...Everyone dreams of having a successful future, but not everyone wants to put the effort to accomplish what they want. A commercial that touched everyone’s heart during the Super Bowl, we were able to see how a mother and her daughter left everything behind in search of success. We see how the daughter wakes up her mother early in the morning to pack a few things in order to start their journey, as they start packing they come across some pictures and making memory of all the memorable events that happened there. Thinking if they will ever be able to see their loved ones once again after they start their journey. They are forced to cross through deserts, mountains, farms, and rivers in order to reach their destination. On the way they have to suffer under all the heat, hunger, thirst asking for others to help them. In this journey they are found with people who are willing to help them out...
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...Corporate Governance is a Journey not a Destination. Discuss. Submission by Patricia Mbatia Definition of Corporate Governance: The system of rules, practices and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. Corporate governance essentially involves balancing the interests of the many stakeholders in a company - these include its shareholders, management, customers, suppliers, financiers, government and the community. Since corporate governance also provides the framework for attaining a company's objectives, it encompasses practically every sphere of management, from action plans and internal controls to performance measurement and corporate disclosure. Corporate governance became a pressing global issue following the 2002 introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the U.S., which was ushered in to restore public confidence in companies and markets after accounting fraud bankrupted high-profile companies such as Enron and WorldCom. Most companies strive to have a high level of corporate governance. These days, it is not enough for a company to merely be profitable; it also needs to demonstrate good corporate citizenship through environmental awareness, ethical behavior and sound corporate governance practices. These programs are ongoing and hence form the journey to good corporate governance. Corporate governance stands for responsible business management geared towards long-term value creation. Views of corporate governance are shifting from mere obligation...
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...Success Is a Journey Success: A Journey" "Success is a journey, not a destination" Ben Sweetland Cameras flashing. Beautiful women walking out on the red carpet, waving and smiling. Red lipstick smeared on perfectly. Crowds awe and reporters talk excitedly. Everywhere, expensive diamonds and brand names slapped on her body costing more than 10,000 dollars apiece. This glamorous life is usually what society perceives as success. But what is success? Is it money, is it fame, or is it hard work? Success is not determined by who you are, what you are, or what you have; it is a journey, a movement of one place to another. Once, a long time ago, I remembered my mother and I always point out random women walking down the street and commenting on her clothes, personal appearances, and just basically what she was wearing. If that woman happened to wear a Gucci bag and had a Jaguar, my mom would say she was a successful woman because she had money. There was always this connection of success as having material things. After all, it's not only my mom who saw material wealth as success, often it's us all, as human beings. Another example would be famous celebrities such as Paris Hilton who had the easy life filled with shortcuts and influence. Often people refer that lifestyle a success. However, success is a movement from starting from scratch with no shortcuts and ending with improvement of one self and mistakes. Yet, all her life, Paris Hilton had the money, had the opportunities...
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...this view on change, I am going to define what the elephant and the rider actually is and how they affect each other in the road to change. This analogy is important to visualize because the image of a small rider and a large elephant really symbolizes how hard it is for the rational side of individuals to direct and motivate their emotional side. A few examples of the elephant overtaking the rider are when people procrastinate getting tasks done or overeating when they are trying to lose weight. These examples highlight the weaknesses of the elephant—the emphasis it places on quick payoff versus long term payoff. This is the reason why changes often fail because the rider cannot keep the elephant on the road long enough to reach its destination. When attempting to lead change both the rider and the elephant have to be reached and influenced because if you reach the riders, but not the elephant’s team members will have understanding without motivation. If it’s reversed there will be passion without direction. The elephant-rider...
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...Life is a journey. What defines a journey? A journey is a process an individual must go through to achieve a greater and more meaningful goal. A journey often contains obstacles that strengthen and motivate the subject to work hard under the circumstances presented. The foundation for any journey is determination. With every motion, hurdles are thrown into the plot, and it is the determination the character posses that will suggest the success of his or her journey. It is the level of the strength of mind that is enormously shown through the process of a journey whether the destination has been reached or not reached. Determination is innate. Enrique’s Journey, written by Sonia Nazario, is the grueling challenge a young, Honduran boy must...
