*Ate at Omogari Korean and Napoletana Pizzeria restaurants for the first time.
*Watched Traffic the movie.
*Celebrated my mom’s birthday.
*My car: new breaks, car wash, vacuum, and applied Meguire’s protectant on my dashboard and tires.
*Attended a birthday party playing sardines for the first time.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Positives Wed May 23-Thur June 21, 2012
*Purchased a neck security wallet from REI. Useful when wearing a cosplay and future travels.
*Fanime Con 2012. Highlights were cosplay gatherings, Black & White Ball, and mahjong in Tabletop Gaming. Lowlights were first day of con, pre-registration line, and the concert.
*Ate at Yat Sing Chinese Restaurant for the first time.
*Two interviews: Cisco and Accountemps. Unfortunately, no job. I did learn from my mistakes and much more.
*Watched The Avengers.
*Finished editing my cosplay pictures from the gatherings I attended.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
*Fanime Con 2012. Highlights were cosplay gatherings, Black & White Ball, and mahjong in Tabletop Gaming. Lowlights were first day of con, pre-registration line, and the concert.
*Ate at Yat Sing Chinese Restaurant for the first time.
*Two interviews: Cisco and Accountemps. Unfortunately, no job. I did learn from my mistakes and much more.
*Watched The Avengers.
*Finished editing my cosplay pictures from the gatherings I attended.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Monday, June 4, 2012
Top Mistakes Part 6
I’m almost done. Top mistakes #16-18 are below.
Mistake 16: I Was Afraid Of My Gut Feeling
I was a person afraid of guessing throughout my teens and twenties. I was a fact thinking person. I either knew it or I did nothing. I didn’t think with my gut feeling. I didn’t attempt to solve problems or find a solution with my intuition. I was afraid to be wrong. I memorized facts throughout school and my past jobs. Memorizing facts can be good. Sometimes, I just don’t know it and I must do something at the moment.
The lesson I learned is trust my gut feeling. My intuition is above average. I realized some of my problems have been solved using my intuition. There were difficult moments I solved without thinking. I just do it and the problem was solved. Trust my intuition. Don’t think, just do it. I’m a person who, sometimes, doesn’t need training. I’m better off just doing it.
Mistake 17: This Was Not Funny
Most people have a sense of humor. Most people communicate their funny side in their own ways. My verbal humor is dry, slow, and positive. My ha, ha or laugh out loud humor is terrible—which can be good at the perfect moment. I admit my comedian funny skills don’t come natural compared to others. I never stop speaking my funny side even when I’m the worse among my circles of friends. I never stop even when I say stupid jokes. There is always improvement.
I want to be an example who communicates their funny side better in writing. I believe I’m funnier when I write my jokes; for instance, playing board games such as Balderdash. My sense of humor is better when I write in my blogs. Communicate your sense of humor in the best way whether it’s talking, writing, or even a video blog.
I can apply mistake #16 to mistake #17. I have been funny when I say something without thinking. I speak the words and sentences so funny everyone else laughs and I don’t realize what I said.
Mistake 18: Nobody Recognizes Me
I consider my handsome beauty average. I still have blackheads on my face. I considered my looks below average before 2009 because my smile was terrible and my face experienced acne. I wore braces from January 2007 to August 2009 to improve my smile and I took Accutane from February 2009 to February 2010 to significantly reduce my acne outbreaks.
I was a person nobody recognized me by my face. I looked at myself saying, “Who wants to be with me? Who wants to be with an ugly person?” People recognized my face for the wrong reasons: naive, unsocialable, and a person with no life.
The lesson I learned is trust my face and trust my looks. I have a distinct and unique face. People recognize my face when I walk around areas I frequently occupy. I received feedback my face is really distinct and unique. However, it’s more than people recognizing my face. I don’t look as handsome as Brad Pitt or George Clooney. My face portrays my personality, my confidence, my friendliness, and being a good guy. I want people to recognize my distinct and unique face and associate me as a person who’s easygoing, friendly, talkative, active, smiling, and a “there he is” person. I want to be a person who is a “you should meet this guy” man.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Mistake 16: I Was Afraid Of My Gut Feeling
I was a person afraid of guessing throughout my teens and twenties. I was a fact thinking person. I either knew it or I did nothing. I didn’t think with my gut feeling. I didn’t attempt to solve problems or find a solution with my intuition. I was afraid to be wrong. I memorized facts throughout school and my past jobs. Memorizing facts can be good. Sometimes, I just don’t know it and I must do something at the moment.
