One of the biggest surprises to me in this reading was how important the global environment is to an entrepreneur. I was thinking that as an entrepreneur you would care more about the local environment because you would want to create something that helped there needs. However, after reading it makes sense that the global environment are also just as important because if you want to have a successful invention it must satisfy the needs of many people.
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The most confusing part of the reading for me was the left-hemisphere and right-hemisphere skills. This was confusing to me because when we learned about hemisphere's of the brain in high school, I did not truly understand how each hemisphere has specific traits.
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Do you believe that one hemisphere being stronger is better to become an entrepreneur?
Which type of innovation do you feel will help an entrepreneur become more successful?
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I felt the author did a very good job with the readings for chapter 4 and did not disagree with anything!
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Top 5 World Problems
ISIS
The threat of ISIS continues to grow as they target people from multiple countries. ISIS is trying to make a clear statement that they are not only targetting certain people. I feel that a practical solution would be to continue fighting against ISIS but to get every country involved. It seems that the US is the only major country fighting against ISIS and trying to destroy them when I feel all countries should be involved.
Lack of drinking water in 3rd world countries
The amount of drinking water in 3rd world countries continues to diminish. With water being filled with chemicals and diseases, it increases the amount of unhealthy individuals in these countries. The UN or countries alone should begin donating water filters and clean water supplies to the third world countries to use to have drinking water that will not make them ill.
Global Warming
Global warming continues to become a problem where the ozone layer continues to deteriorate. A practical solution would be to implement products that tear apart the ozone layer to be banned or have a specific amount of usage per person. Also the companies that create these products should begin implementing tactics to create more environmentally friendly products.
Unemployment rate in America
Unemployment rates have gone down in America recently but they are still not at 0. Employment is a crucial part of American society and being able to thrive and have a good lifestyle. If more companies would create factories in America rather than oversees more Americans would have jobs for products that are being sold in America.
Low minimum wage in America
Minimum wage around America being around eight dollars an hour is ridiculous. In a society where prices for everyday items continues to rise, minimum wage should also rise. I know some of the presidential candidate have made statements about raising minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour, however I feel it is more realistic to slowly raise it that the national minimum wage must be at least 10 dollars an hour and then raise it from there yearly or biyearly.
Ranking of Problems from most-serious to least-serious
1. ISIS
2. Lack of drinking water in 3rd world countries
3. Global Warming
4. Unemployment rate in America
5. Low minimum wage in America
Ranking of Solutions from most-possible to implement to least-possible to implement
1. Low minimum wage in America
2. Unemployment rate in America
3. Lack of drinking water in 3rd world counter
4. Global Warming
5. ISIS
Explanation
I believe that ISIS would be the most serious ranking of problem because ISIS is not affecting a single population, but rather the everyone. ISIS has attacked American's, Europeans, and British just to name a few. ISIS is an extreme issue that if it is not resolved will only continue to cause more problems for everyone. They are relentless and do not fear hurting individuals in crazy ways.
The solution that would be the most-possible would be to solve the low minimum wage in America. As I discussed I felt that the government needed to slowly implement a higher minimum wage. If they immediately jumped the minimum wage to 15 dollars, people would get upset months later and be wanting more. If the government slowly increased the minimum wage people would be sufficiently happy about it and be able to learn how to manage and save the money.
The threat of ISIS continues to grow as they target people from multiple countries. ISIS is trying to make a clear statement that they are not only targetting certain people. I feel that a practical solution would be to continue fighting against ISIS but to get every country involved. It seems that the US is the only major country fighting against ISIS and trying to destroy them when I feel all countries should be involved.
Lack of drinking water in 3rd world countries
The amount of drinking water in 3rd world countries continues to diminish. With water being filled with chemicals and diseases, it increases the amount of unhealthy individuals in these countries. The UN or countries alone should begin donating water filters and clean water supplies to the third world countries to use to have drinking water that will not make them ill.
Global Warming
Global warming continues to become a problem where the ozone layer continues to deteriorate. A practical solution would be to implement products that tear apart the ozone layer to be banned or have a specific amount of usage per person. Also the companies that create these products should begin implementing tactics to create more environmentally friendly products.