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...Zia Ficocelli Mr. Frank ENC1101 5/27/2015 Success is Happiness If the destination isn’t worth the road that is paved, then why walk the road? Success is about accomplishing things in life, and being happy through out all the adventures. While many people define success by the end result success is more about the journey, and being happy along that journey. No matter how the world turns it will never fall out of orbit. A goal can be small or big. Accomplishing a goal is a great thing; it is a part of being successful. Hard work is the key. The more effort put into a task, the more that will come out of completing the task. For instance, working out. More sweat, less weight. Success is happiness in accomplishments. Therefore you would be happy because of the pride you feel that comes with setting and reaching a goal. Finding happiness in a sense of fulfillment. While completing any goal though, it is important to be happy along the way. Completing long-term goals can absorb all energy inside and out. However, excitement and cheer is something to keep in hand throughout the adventure. Why would anyone spend years of their life trying to become something and hate themselves the whole time? At the end of the road, dissatisfaction and bad memories will be all the brain has to remind itself of why they’re there in the first place. It’s a waste of time to be unhappy. Following dreams cannot be that way. Remember to stay positive. Learn how to cope with the bad and...
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...Success: A Journey" "Success is a journey, not a destination" Ben Sweetland Cameras flashing. Beautiful women walking out on the red carpet, waving and smiling. Red lipstick smeared on perfectly. Crowds awe and reporters talk excitedly. Everywhere, expensive diamonds and brand names slapped on her body costing more than 10,000 dollars apiece. This glamorous life is usually what society perceives as success. But what is success? Is it money, is it fame, or is it hard work? Success is not determined by who you are, what you are, or what you have; it is a journey, a movement of one place to another. Once, a long time ago, I remembered my mother and I always point out random women walking down the street and commenting on her clothes, personal appearances, and just basically what she was wearing. If that woman happened to wear a Gucci bag and had a Jaguar, my mom would say she was a successful woman because she had money. There was always this connection of success as having material things. After all, it's not only my mom who saw material wealth as success, often it's us all, as human beings. Another example would be famous celebrities such as Paris Hilton who had the easy life filled with shortcuts and influence. Often people refer that lifestyle a success. However, success is a movement from starting from scratch with no shortcuts and ending with improvement of one self and mistakes. Yet, all her life, Paris Hilton had the money, had the opportunities, and now she is still...
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...Evidence Based: For me to step forward with my destination, I had to ensure that my target was being supported by the best available evidence to attain success in reaching my goal. As a practicing healthcare professional, I was able to identify and narrow my search to the best available evidence that supported my strategies. I had to face the hard facts about what worked and didn’t work. I ensured myself that I had an understanding of the dangers in half-truth that constitute to conventional wisdom. I began my search strategy with cycling and weight loss. I limited my search to find articles that involved Complimentary Alternative Medicine. I then proceeded with review articles, published and research studies that were identified by...
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...Now that I have completed all my units in Database, Excel and Power point and exams on this ITQ Level 2 in Computing, now going to view my project on what I have achieved with studying these units in the last few months. My project will involve two assignments using the Excel application and two with Power Point. A) What did I decide to do for my Excel project? The two pieces of evidence that I am producing in Excel are two spreadsheets that will comprise the following: 1) A spreadsheet for an event that I organised while I was working at the Royal Bath Hotel as a Conference Supervisor. A social evening event for staff to get to know one another outside the work place. I liaised with contractors and suppliers in arranging the food, drink and to check the feasibility for a band and DJ via the club manager. A rough data input form was produced, a document of how the spreadsheet was being designed and what information was needed to process the assignment. 2) The second spreadsheet is an invoice for Conferencing and Banqueting Supplies for the Events Department at the Royal Bath Hotel with authority by the De Vere Group. As a Conference Supervisor I organised supplies for our Conference Rooms, to improve our services and to compete with other 5 star hotels. Every three months this invoice was sent to De Vere Headquarters for it to be approved. B) Why did I use this application? The Excel software for the event project has allowed me to calculate...
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...The compelling novel Peak by Roland Smith follows the journey of the rebellious and determined Peak Marcello, as he undertakes the treacherous journey of climbing to the summit of Mount Everest. As Peak ventures to the summit he faces many challenges far beyond the physical, which by the end change him for the better. The once selfish teenager learns to put others first. He learns to measure his success not by the final goal but the path he took. This climb opens his mind to the importance of the relationships he has and that family may not always be what meets the eye. Sometimes it can take a life changing experience to make a difference in one’s personality. Lacking in the empathy department, Peak’s life is initially very self-centred. It is in the first chapter Peak learns about a boy dying because he attempts the same climb up the skyscraper. Despite Peak feeling sorry for...
