with one another and match up well. I don't see one that is specifically out-of-joint with the rest. The only thing at this point that I'd like to do is further research on the competition. Is there any? What is their business model? What is their service area? Pricing? Are they successful or failing?
Feedback memo:
Five main points that I took from the feedback I received are:
1. Me. Not much has changed in this department. I am still a student and work part-time. My talents are being extremely organized and to do list oriented. I am also persistent and goal oriented. My life aspirations are to have a happy family and a successful career. If I were to start this business, it would play a huge role in my life. It would almost be all time consuming and take all of my effort. It would be a big operation and I would have to pioneer it until it was well-established enough for managers to take over. Even then, I would probably still oversee all operations and actions.
2. What am I offering to customers?
Convenience and time savings! That is first and foremost what I am offering to customers with my service business. The unmet need of my customers would be not having enough time to run all of their errands, specifically grocery shopping, because it is the most time consuming one and it seems like you are always out of something. Plus, who wants to deal with the super congested and annoying grocery store parking lot, aisles, checkout lines, etc?? My company delivers the groceries my customers need directly to their front doorstep within a two hour time-frame, guaranteed. The fee is a small percentage of the order total amount and customers can pay securely through credit card via the website or mobile app, which is also where you select the groceries you need as well as the quantity or can simply upload a picture of your grocery list.
3. Who am I offering it to?
During the further development of my business, I have come to realize that the primary market I am trying to target is working moms of all ages, more likely in their thirties (with younger kids and well established enough to afford the service). What working moms all have in common is that they are stretched too thin and don't always have time to get everything done (read be superwoman). Between juggling kids, a husband, other family members, work, kid's sports, errands, chores, etc, etc, there just isn't always enough time and I'm sure that can be extremely stressful. That's why Groceries To-Go is here to help when it is much needed, or even when it is just desired as a luxury service.
I was lucky enough to get some really helpful feedback from my classmates. Although I believe that my service primarily focuses on working moms, my classmates said that it would also be beneficial for elders (which I mentioned) and college students (hadn't thought of that). I definitely want to pay attention to these aspects and market to them as well.
4. Why do they care?
My customers would care because it saves them time, stress, and hassle. They would pay for my service because it would allow them to do more valuable things with their time such as spend more time with their family and friends, do other errands/chores, or simply relax and enjoy themselves.
5. What are my core competencies?
What sets me apart from everyone else is that there is not anyone else that is big in this area. I can save people the fussy task of grocery shopping by doing it for them. My company also offers the option to upload your grocery list to the mobile app as well as a two hour delivery guarantee. These aspects make my business special.
I do believe that these five elements fit together well. They are all pretty in tune with one another and match up well. I don't see one that is specifically out-of-joint with the rest. The only thing at this point that I'd like to do is further research on the competition. Is there any? What is their business model? What is their service area? Pricing? Are they successful or failing?
Feedback memo:
Five main points that I took from the feedback I received are:
- Description of how the service works, what are the details.
- Clarification of the pricing/fees
- Explanation of how to pay and if it's secure
- Emphasize the hassle of congested grocery stores in order to relate to others
- Market to elders and college students in addition to working moms
Reading Reflection No. 2
The book I chose to explore from the second reading list options was Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck.
The reason I chose this book is because I was initially attracted to the title itself. I am a big believer in the quote, "think positive and positive things will happen." I believe your mindset can change your entire life by affecting you and influencing what happens in your life.
1. The general theme/argument of Mindset was (as said in the words of the author, Carol Dweck):
"For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt of yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life." - Carol Dweck
The reason I chose this book is because I was initially attracted to the title itself. I am a big believer in the quote, "think positive and positive things will happen." I believe your mindset can change your entire life by affecting you and influencing what happens in your life.
1. The general theme/argument of Mindset was (as said in the words of the author, Carol Dweck):
"For twenty years, my research has shown that the view you adopt of yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life." - Carol Dweck
Dweck says that your mindset affects every aspect of your life including parenting, business, school, and relationships, etc. Your mindset affects your self-awareness, self-esteem, creativity, ability to face challenges, resilience to setbacks, levels of depression, and tendency to stereotype, among other things. It boils down to two main mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. The fixed mindset is stuck in its ways. It desires to look smart and therefore avoids challenges, gives up easily, dislikes effort, and ignores feedback. The growth mindset is flexible. It desires to learn and therefore welcomes challenge, is persistent, values effort, and learns from criticism. The growth mindset is the one you want to achieve. Dweck says that the number one way to begin to change your mindset is to be aware of it.