Unemployment rate in America
Unemployment rates have gone down in America recently but they are still not at 0. Employment is a crucial part of American society and being able to thrive and have a good lifestyle. If more companies would create factories in America rather than oversees more Americans would have jobs for products that are being sold in America.
Low minimum wage in America
Minimum wage around America being around eight dollars an hour is ridiculous. In a society where prices for everyday items continues to rise, minimum wage should also rise. I know some of the presidential candidate have made statements about raising minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour, however I feel it is more realistic to slowly raise it that the national minimum wage must be at least 10 dollars an hour and then raise it from there yearly or biyearly.
Ranking of Problems from most-serious to least-serious
1. ISIS
2. Lack of drinking water in 3rd world countries
3. Global Warming
4. Unemployment rate in America
5. Low minimum wage in America
Ranking of Solutions from most-possible to implement to least-possible to implement
1. Low minimum wage in America
2. Unemployment rate in America
3. Lack of drinking water in 3rd world counter
4. Global Warming
5. ISIS
Explanation
I believe that ISIS would be the most serious ranking of problem because ISIS is not affecting a single population, but rather the everyone. ISIS has attacked American's, Europeans, and British just to name a few. ISIS is an extreme issue that if it is not resolved will only continue to cause more problems for everyone. They are relentless and do not fear hurting individuals in crazy ways.
The solution that would be the most-possible would be to solve the low minimum wage in America. As I discussed I felt that the government needed to slowly implement a higher minimum wage. If they immediately jumped the minimum wage to 15 dollars, people would get upset months later and be wanting more. If the government slowly increased the minimum wage people would be sufficiently happy about it and be able to learn how to manage and save the money.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Week 3 Reading Reflection
Something that I read in this weeks reading that stood out to me was about the ego of an entrepreneur and how they can often have self-destructive characteristics: overbearing need for control, sense of distrust, overriding desire for success, and unrealistic optimism. While I do agree with the last two, I feel that the first two do not truly describe an entrepreneur. I believe that an entrepreneur trusts people and that is why they are starting their own business, they are welcoming others into the business they are doing. I also believe that entrepreneur's create new businesses in order to help others and not because they want to have control. However, it was interesting to see that these characteristics are often associated with being an entrepreneur.
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A part of the reading that was confusing to me was the entrepreneurship motivation chart. I believed prior to reading this that someone decided they wanted to create a new product or business and just did it, I did not realize how much truly goes into deciding to undertake the adventure. While it makes sense now when I originally looked at the graph it was very confusing and foreign to me.
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Do you believe an entrepreneur must have at least one of the characteristics you stated, or are there some entrepreneur's that are very Type B personality?
Is stress a leading factor that causes entrepreneur's to give up on their dream?
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I disagree with the author when you said that risk taking entrepreneurs are profit seeking and risk avoiding entrepreneurs are activity seeking. I feel that just because someone enjoys taking risk or does not enjoy it does not show what they are hoping to get out of their entrepreneurial experience. For instance, if someone already had enough money to sustain life they may take risk but only for the activity they are participating in.
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A part of the reading that was confusing to me was the entrepreneurship motivation chart. I believed prior to reading this that someone decided they wanted to create a new product or business and just did it, I did not realize how much truly goes into deciding to undertake the adventure. While it makes sense now when I originally looked at the graph it was very confusing and foreign to me.
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Do you believe an entrepreneur must have at least one of the characteristics you stated, or are there some entrepreneur's that are very Type B personality?
Is stress a leading factor that causes entrepreneur's to give up on their dream?
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I disagree with the author when you said that risk taking entrepreneurs are profit seeking and risk avoiding entrepreneurs are activity seeking. I feel that just because someone enjoys taking risk or does not enjoy it does not show what they are hoping to get out of their entrepreneurial experience. For instance, if someone already had enough money to sustain life they may take risk but only for the activity they are participating in.
Identifying Local Opportunities
ON THE RECORD- Language shouldn't be barrier to voting
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A92350DBBB78D8?p=AWNB
This article discussed the need for bilingual voting materials before the 2016 election. America is a melting pot for people all over the world and a majority of people do not speak English as their native language. The Voting Rights Act makes it that people taught in American schools deserve to get assistance to vote. This article specifically discussed the Latino vote not being wanted by not having translated ballots.