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...Running head: CHILDREN LEARNING WITH ADHD 1 Children Learning with ADHD Selecia Watson CNDV 5312_C21_AP1-Group Counseling Theories Techniques Lamar University Children Learning with ADHD Children with ADHD are in need of a group that will help to improve their academic functioning. This group would be important for children with ADHD because those with ADHD have significant impairment in multiple domains of functioning. “The most problematic is academic impairments because children with ADHD will most likely be retained, placed in special education, and drop out of school than their peers. They often will forget to complete assignments, complete assignments but forget to turn in the assignment, and make careless mistakes in their work” (Langberg, Epstein, Urbanowicz, Simon, & Graham, 2008, p. 401). Also, children with ADHD will display off tasks, impulsive, and disruptive behaviors in the classroom (Langberg, Epstein, Urbanowicz, Simon, & Graham, 2008). Also, Raggi and Chronis (2006) state that academic difficulties for children with ADHD include failure to complete homework, poor comprehension of material, poor study skills, low test and quiz grades, poor preparation for class, disruptive behavior, peer conflict, and conflict with teachers. If ADHD is left untreated then this can seriously interfere with a child’s social interactions with peers and teachers, academic achievement, and overall school experience (Leslie, Lambros, Aarons...
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...financial peace is procrastination like “we will start budgeting after we get the big screen TV.” Dave Ramsey is now my new found friend he said some things to me that needed to be said. The word budget holds a lot of weight because it pertains to discipline. Discipline is defined as self-control something that most people don’t want to deal with. Having a good budget is like having your own private police that lets you know if you are breaking the law or not. Martin Luther King said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”It is best to have control over your financial affairs then they have control over. As we travel on this journey to succeed own...
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...Someone once told me "I know you'll be successful." But what is success? I think the definition of success cannot be pinned down to one single thing. Aspects of life must intermingle and converge, resulting in a fusion of moments and a synthesis of ideas. Because one man's idea of a successful and fruitful life may not be the same as another man's hope for a brighter future. How one defines success is therefore integral to that person's experience of life in and around him. As we are creatures of habit, we can proceed through life with preconceived notions of what is and what should be, convinced that what has worked in the past must also work in the future. In that way we deny ourselves the virtue of malleability. We are often our own worst enemies. The Chinese philosopher and military tactician Sun Tzu likened the successful soldier to water. "Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing." The brilliance of this idea is not in the likening of life to war, rather in revealing the simple truth that we are a product of our experiences and how we adapt determines our success, along with what path we take. Each hill and valley we encounter provides us with an opportunity to adapt and change, gives us the chance to use our talents within the realms of our potential to evolve our life in new and sometimes unexpected ways. God's plan may be unknown and unfathomable...
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...Continuing Academic Success Academic success is a journey and it takes learning and applying new skills to become successful in that journey. Some of the things you will want to learn along the way are how to set goals and achieve them, your personal learning style, and the writing process. With these skills you are on the right path to continuing your academic success. Creating educational and career goals and working to achieve them is essential to success. Without setting goals you can’t reach you destination because you don’t really have a clear path to follow to get there. It’s like driving in the dark with no headlights, you’re likely to crash. When you set a goal you have to work to achieve it, and this takes effort. In order to achieve long-term goals you will want to set short-term goals that lead up to it. By taking it one step at a time and putting in effort to achieve your short-term goals your long-term goals become realistic. One of my goals that I would like to accomplish is to save up and buy my own car. In order to achieve this goal I will have to make a few lifestyle changes, like for instance, stop eating takeout for dinner every night and put that money into a savings account. That money will add up quickly and I will be one step closer to buying my own car. This is something to keep in mind when you think and the importance or goals, “Mastering goal setting is a key to lifelong success and happiness. So set personal and organizational goals and track...
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...What does the term success really mean? Some may say it is defined by achieving your life goals. Others may say it is defined by a person’s beliefs and whether they lived up to them or not. When reading the book Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, one can see the success Chris McCandless had on his journey across the United States and into the Alaskan wilderness. He was able to live like a true transcendentalist would, with very few possessions. McCandless’s journey across the United States and into the Alaskan wilderness should be interpreted as an example of success because he made it to Alaska, lived a very simple life, and didn’t follow the crowd. To start, people should interpret Chris McCandless’s travels across the United States and into the Alaskan wilderness as an example of success because he actually made it to Alaska. “It was very difficult...but I finally got here”(Krakauer 69). Albeit he faced many challenges, including having to hitchhike everywhere and having little to no money, he still managed to make it to his destination; the Alaskan wilderness. Plus, along the way he had to find multiple different jobs to make sure he had enough supplies to survive. Not to mention he traveled through Arizona, California, South Dakota and many more states to get to Alaska. Ultimately, McCandless’s travels should be seen as an example of success...
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