Mi Vida

(Adelman, 1963) “I have a dream.” With these famous words, Martin Luther King, Jr moved an entire nation and changed a country’s view on race forever.  It is truly amazing how an intricate string of words can change history. Think of Abraham Lincoln, would he really be so significant to us if it weren’t for his speech at Gettysburg?  One can only dream of being the kind of public speaker that can make people get goosebumps. All my life I have hated public speaking. It wasn’t ever the getting up in front of people that scared me. Because I’ve played piano pieces in front of hundreds of people without any hesitation. But the second you ask me to speak in front of them I’m done.  While I’ve had to do some presentations before college, college was the first time I’ve had to do weekly presentations and it is my nightmare. My first year of college was really difficult for me because I’ve never had to present, or speaking publicly so often in my life.   This ye...

Have you ever worked in customer service? If not, consider yourself one of the lucky ones. I've had more than four years of experience dealing with customers and I have met some of the nicest people in the world and some of the worst. Being a manager on top of that brings it a whole other level. Leadership has only recently become a soft skill of mine, and I will not deny it took some work. However, having soft skills such as a positive outlook on things, good communication, and initiative all made becoming a leader an easier job. Leadership is essentially a combination of a number of soft skills. As a leader, I have found myself taking on a lot of tasks. Even just simple things, like changing the garbage. I figure that I can just get it done faster if I do it myself. I pile on all these simple tasks and my plate gets so full, and I find myself getting stressed. I have definitely learned to delegate these tasks over the years, but I still catch myself taking on too many tasks. Del...