Latinos were discussed in the article as the individuals occurring this problem, but I feel this could be used for anyone that has moved to America and gained citizenship but does not speak English perfectly.
Ga Tech frat fight spills into Capitol
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A92350DD83C940?p=AWNB
This article discussed the fight that is occurring between the GA Tech fraternity Phi Delta Theta and the GA Tech Dean. Last August, Phi Delta Theta was accused on screaming racial slurs at an African American woman that walked past. During the lawsuit the fraternity showed security tapes of the woman walking past and not flinching and the windows of the house being completely shut. The Dean sided with the African American and did not allow the fraternity to appeal. Earl Ehrhart, a state representative, joined the fraternity in the fight and is bringing it to the state. He says that this is not just about the individual fraternity but about greek life as a whole.
While this was primarily about Phi Delta Theta at Georgia Tech, the overall individuals that have this problem is all of greek life on college campuses. Recently, the amount of sororities and fraternities in trouble for things that may or may not have truly occurred continues to increase exponentially.
Area ready for winter's worst - Planning, coordination started two days ago. - Atlanta, Georgia brace for snow, sleet, freezing rain
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8CEC1E694F018?p=AWNB
Two years ago Georgia was frightened with a winter snow storm that they were not able to handle and it left many people on the roads in their cars over night. With the upcoming snow storm, the residents and government of Atlanta were preparing for the snow storm that they hoped would not leave them stuck on the roads. Prior to this winter storm, the government of Atlanta ensured that they had enough workers and resources to handle any amount of snow that may come their way.
Residents of Georgia are the people being affected by this and the government. After the incident two years ago the government has been scrutinized for not planning ahead so ensuring having a safe and orderly plan will show to residents the government knows how to handle these types of problems.
Stadium delays force patience - Team's inaugural season could begin with many road games.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8CEC19F696990?p=AWNB
Creating a new stadium that is going to have state of the art technology and a retractable roof is in store for the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. Unfortunately the opening date has moved from March 2017 to June 1, 2017 making the new Atlanta United MLS team not having their home stadium available for them for the first three months of their season.
This problem is affecting both the team and the residents of the Atlanta area that have purchased season tickets. Having home field advantage is a huge part to sporting events and if people have already began purchasing season tickets they are going to be very upset that the games will either all be away or at a different venue that is not as nice.
Religious opt-out to gay protection sought
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A87A5299E136B0?p=AWNB
A State Senator of Georgia is bringing a bill to legislation that would allow individuals/institutions to have an exemption if their religious beliefs do not believe in same-sex marriage. This is saying that institutions would not lose government funding if they did not accommodate to gay individuals.
This legislation would affect the entire gay community of Georgia and could then begin having affects on people of any minority that people believe their religion does not believe in.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A92350DBBB78D8?p=AWNB
This article discussed the need for bilingual voting materials before the 2016 election. America is a melting pot for people all over the world and a majority of people do not speak English as their native language. The Voting Rights Act makes it that people taught in American schools deserve to get assistance to vote. This article specifically discussed the Latino vote not being wanted by not having translated ballots.
Latinos were discussed in the article as the individuals occurring this problem, but I feel this could be used for anyone that has moved to America and gained citizenship but does not speak English perfectly.
Ga Tech frat fight spills into Capitol
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A92350DD83C940?p=AWNB
This article discussed the fight that is occurring between the GA Tech fraternity Phi Delta Theta and the GA Tech Dean. Last August, Phi Delta Theta was accused on screaming racial slurs at an African American woman that walked past. During the lawsuit the fraternity showed security tapes of the woman walking past and not flinching and the windows of the house being completely shut. The Dean sided with the African American and did not allow the fraternity to appeal. Earl Ehrhart, a state representative, joined the fraternity in the fight and is bringing it to the state. He says that this is not just about the individual fraternity but about greek life as a whole.
While this was primarily about Phi Delta Theta at Georgia Tech, the overall individuals that have this problem is all of greek life on college campuses. Recently, the amount of sororities and fraternities in trouble for things that may or may not have truly occurred continues to increase exponentially.