The lesson I learned is trust my gut feeling. My intuition is above average. I realized some of my problems have been solved using my intuition. There were difficult moments I solved without thinking. I just do it and the problem was solved. Trust my intuition. Don’t think, just do it. I’m a person who, sometimes, doesn’t need training. I’m better off just doing it.
Mistake 17: This Was Not Funny
Most people have a sense of humor. Most people communicate their funny side in their own ways. My verbal humor is dry, slow, and positive. My ha, ha or laugh out loud humor is terrible—which can be good at the perfect moment. I admit my comedian funny skills don’t come natural compared to others. I never stop speaking my funny side even when I’m the worse among my circles of friends. I never stop even when I say stupid jokes. There is always improvement.
I want to be an example who communicates their funny side better in writing. I believe I’m funnier when I write my jokes; for instance, playing board games such as Balderdash. My sense of humor is better when I write in my blogs. Communicate your sense of humor in the best way whether it’s talking, writing, or even a video blog.
I can apply mistake #16 to mistake #17. I have been funny when I say something without thinking. I speak the words and sentences so funny everyone else laughs and I don’t realize what I said.
Mistake 18: Nobody Recognizes Me
I consider my handsome beauty average. I still have blackheads on my face. I considered my looks below average before 2009 because my smile was terrible and my face experienced acne. I wore braces from January 2007 to August 2009 to improve my smile and I took Accutane from February 2009 to February 2010 to significantly reduce my acne outbreaks.
I was a person nobody recognized me by my face. I looked at myself saying, “Who wants to be with me? Who wants to be with an ugly person?” People recognized my face for the wrong reasons: naive, unsocialable, and a person with no life.
The lesson I learned is trust my face and trust my looks. I have a distinct and unique face. People recognize my face when I walk around areas I frequently occupy. I received feedback my face is really distinct and unique. However, it’s more than people recognizing my face. I don’t look as handsome as Brad Pitt or George Clooney. My face portrays my personality, my confidence, my friendliness, and being a good guy. I want people to recognize my distinct and unique face and associate me as a person who’s easygoing, friendly, talkative, active, smiling, and a “there he is” person. I want to be a person who is a “you should meet this guy” man.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Positives Sun May 6-Tue May 22, 2012
*Read Mockingbird Jay by Suzanne Collins.
*Ate Cinnamon Mini Wheats for the first time.
*Watched the movies Rango, Iron Man, The Hurt Locker, and Bambi.
*Finished watching Saki anime series.
*More Korean cuisine. I ate Bibimbap for the first time. Think of Bibimbap like “Korean Chipotle.”
*I’m sleeping with a Tempur-Pedic pillow.
*Happy Mother’s Day.
*Played The Resistance card game for the first time.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
*Ate Cinnamon Mini Wheats for the first time.
*Watched the movies Rango, Iron Man, The Hurt Locker, and Bambi.
*Finished watching Saki anime series.
*More Korean cuisine. I ate Bibimbap for the first time. Think of Bibimbap like “Korean Chipotle.”
*I’m sleeping with a Tempur-Pedic pillow.
*Happy Mother’s Day.
*Played The Resistance card game for the first time.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Quiz: The Joy Of Work Solutions
Let’s score high for an excellent review!
1. How many Blockbuster Video WOW awards did I win?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
2. How many free rentals did employees earn a week?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
3. What was a rare experience my Blockbuster Video store had very few retail stores in general experienced?
a. Fewer customer complaints like three a week.
b. Pro-employee; in other words, management cared for their workers and solved problems fast.
c. Lower turnover rate.
4. The first few weeks at Grubb & Ellis, my first job after graduating college, I experienced quite a few company changes. What were they?
a. Grubb & Ellis acquired a competitor.
b. The manager in charge of my office was ousted weeks before I started.
c. My office began planning to move to a bigger location.
d. Four brokers and staff went to another competitor.
e. I felt alone because I didn’t have a mentor to guide me.
f. All of the above.
5. True or false? Did I work for that same competitor that took the four brokers and staff?
a. True
b. False
6. At Colliers International, what was my first joy on my first day?
a. Shorter commute.
b. I purchased a new car for the new job.
c. Better working hours.
7. How many staff person of the year awards did I win?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
8. Similar to question 4, which of the following did I experience at Colliers during my first few weeks? (Choose two.)
a. Colliers acquired a competitor.
b. There were administrative staff and office management shake-up weeks before I started.
c. My office began planning to move to a bigger location.
d. I felt alone because I didn’t have a mentor to guide me.