2. Mindset connects with what we are learning in class because it reinforces the entrepreneurial mindset and personality that we have been practicing. I noticed throughout the reading that the growth mindset Dweck discusses and the entrepreneurial mindset that we have been practicing have so much in common: they both value challenge, persistence, effort, and criticism. They embrace it, not run from it.
3. If I had to design an exercise for this class based on Mindset, it would be some sort of cognitive thought process challenge that would help us to think in the growth mindset. We would have to keep a journal for thirty days and write down our thoughts, what our normal response would be, and what the growth mindset response would be. It would force us to look at the alternative perception and place ourselves in other shoes. At the end of the challenge, we would discuss whether the change in mindset helped with perceptions, actions, and overall feelings. Did the new mindset begin to become habitual? Did it grow on you? How did it make you feel? Did you like that? How did it help you to handle a situation differently? Did it benefit you or change you overall? How? Do you think you will try to stick with it?
4. My aha moment while reading Mindset was when the book reported that a mindset "limits our potential or enables our success. It often marks the difference between excellence and mediocrity."
Wow! Your mindset truly impacts every single aspect of your life. It helped me to realize that you can choose how you want to think, process things, react, etc. While you are often not in control of what happens around you and what people say to you, you are in control of your mindset and what you choose to do with these outside forces. You are in control of your life and where you are going with it.
Friday, July 1, 2016
My Secret Sauce
1. Five things that I think make me unique:
2. Links to my five secret sauce interviews:
Travis - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/travis-secret-sauce-1/s-AzfWj
Key takeaways: organized, smart, driven, caring
Natalie - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/natalie-secret-sauce/s-ASkbH
Natalie said I was outgoing and good at making friends in new situations. Although I am usually bubbly it still surprised me and was nice to hear because I feel I can be a bit of an introvert sometimes.
Mom - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/mom-secret-sauce/s-AhK2U
Key takeaway: quality person and cherish people, special relationships
Dad - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/dad-secret-sauce-1/s-v7grs
Key takeaway: understanding, driven, smart, creative and good imagination
Ryan (brother) - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/ryan-secret-sauce/s-ADFEE
Key takeaway - caring towards people I really love, driven
3. I did learn some new things about myself. The thing almost everyone said consistently that made me feel the best was that I love my loved ones very much and it shows. I cherish my loved ones and enjoy spending time with them. I also learned that people see me as driven and outgoing. I do think these things are true and it was really nice to hear these things.
- Drive to learn more skills, get a great education and career, be successful
- Very level-minded when it comes to filtering negative influences out and maintaining who I am
- Truthful and goodhearted, honest and genuine
- Values family, people, and relationships very much. Cherishes loved ones and tries to make them feel special. Quality time and quality conversation oriented, good listener.
- Good at staying on track, making a to do list and setting goals, achieving them. Very organized, good at being prepared and not procrastinating.
2. Links to my five secret sauce interviews:
Travis - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/travis-secret-sauce-1/s-AzfWj
Key takeaways: organized, smart, driven, caring
Natalie - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/natalie-secret-sauce/s-ASkbH
Natalie said I was outgoing and good at making friends in new situations. Although I am usually bubbly it still surprised me and was nice to hear because I feel I can be a bit of an introvert sometimes.
Mom - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/mom-secret-sauce/s-AhK2U
Key takeaway: quality person and cherish people, special relationships
Dad - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/dad-secret-sauce-1/s-v7grs
Key takeaway: understanding, driven, smart, creative and good imagination
Ryan (brother) - https://soundcloud.com/user-752844123/ryan-secret-sauce/s-ADFEE
Key takeaway - caring towards people I really love, driven
3. I did learn some new things about myself. The thing almost everyone said consistently that made me feel the best was that I love my loved ones very much and it shows. I cherish my loved ones and enjoy spending time with them. I also learned that people see me as driven and outgoing. I do think these things are true and it was really nice to hear these things.
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