Area ready for winter's worst - Planning, coordination started two days ago. - Atlanta, Georgia brace for snow, sleet, freezing rain
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8CEC1E694F018?p=AWNB
Two years ago Georgia was frightened with a winter snow storm that they were not able to handle and it left many people on the roads in their cars over night. With the upcoming snow storm, the residents and government of Atlanta were preparing for the snow storm that they hoped would not leave them stuck on the roads. Prior to this winter storm, the government of Atlanta ensured that they had enough workers and resources to handle any amount of snow that may come their way.
Residents of Georgia are the people being affected by this and the government. After the incident two years ago the government has been scrutinized for not planning ahead so ensuring having a safe and orderly plan will show to residents the government knows how to handle these types of problems.
Stadium delays force patience - Team's inaugural season could begin with many road games.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8CEC19F696990?p=AWNB
Creating a new stadium that is going to have state of the art technology and a retractable roof is in store for the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. Unfortunately the opening date has moved from March 2017 to June 1, 2017 making the new Atlanta United MLS team not having their home stadium available for them for the first three months of their season.
This problem is affecting both the team and the residents of the Atlanta area that have purchased season tickets. Having home field advantage is a huge part to sporting events and if people have already began purchasing season tickets they are going to be very upset that the games will either all be away or at a different venue that is not as nice.
Religious opt-out to gay protection sought
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/15A87A5299E136B0?p=AWNB
A State Senator of Georgia is bringing a bill to legislation that would allow individuals/institutions to have an exemption if their religious beliefs do not believe in same-sex marriage. This is saying that institutions would not lose government funding if they did not accommodate to gay individuals.
This legislation would affect the entire gay community of Georgia and could then begin having affects on people of any minority that people believe their religion does not believe in.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
World's Biggest Problems
1. Terrorism Growth throughout the world
Terrorism is a major threat throughout the world, not just ISIS. There are threats on every country from multiple terrorist groups. While world peace is not a practical solution, I feel that if every country were to have individuals sit down and discuss ways in order to get the process towards world peace beginning.
2. Famine in African Societies
African societies do not have the proper amount of food for the number of citizens they have. With more and more children being born daily, the amount of food needed continues to increase. Not only the amount of food but the food must be beneficial. If companies were able to donate food to Africa in order for the food to benefit the individuals that need to food the most it would be helpful and cause it to be a lower problem.
3. Unemployment rate in America
Unemployment rates have gone down in America recently but they are still not at 0. Employment is a crucial part of American society and being able to thrive and have a good lifestyle. If more companies would create factories in America rather than oversees more Americans would have jobs for products that are being sold in America.
4. Low minimum wage in America
Minimum wage around America being around eight dollars an hour is ridiculous. In a society where prices for everyday items continues to rise, minimum wage should also rise. I know some of the presidential candidate have made statements about raising minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour, however I feel it is more realistic to slowly raise it that the national minimum wage must be at least 10 dollars an hour and then raise it from there yearly or biyearly.
5. High rate of homeless individuals in America
Homelessness is a huge problem throughout America. There are not enough homeless shelters to maintain the amount of people that are unable to afford living areas of there own. America needs to create more shelters for individuals to sleep in at night, especially during the winter months. Also, I believe that there needs to be a system in order to educate and help homeless individuals get jobs in order to hopefully get an income and be able to afford a place to live.
6. Nuclear Iran
The Nuclear Iran deal is a huge problem for the world. Allowing Iran to get nuclear power will make them the biggest threat to any country. Making sure that Iran does not have the ability to create nuclear weapons and test them fully will ensure that Iran does not become a threat to everyone.
7. Israel (all problems with boarders and multiple enemies)
Israel has always been in the middle of many problems in the Middle East. Being surrounded by Iraq, Iran and Syria makes it very difficult for Israel to prospure due to their surroundings constantly attacking them. Many people feel that it is unsafe to live or visit Israel. I feel that a practical solution would be for nations that support Israel to continue helping Israel's military. I also believe that other countries should help implement borders between Israel and their surrounding countries to make it more difficult for enemies of Israel to come into their border.