9. I self-taught two skills that helped me work at Colliers. What were they? (Choose two.)
a. Access
b. Excel
c. Powerpoint
d. HTML
10. What skill did I learn working at Colliers?
a. Photoshop. I accept this answer.
b. Illustrator
c. SQL
d. Crystal Reports
11. What was a positive I failed to grasp at Colliers?
a. Almost all of the staff and brokers supported me.
b. Management was concerned with my career being stalled and actually wanted to talk to me.
c. I should have taken more pizza on pizza Friday’s to take home.
12. What was the lesson I learned in 2002?
a. Learn how to play poker because you co-workers play it.
b. If you don’t ask, you’re not going to get it.
c. Have nothing, do nothing, get nothing, be nothing, and people treat you like nothing.
13. The first few weeks at Cisco, I experienced quite a few new experiences immediately. What were they?
a. The second week I attended the annual worldwide meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
b. I never received formal training. Management wanted me to work blindly and not knowing what I’m doing.
c. I received a new laptop and the networking software was not installed. I needed IT to install them. That took two days.
d. I worked inside my own personal cubicle.
e. All of the above.
14. I was introduced to a new form of communication for the first time. What was it?
a. Texting
b. Instant messaging.
c. Conference calls from my phone.
15. What was one perk at Cisco I failed to take advantage?
a. Reasonable priced food in the cafeteria. I don’t have to bring lunch from home everyday.
b. Telecommuting or working from home.
c. Drive on the carpool lane with a co-worker.
16 The final months at Cisco were shaky. The great recession started when the real estate bubble burst. Which of the following did I experience for the first time, and they’re not going to be the last time?
a. Contractors terminated and layoffs.
b. Politics as departments fought for funding to keep their staff working.
c. Drastic cutbacks including travel.
d. All of the above.
17. What was my number one impression I showed to everyone at Grubb & Ellis, Colliers, and Cisco?
a. I smiled and I was liked immediately among my co-workers.
b. I found the problems and solved them quickly.
c. I was a fast learner.
d. I brought donuts for my first ever meetings.
18. What were the top lessons I learned working at Colliers and Cisco? (Choose two)
a. Never take anything for granted.
b. Talk to your manager for gripes and complains. Get them off your chest.
c. Be social. Talk and get to know others.
d. Show up on time.
19. What skills did I learn after working at Cisco?
a. Accounting
b. C++
c. Cooking
20. What skills am I learning now to help find my next job?
a. Crystal Reports
b. SQL
c. Digital photography
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
1. How many Blockbuster Video WOW awards did I win?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
2. How many free rentals did employees earn a week?
a. 1
b. 5
c. 10
3. What was a rare experience my Blockbuster Video store had very few retail stores in general experienced?
a. Fewer customer complaints like three a week.
b. Pro-employee; in other words, management cared for their workers and solved problems fast.
c. Lower turnover rate.
4. The first few weeks at Grubb & Ellis, my first job after graduating college, I experienced quite a few company changes. What were they?
a. Grubb & Ellis acquired a competitor.
b. The manager in charge of my office was ousted weeks before I started.
c. My office began planning to move to a bigger location.
d. Four brokers and staff went to another competitor.
e. I felt alone because I didn’t have a mentor to guide me.
f. All of the above.
5. True or false? Did I work for that same competitor that took the four brokers and staff?
a. True
b. False
6. At Colliers International, what was my first joy on my first day?
a. Shorter commute.
b. I purchased a new car for the new job.
c. Better working hours.
7. How many staff person of the year awards did I win?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
8. Similar to question 4, which of the following did I experience at Colliers during my first few weeks? (Choose two.)
a. Colliers acquired a competitor.
b. There were administrative staff and office management shake-up weeks before I started.
c. My office began planning to move to a bigger location.
d. I felt alone because I didn’t have a mentor to guide me.
9. I self-taught two skills that helped me work at Colliers. What were they? (Choose two.)
a. Access
b. Excel
c. Powerpoint
d. HTML
10. What skill did I learn working at Colliers?
a. Photoshop. I accept this answer.
b. Illustrator
c. SQL
d. Crystal Reports
11. What was a positive I failed to grasp at Colliers?
a. Almost all of the staff and brokers supported me.
b. Management was concerned with my career being stalled and actually wanted to talk to me.
c. I should have taken more pizza on pizza Friday’s to take home.
12. What was the lesson I learned in 2002?
a. Learn how to play poker because you co-workers play it.
b. If you don’t ask, you’re not going to get it.
c. Have nothing, do nothing, get nothing, be nothing, and people treat you like nothing.
