CareerBeam Values and Vision

What is your vision of your ideal future?

My ideal future includes a beautiful wife and kids in addition to a great career. First, I see myself finishing college with a degree in Accounting with an guarantee job in a successful company. Then I would want to get my or a M.B.A. or a CPA( Certified Public Accountant). Secondly, I will get marry and start a family of my own. I would like to provide them with a nice, big house and the necessity they need. Then I want a balance between my work life and family life. I want to be able to come home as early as possible to spend time with my family. While doing so, I want to work my way up to be a Director of Accountants. That is the position I want to have. After I reached this accomplishment, I will retire at the age of 60 and travel around the world with my wife. We will grow old together and enjoy our life.

What are the benefits of writing a vision statement?

Writing down one's vision statement can be a useful thing. By writing the vision statement down, one can remember and follow it precisely. It also let others know whats the vision is. When working in a group or organization, it would be best to write it down and post it somewhere because it will let the employee know the organization's vision. A written vision statement will remind one of one's goals. This will prevent one from straying off one's vision.

What are the challenges of writing a vision statement?

There are many obstacles to writing a vision statement. The most common obstacles is having an undecided future. Many people are still undecided in what they want to do, but that is all right! One still have a lot of time to decide on what one wants to do. Another obstacles in writing a vision statement may be that one's vision can always change. Due to the changing situations, one's vision can change by the end of the day or even half way through the intended vision. There are many others things that change one's vision. It just depends on one's situation. These are some challenges of writing a vision statement.

Which of your values are most important to you?

Values are the most important aspect in one's road to success. One's value determine who they are and what businesses they want to work in. In saying so, don't let anyone interfere with your values. The most important values, I should say, are selfless and honesty. One who is selfless would be successful in a business. One can work well with the team and make decisions bases on the business instead of oneself. Greed and egocentric can ruin the business. One who is egocentric would make decisions for the good of oneself instead for the good of the business. Honesty goes very well with selfless. One who is honest will work well with the team. Being honest will prevent less problems within the team and business. A business without trust is a business with no future.

How do you express/display your values on a daily basis?

On a daily basis, I would help others even though there is nothing in it for me. It just feels good knowing that I can be a help to others. When there is a task to be done, I would finish it until the end and try to finish in time. I would rather get it done rather than let the workload pile up. I also have a problem with profanity. I don't say it often and I try my best not to. I don't like hearing it especially coming from a girl. It is just disgusting and messy hearing it. I am also a respectful person who shows respect to older adults. This can also be a big problem for me. It disgusts me when I see little teenagers who is rude to elder people or anybody who does not deserve it. I am very respectful to elders even though some may be very troublesome.

Organization's Visions/Values

I found an organization with similar visions and values like mines. This name of the organization is Great Lakes Industry, Inc. This is not the career I going for but their visions and vales are similar to mines.

Their visions is to be:

• "Consistently profitable"
• "Growing in targeted global markets"
• "A world-class manufacturer"
• "The place to work"

Their values are :

• "Honesty, fairness, and openness"
• "Respect"
• "Competition and Vision"
• "Responsibility and Accountability"

These are the values that I want to work in. An environment that is honest and respectful. In this kind of environment, the organization can grow as a family and reach their destination. This is an organization that is true to their values by putting it in in everything they do. With these kind of values, they will not lose sight of their vision.

A Glimpse of the Future:

Business:

-A business group that is respectable and family-like. ( I am on the far right)

Family:

and...most important of all, a beautiful woman that can be called my wife.

Executive Mentor Kick-Off. Woohoo!

What did you learn about the Executive Mentor Program?

First of all, I would like to say that I think the program is a great idea for new students of the college of business. There are so many things to learn from it and I have heard many great things. The thing that I am most excited about is the business meetings with special guests. This is a great way to meet business people whom can help me with future jobs or even with tips on starting a business. This is also a great way to be introduced to the real-life business world. There so many great things about this program. There is the dinner with the mentor, the community service, and best of all the free pizza at the end of the semester!

What did you learn about your Mentor?

On my first encounter with my mentors-yes my group has two, lucky us-we went into a little meeting room. First we introduced ourselves and the mentors introduced themselves. They are a married couple happily to be our mentors. The husband, Joe Bonavita, is a senior VP of Capital One Investment Banking group and the wife, Meaghan Ryan Bonavita, is a sales associate of Carlisle Collection, a New York clothing manufacturer. They seem like pretty fun mentors to have. They were open to new ideas of places to go. They asked us what did we wanted to go. On the third week, we were given the choices of going out to dinner or go back to their place and have a barbecue by the pool. I thought that was pretty cool. I just can't wait till week three! So far, they were nice to meet. Can't wait till get to know them and about their journey to success.

What outcomes do you expect from the Executive Mentor Program?

For this program, I am expecting but mostly hoping for a lot of things. First of all, I am very shy and not a very good communicator. I am hoping to change that. In addition, I expect to have a better sense of the business world. I hope I can learn about all the dangerous encounters and obstacles. Other than that, I am expecting to have a fun time and to have a greater interest in the business world.

Reflect on the value the Executive Mentor Program can add to your journey to being a successful person.

I think this program will be great help for me to become a successful person. This program will give me thing I need to decide if business is the right calling for me. This will give me a sample of the life of a business man. It is like going behind the stage of business. Hopefully I will like it and decide my future. Even if business is not the right thing for me, I will learn a lot about the business world which can also be useful in life. But so far, it has been great. So I will stick with it for now and hopefully until the end. This program will help me regardless of my major. Well, that is all for this week. Let's hope the following weeks will be as excited as this one! That's all folks! Tuned in for next week!