8. ISIS
The threat of ISIS continues to grow as they target people from multiple countries. ISIS is trying to make a clear statement that they are not only targetting certain people. I feel that a practical solution would be to continue fighting against ISIS but to get every country involved. It seems that the US is the only major country fighting against ISIS and trying to destroy them when I feel all countries should be involved.
9. Global Warming
Global warming continues to become a problem where the ozone layer continues to deteriorate. A practical solution would be to implement products that tear apart the ozone layer to be banned or have a specific amount of usage per person. Also the companies that create these products should begin implementing tactics to create more environmentally friendly products.
10. Lack of drinking water in 3rd world countries
The amount of drinking water in 3rd world countries continues to diminish. With water being filled with chemicals and diseases, it increases the amount of unhealthy individuals in these countries. The UN or countries alone should begin donating water filters and clean water supplies to the third world countries to use to have drinking water that will not make them ill.
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Week 2 Reading Reflection
The books change in definition of an entrepreneur was the biggest surprise to me from the 18th century to today. Back in the 18th century an entrepreneur was an individual that was a risk taker, while today it is an individual that innovates a product in order to better society. Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are two prime examples for the new definition of entrepreneur. They both invented something that they felt would better society altogether, which I also believe did.
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Altogether I felt that the chapter was very understandable but the Integrative Model of Entrepreneurial Inputs and Outcomes was the most confusing. This model I felt tried to make a clear cut formula for entrepreneurs when in reality entrepreneurs tend to follow their own guidelines and schedules.
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Is a college education needed in order to become an entrepreneur or are some people born with the skills of an entrepreneur?
Were entrepreneur's in the 18th century, when viewed as risk takers, viewed negatively by the public because people did not truly believe in them? Or did people back them up and hope for success?
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I do not believe Kuratko was necessarily wrong about anything, but I feel he never truly discussed how not all entrepreneurs are successful. While people may hope that all entrepreneur's are successful, it is often difficult for a new idea to be accepted by a majority of people where the production costs are below the profit. I feel it would have been important for Kuratko to discuss the percentage of entrepreneurs that are successful and inform us about the reality of making a profit off of being an entrepreneur.
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Altogether I felt that the chapter was very understandable but the Integrative Model of Entrepreneurial Inputs and Outcomes was the most confusing. This model I felt tried to make a clear cut formula for entrepreneurs when in reality entrepreneurs tend to follow their own guidelines and schedules.
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Is a college education needed in order to become an entrepreneur or are some people born with the skills of an entrepreneur?
Were entrepreneur's in the 18th century, when viewed as risk takers, viewed negatively by the public because people did not truly believe in them? Or did people back them up and hope for success?
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I do not believe Kuratko was necessarily wrong about anything, but I feel he never truly discussed how not all entrepreneurs are successful. While people may hope that all entrepreneur's are successful, it is often difficult for a new idea to be accepted by a majority of people where the production costs are below the profit. I feel it would have been important for Kuratko to discuss the percentage of entrepreneurs that are successful and inform us about the reality of making a profit off of being an entrepreneur.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Bug List
1. Turlington being crowded during class change in the afternoon
This occurs because UF is a very populated school and there are thousands of students on campus at every time; this makes it that when class ends or right before class, burlington will be very crowded.
2. Driving to Southwest Recreation Center in the afternoon, around 3:15pm, the traffic through campus
3:15pm is in the middle of the day and right when most students are finishing with classes. Driving to southwest and driving through campus makes me stop at many cross walks because of students crossing the street.
3. Parking on UF campus being extremely limited for students living off campus
With UF having thousands of students and a majority of them living off campus, there is no way for the university to have enough parking for the entire student body. Even though this is still understandable, I feel that UF should attempt to make parking somewhat more decent for students.
4. Archer Road being extremely packed around 5pm and taking three times the amount of time to travel down
Archer Road is one of the most widely used roads by students, teachers and Alachua county residents (ACR). Archer road leads to I-75 which many teachers use, students and ACR's use Archer to get to grocery stores and restaurants.
5. Not having enough seats in the classrooms at UF to meet the number of students in class
There are many times that UF will have classes that don't have enough seats in a classroom for the number of students that are signed up for the class. While UF does not go around to every classroom to make sure it has enough seats for the student, there should be a way for teachers to inform them in order to get a new classroom for the students.