13. The first few weeks at Cisco, I experienced quite a few new experiences immediately. What were they?
a. The second week I attended the annual worldwide meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
b. I never received formal training. Management wanted me to work blindly and not knowing what I’m doing.
c. I received a new laptop and the networking software was not installed. I needed IT to install them. That took two days.
d. I worked inside my own personal cubicle.
e. All of the above.
14. I was introduced to a new form of communication for the first time. What was it?
a. Texting
b. Instant messaging.
c. Conference calls from my phone.
15. What was one perk at Cisco I failed to take advantage?
a. Reasonable priced food in the cafeteria. I don’t have to bring lunch from home everyday.
b. Telecommuting or working from home.
c. Drive on the carpool lane with a co-worker.
16 The final months at Cisco were shaky. The great recession started when the real estate bubble burst. Which of the following did I experience for the first time, and they’re not going to be the last time?
a. Contractors terminated and layoffs.
b. Politics as departments fought for funding to keep their staff working.
c. Drastic cutbacks including travel.
d. All of the above.
17. What was my number one impression I showed to everyone at Grubb & Ellis, Colliers, and Cisco?
a. I smiled and I was liked immediately among my co-workers.
b. I found the problems and solved them quickly.
c. I was a fast learner.
d. I brought donuts for my first ever meetings.
18. What were the top lessons I learned working at Colliers and Cisco? (Choose two)
a. Never take anything for granted.
b. Talk to your manager for gripes and complains. Get them off your chest.
c. Be social. Talk and get to know others.
d. Show up on time.
19. What skills did I learn after working at Cisco?
a. Accounting
b. C++
c. Cooking
20. What skills am I learning now to help find my next job?
a. Crystal Reports
b. SQL
c. Digital photography
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Monday, May 7, 2012
What Do You Need In Your Life For The Next Two Years?
I need more circle of friends. There is no such thing as having too many friends. I’m grateful, appreciative, and full of joy when I’m with my friends. They have more circles of friends than me. I need to meet new people, make new friends, and create more circles.
I need to be stronger. I need to be stronger physically, mentally, emotionally . . . a stronger human being. I strongly believe in myself to succeed in this.
I need more experience. A good life is having experiences that can’t be found from a book. My definition of experience includes life experience, work experience, happy moment experience, and first-time doing something. I’ve done a good job catching up on experiences I failed to experience in my 20s. I’m not done yet.
I need more interests. Similar to needing more experience, there are more interests I want to pursue.
I need more dedication, passion, and desire. I need these three to pursue new experiences and find more interests. There is something holding me back. I must break it and move forward.
I need a job. I search for jobs at Monster, Careerbuilder, Careercenter SJSU; meta search engines such as Indeed.com, SimplyHired, and Dice; and craigslist. My resume and cover letter are improved often.
All of these needs are accomplished in time. I continue to work hard, create solutions, seek support, and learn from my mistakes.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
I need to be stronger. I need to be stronger physically, mentally, emotionally . . . a stronger human being. I strongly believe in myself to succeed in this.
I need more experience. A good life is having experiences that can’t be found from a book. My definition of experience includes life experience, work experience, happy moment experience, and first-time doing something. I’ve done a good job catching up on experiences I failed to experience in my 20s. I’m not done yet.
I need more interests. Similar to needing more experience, there are more interests I want to pursue.
I need more dedication, passion, and desire. I need these three to pursue new experiences and find more interests. There is something holding me back. I must break it and move forward.
I need a job. I search for jobs at Monster, Careerbuilder, Careercenter SJSU; meta search engines such as Indeed.com, SimplyHired, and Dice; and craigslist. My resume and cover letter are improved often.
All of these needs are accomplished in time. I continue to work hard, create solutions, seek support, and learn from my mistakes.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Positives Thur Apr 26-Sun May 6, 2012
*Read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
*Ate dinner at the Willow Glen Food Trucks gathering. I also ate at Five Guys for the first time.
*Finished watching the anime series Mirai Nikki.
*Purchased a pair of Polo shorts and Champion gym shorts at the Gilroy Outlet Mall.
*Watched Rango.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
*Ate dinner at the Willow Glen Food Trucks gathering. I also ate at Five Guys for the first time.
*Finished watching the anime series Mirai Nikki.
*Purchased a pair of Polo shorts and Champion gym shorts at the Gilroy Outlet Mall.
*Watched Rango.
Always Innovating and Changing Innovating Common Knowledge
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
