“Growth and comfort do not coexist.” – Ginni Rometty It is absolutely crazy to think that month one of Praxis is over, it feels as if I was just starting yesterday. This past month has been a whirlwind in almost every aspect of my life and I am thrilled that Praxis was apart of itContinue reading “Reflections: Module 1”
Category Archives: Module 1
Past Work Experience
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” – Albert Einstein As of September 2019, I have worked at Panera as an associate for three months. During the past three months, I have grown tremendously, and my work ethic has proven to be valuable, with a quote from my managers’ testimonial being “If we could weContinue reading “Past Work Experience”
5 Questions
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”– Voltaire Alright, into the fourth week of Praxis and we been given a lot of content to go over relating to the four different roles in the program: sales, marketing, operations, and customer success. Personally, I am in an exciting place where I am openContinue reading “5 Questions”
Create
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”— Abraham Lincoln “Create it”, we all have the power and the capability to create, it is a beautiful gift. One of the deliverables this week was to create an elevator pitch/about me video. This brought me far out of my comfort zone and intoContinue reading “Create”
Career Planning
“I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.” – Jon Stewart During week three of Praxis, we read two lengthy blog posts. The first one being Wait But Why’s “How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)” and the second MarcContinue reading “Career Planning”
How I Work
“Questions are creative acts of intelligence.”– Francis Kingdon Ward I have always had a strange love for questions. I am constantly asking them and an open book when it comes to answering them. It amazes me how one thought-provoking question can start a lifelong friendship or turn a solid relationship south. So, when I sawContinue reading “How I Work”
Continuous Improvement
“Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.”– Kim Collins That quote speaks volumes to my little perfectionist, indecisive, and self-conscious self. I trapped myself in a box for too long, making up excuses for myself, reasons why it makes sense that I have not improved, and how in the grand scheme of things it somehowContinue reading “Continuous Improvement”
Top Three Skills
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”– John Ruskin A skill is the ability to do something well. For all of my life until now, I have struggled to think of myself as “skilled”. Thankfully, through the pre-program section of Praxis, I have been challenged to take a deeper look into my lifeContinue reading “Top Three Skills”