6. Publix being crowded on the weekends when everyone is doing their weekly grocery shopping
Weekends are a major time for students to go on their weekly grocery shopping trip. After driving on Archer to get to publix, it is even worse when you get to publix and have difficulty finding parking and the aisles are super crowded.
7. When I go to get a spoon in my apartment and their are no clean ones left and none of my roommates have started the dishwasher
All roommates are a little selfish and often when one finishes something, they don't immediately think that someone else might need it momentarily after them.
8. Every month when we receive an email from our landlord telling us that we went over on our electricity bill
Our apartment complex rent comes with a certain amount of coverage on electricity bill and when we signed our lease they said it is very rare for residents to go over the amount allowed. However, ever since moving in our roommates have gone at least $30 over.
9. All the ellipticals and treadmills being used at Southwest when I go to workout in the afternoon
Winter break just ending and the next break being spring break, many people are trying to work on their spring break bodies. This makes the gym be more crowded than usual and the machines I use tend to be filled at all times when I go to the gym.
10. When my boss doesn't email me back about a work assignment until after I leave work for the day
Leaving work and knowing that you were waiting for your boss to email you back in order to finish an assignment and as soon as you get home and check your email he has responded. While your boss is very busy it just sucks when you aren't able to finish an assignment because you aren't at work and don't have the necessary materials.
11. The time when my phone is about to die during class but I still have 30 minutes until I then have to walk home from class
Using my phone during my walk to class and the beginning of class often leads it to dying earlier in the day. Making sure I am more cautious with the amount of time I am spending on my phone will lead to the battery lasting longer.
12. When the bus app says the bus will be there in 5 minutes and you are waiting for it for you 8:30am class and it doesn't come for 15 minutes
Almost every student at UF has at some point complained about the bus system at UF. The app is rarely correct because it often does not take into account the traffic and stop lights that could cause the bus to stop. Also many drivers take 5 minute breaks and the time does not include that.
13. The times that my phone says I have LTE service but nothing will load, happens often since I have T-mobile
In today's day in age having internet on you at all times is important for college students. Having T-mobile often makes having internet difficult because they do not have the best service, even though my phone says I have LTE it often will not load anything on the internet.
14. Almost daily when the trashcan in my apartment is full and none of the roommates will take it out so I end up taking it out
Living with four people is difficult and can often cause the place to get dirty and the trash to get full immediately. It takes a lot for people to decide to take the trash out, especially since we live on the fourth floor and I know I often do not want to take it out myself.
15. When I go to have a glass a milk or soda and one of my roommates finished it without buying another
Sharing is an important thing you must do in college. One refrigerator for four different people is difficult and nearly impossible. We try to share as much as we can but it gets crazy when one person finishes something early in the day and doesn't go to the store to replace it until the next day.
16. Coming home late at night and when I go to unlock the door the door already being unlocked because my roommate didn't lock it
Safety is important and I know it can often be forgotten when you are walking into an apartment to not lock it behind it. Living in a college town it is scary to be in an apartment not locked, especially with all the robberies Gainesville was having at the beginning of this semester.
17. When I go to do my laundry and my roommate has not moved their laundry from the washer to the dryer yet
Laundry is a pain to do especially with the crazy schedules of college students. I understand that I, along with my roommates, often throw our laundry in, go to class, come home switch it and then leave again. Hectic schedules are difficult to find a time to stay at home for the 2 hours it takes to do the washer and dryer.
18. Making iced coffee and then the coffee melts all the ice which then makes it watery tasting
Iced coffee is one of the best and worst drinks to have. It is the best when you order it at a restaurant that specifically has coffee in the fridge to pour over ice, however, when you make it at home it is a different story. I often end up pouring boiling hot coffee over ice which then causes the ice to melt immediately and the coffee to taste watery.
19. When my apartment complex says the furniture is good for moving in and the chairs continuously break and maintenance never fully fixes it
Moving into an apartment in college they all are said to be fully furnished but when you move into the one I did, the furniture is all broken and un-usuable. Calling out maintenance and they inform us that the furniture is just old and can not be fixed.
