A Business Case of Diversity

Just how boring would life be if we were all the same?  If we all had the same skin color, haircuts and styles, clothes, eyes, voice, thoughts, skills, and qualities, what would set us apart from the rest of society?  The diversity that we experience in our everyday lives is what makes life exciting.  Fact is, we are all different; we have our own opinions, traditions, and distinctive characteristics.  Thank God that we are all, in some way, unique in the world around us.

When I attended the event, A Business Case of Diversity, I took was able to see an entire new side of diversity.  Aside from diversity giving us a variety in the people in our lives, diversity creates progress.  The speaker talked a lot about the success of problem solving in a diverse group of people versus a group of non-diverse people.  He noted that studies prove that the diverse groups have better results, make more progress, and come up with better – more thought out solutions.

I found these studies rather interesting; a group of all high IQ people working to solve a problem does not perform as high as a group of people with diverse IQ’s.  I guess this situation does make sense.  The group of diverse people are all thinking a lot differently, and not proposing the same solutions.  Diversity in problem solving is important because the members will think of different ways to go about things and have a wider selection of solutions.  The speaker also talked about the ways that the two groups would get along.  The diverse group will absolutely hate each other because they are all so different. The diverse group will contradict each other and may have trouble agreeing on solutions.  The group people more alike will get along better, and more easily agree on solutions.

Overall, diversity is essential in all aspects in life.  Although the Business case of Diversity was mainly focusing on the effectiveness of diversity in the work place, you should realize that it is important to connect with a variety of people through friendships, relationships, and other learning experiences – after all, Diversity is the one thing we all have in common.    

A Time at my Best

I would like to say that I try my best in everything that I do, but that would be a lie.  One thing that I really took pride in during high school was soccer.  I enjoyed all of the activities that I participated in, but soccer was definitely my favorite.  Whenever the team had practice or games, I was always putting forth my best effort.

Unlike a lot of people, I did not play soccer my whole life.  Outside of just kicking a ball around, I had never really played until my freshman year.  When I joined the team, I was absolutely in love.  The first week of practice was tiring, but all worth it.  I started off playing on the Junior Varsity team; later on in the season coach promoted me to the competitive game.   All though practices were harder, I wanted to try even harder.  I was so proud of making the varsity team as a freshman having never played before.

 As a center-mid, I did a lot of running.  I felt that I always had to work hard to keep such a good position on the team.  Although I always thought I was working at my best, the time that I was at my best was during my first tournament.  We had already played 2 games that day, so I was very tired. I was so ecstatic when I scored my very first goal! All of my hard work from practice and other games finally paid off. 

            When you know that you are trying your best, it is a good feeling.  It is important to work hard until all of your efforts pay off.  If I try my best in all of my classes during this first semester, I know that my hard work will pay off with a good GPA

The Importance of Timeliness

Well... growing up my parents always told me it was important to be on time to things.  It is away to show accountability and that you are responsible.  However, some people cannot seem to be ontime to anything, no matter how important the event is.  I hate to admit it, but I am one of those people; although I have gotten better at it since school started.  I am always running out of the door in a hurry.

So this blog is supposed to be about why it is important to be in class ON TIME; so here are a few reasons being on time is essential:
1) It shows that you care about the things you are involved in
2) It gives you a sense of accountability
3) It tells people that you are organized
4) You don't have to deal with the awkward stare the whole class gives you when you walk in after the teacher begins the lesson
5) You don't have to think of an excuse of why you are late (because you are too embarrassed to give the real reason)
6) You (most likely) won't be completely lost the whole class
7) You won't have to blog about the importance of being on time...