CareerBeam Assignment 1: Self-Assessment I

1. What is your vision of your ideal future?

As I mentioned in my vision statement, I vision myself finished with school with a respected degree in my hand and working for an important company or business. I want to help others and by doing this I never want to harm the environment. I see myself taking advantage of every opportunity that comes my way as well as learning from the mistakes I make along the way.

2. What are the benefits of writing a vision statement?
Writing a vision statement enables one to have a sometimes very difficult future goal to complete. It is an incentive for us to achieve something that can be very challenging and that takes up a lot of our time and effort. Having a vision allows us to be improving constantly and learning to value time and using is wisely.

3. What are the challenges of writing a vision statement?

The challenges of writing a vision statement are the sometimes we are not completely sure of what we want to do in the future, so we might just be writing a vision we are not really confident about. Another challenge is that we as well as the world around us is constantly changing, so one say we might think a certain way and the next day that can change completely.

4. Which of your values are more important to you?
There are two types of values, personal and work values. The values that are most important to me are self-respect, friendships, honesty and wisdom.

5. How do you express/display your values on a daily basis?
I display my values everyday first by going to school where I receive and education and wisdom. I am constantly meeting new people and making new relationships and close connections as well as constantly communicating with my friends and family from back home to preserve valuable and strong relationships. Everything that I do I do it because I want to, and i try never to go against by believes and respect myself.

6. Find an Organization that expresses a close match between your vision/values and the organization's vision/values. Quote the organization's vision/mission/values.

After doing some research of different companies and each of their vision statements I found that Coca Cola's vision statement was quite similar to mine. In their values vision statement they mention "being mindful of their own responsibilities," and "a place where people are inspired to be the best they can be." Coca Cola also mentions "Nurturing a winning network of partners and building mutual loyalty" which connects with what I mentioned about friends, family and strong relationships.

Valentina's Vision Statement

In a near future, I see myself successfully graduated with a respected degree from a dignified college.  I will be working in a company or business that has strong ethical values.  The work and tasks I preform will always be environmentally friendly, socially responsible as doing everything with my morals and values in order.  I will use the world's resources responsibly and with consideration, always taking advantage of all the opportunities that come across as well as learning from all the mistakes I make along the way.  I hope to be constantly innovating myself and improving my way of life.      

Passport Assignment #2: Executive Mentor Kick-off Reflection

After the meeting that we had on Thursday night each one of us met with our executive mentor. The meeting also talked about what the program we are starting is all about. The Executive mentor program is an aid for business students to learn about how a business works and remain in close contact with a person that manages one. It is an opportunity for students to have a more hands on learning towards business. My mentor is Maron, and I really enjoyed talking to him because he told us that he was never a straight A student in college and he is very successful and happy today. I expect this program to be very inspiring and knowledge giving. I also expect to have a good relationship with my mentor as well as the other people in my group and receive guidance for my college years and furthermore business experiences. This program gives Loyola students a comparative advantage and by providing us a hands on learning and experience in business in incentivates us towards being more successful in school.