20. Taking a shower and when you get out of the shower the day after doing laundry and realizing you didn't take a new towel out
Showering is an important part of college and washing your towels makes sure that when you shower you stay clean. Often after washing your towels you will fold them and put them away not thinking that you no longer have a towel hanging for when you get out of the shower. When you are rushed you'll jump into the shower and when you realize there is no towel there it's too late.
Thinking of the 20 things that bug me was very difficult. I try to be the type of person that if something bothers me, to just push it to the back of my mind. Trying to think of 20 things that bug me made me have to relive all of the instances that do. When I rethink of instances that bug me, it makes me get more annoyed at the situation.
This occurs because UF is a very populated school and there are thousands of students on campus at every time; this makes it that when class ends or right before class, burlington will be very crowded.
2. Driving to Southwest Recreation Center in the afternoon, around 3:15pm, the traffic through campus
3:15pm is in the middle of the day and right when most students are finishing with classes. Driving to southwest and driving through campus makes me stop at many cross walks because of students crossing the street.
3. Parking on UF campus being extremely limited for students living off campus
With UF having thousands of students and a majority of them living off campus, there is no way for the university to have enough parking for the entire student body. Even though this is still understandable, I feel that UF should attempt to make parking somewhat more decent for students.
4. Archer Road being extremely packed around 5pm and taking three times the amount of time to travel down
Archer Road is one of the most widely used roads by students, teachers and Alachua county residents (ACR). Archer road leads to I-75 which many teachers use, students and ACR's use Archer to get to grocery stores and restaurants.
5. Not having enough seats in the classrooms at UF to meet the number of students in class
There are many times that UF will have classes that don't have enough seats in a classroom for the number of students that are signed up for the class. While UF does not go around to every classroom to make sure it has enough seats for the student, there should be a way for teachers to inform them in order to get a new classroom for the students.
6. Publix being crowded on the weekends when everyone is doing their weekly grocery shopping
Weekends are a major time for students to go on their weekly grocery shopping trip. After driving on Archer to get to publix, it is even worse when you get to publix and have difficulty finding parking and the aisles are super crowded.
7. When I go to get a spoon in my apartment and their are no clean ones left and none of my roommates have started the dishwasher
All roommates are a little selfish and often when one finishes something, they don't immediately think that someone else might need it momentarily after them.
8. Every month when we receive an email from our landlord telling us that we went over on our electricity bill
Our apartment complex rent comes with a certain amount of coverage on electricity bill and when we signed our lease they said it is very rare for residents to go over the amount allowed. However, ever since moving in our roommates have gone at least $30 over.
9. All the ellipticals and treadmills being used at Southwest when I go to workout in the afternoon
Winter break just ending and the next break being spring break, many people are trying to work on their spring break bodies. This makes the gym be more crowded than usual and the machines I use tend to be filled at all times when I go to the gym.
10. When my boss doesn't email me back about a work assignment until after I leave work for the day
Leaving work and knowing that you were waiting for your boss to email you back in order to finish an assignment and as soon as you get home and check your email he has responded. While your boss is very busy it just sucks when you aren't able to finish an assignment because you aren't at work and don't have the necessary materials.
11. The time when my phone is about to die during class but I still have 30 minutes until I then have to walk home from class
Using my phone during my walk to class and the beginning of class often leads it to dying earlier in the day. Making sure I am more cautious with the amount of time I am spending on my phone will lead to the battery lasting longer.
12. When the bus app says the bus will be there in 5 minutes and you are waiting for it for you 8:30am class and it doesn't come for 15 minutes
Almost every student at UF has at some point complained about the bus system at UF. The app is rarely correct because it often does not take into account the traffic and stop lights that could cause the bus to stop. Also many drivers take 5 minute breaks and the time does not include that.
13. The times that my phone says I have LTE service but nothing will load, happens often since I have T-mobile
In today's day in age having internet on you at all times is important for college students. Having T-mobile often makes having internet difficult because they do not have the best service, even though my phone says I have LTE it often will not load anything on the internet.
14. Almost daily when the trashcan in my apartment is full and none of the roommates will take it out so I end up taking it out
Living with four people is difficult and can often cause the place to get dirty and the trash to get full immediately. It takes a lot for people to decide to take the trash out, especially since we live on the fourth floor and I know I often do not want to take it out myself.
15. When I go to have a glass a milk or soda and one of my roommates finished it without buying another
Sharing is an important thing you must do in college. One refrigerator for four different people is difficult and nearly impossible. We try to share as much as we can but it gets crazy when one person finishes something early in the day and doesn't go to the store to replace it until the next day.
16. Coming home late at night and when I go to unlock the door the door already being unlocked because my roommate didn't lock it
Safety is important and I know it can often be forgotten when you are walking into an apartment to not lock it behind it. Living in a college town it is scary to be in an apartment not locked, especially with all the robberies Gainesville was having at the beginning of this semester.
17. When I go to do my laundry and my roommate has not moved their laundry from the washer to the dryer yet
Laundry is a pain to do especially with the crazy schedules of college students. I understand that I, along with my roommates, often throw our laundry in, go to class, come home switch it and then leave again. Hectic schedules are difficult to find a time to stay at home for the 2 hours it takes to do the washer and dryer.
18. Making iced coffee and then the coffee melts all the ice which then makes it watery tasting
Iced coffee is one of the best and worst drinks to have. It is the best when you order it at a restaurant that specifically has coffee in the fridge to pour over ice, however, when you make it at home it is a different story. I often end up pouring boiling hot coffee over ice which then causes the ice to melt immediately and the coffee to taste watery.
19. When my apartment complex says the furniture is good for moving in and the chairs continuously break and maintenance never fully fixes it
Moving into an apartment in college they all are said to be fully furnished but when you move into the one I did, the furniture is all broken and un-usuable. Calling out maintenance and they inform us that the furniture is just old and can not be fixed.
20. Taking a shower and when you get out of the shower the day after doing laundry and realizing you didn't take a new towel out
Showering is an important part of college and washing your towels makes sure that when you shower you stay clean. Often after washing your towels you will fold them and put them away not thinking that you no longer have a towel hanging for when you get out of the shower. When you are rushed you'll jump into the shower and when you realize there is no towel there it's too late.
Thinking of the 20 things that bug me was very difficult. I try to be the type of person that if something bothers me, to just push it to the back of my mind. Trying to think of 20 things that bug me made me have to relive all of the instances that do. When I rethink of instances that bug me, it makes me get more annoyed at the situation.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
My Entrepreneurship Story
Entrepreneurship was never something I thought I had ever taken part in; however, after learning in this class that entrepreneurship can be anything from starting a company to being confident in yourself and leading a group project I would saying being the captain of the Varsity Tennis team at my high school senior year was my first insight to entrepreneurship. During my time as captain I had to lead the team during practice and before matches and create a fundraiser in order to raise money for the tennis team. I was able to get the team together and we baked brownies and cookies and decorate them to look like tennis balls and sold them during lunch and after school. The organization and figuring out how much to charge based on how much we were spending on the ingredients was difficult but also a learning experience.
Enrolling in ENT3003 was in order to see if I had an interest in obtaining an entrepreneurship minor. I have always been interested in creating new things but never truly understood what entrepreneurship entitled.
Below is a photo of me on the tennis team senior year with the girl who was going to be captain the next year once I was in college.
Enrolling in ENT3003 was in order to see if I had an interest in obtaining an entrepreneurship minor. I have always been interested in creating new things but never truly understood what entrepreneurship entitled.
Below is a photo of me on the tennis team senior year with the girl who was going to be captain the next year once I was in college.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Introduction
Hello, my name is Leigha Hinds. I am from Alpharetta, Georgia. I am a junior here at UF. My major is Sports Management. I am interested in working in the marketing department of an NFL or MLB team. I hate cold weather and am therefore hoping to find a job down in the south. I was born and raised as a Florida Gator and have attended UF football and basketball games ever since I was a baby. I truly feel that being raised attending sporting events is the reason why I followed my dream of working in the sporting environment. On campus I work as an operations associate and marketing assistant at RecSports and have volunteered with the University Athletic Association Gator Guest Services and Marketing and Promotions department. I have travelled throughout the United States and have been to Mexico and Israel. I truly love traveling and because of that, I have plans after graduation to backpack through Europe. I believe the two pictures below describe me because the first one is at a UF football game and the other is me with the camel I rode in Israel.
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