Well, I've been slacking on this blogging due to my lack of internet at the house. Comcast will be arriving in 2 days!! Woohoo!
Anyways, just thought I'd share some thoughts and tid-bits since my last posting on the 23rd.
Remember when we were all kids, wondering what we'd be when we were all grown up and in the working world? Well, now that I am that grown up kid, and in the working world, I sometimes revert back to that kid and wonder where my path will lead.
Mine? Well, I'd like to continue working in the hospitality field, obtain my MBA, work for some years and hope to become a professor by 32-35. I know I need to go for a Ph D. as well, but there are some extremely good professors who only have an MBA. I know in this cut throat, cyclical world of resume boosters, having a Ph D. would thoroughly enhance that, but with the right background and relevancy I feel that anyone can do *almost any job.
Think about it for a second .....................
Good, now I have a Bachelor's from Penn State, but honestly, with enough training and drive someone without a degree can do my job. The world and society look at the tangible aspects that a person has. For example, when I used to intern in HR we would pass resumes through a "scanner" per se, in which it would send resumes to the reject pile or investigate further based off of "key words" (e.g. - effective, degree, university, institute, manage, supervise, etc.). I thought that this was quite inhumane as those people who didn't have those were immediately rejected before given the chance to prove themselves. Unfair. I understand places like Google, etc. may have to do this as they have 900 resumes come through per hour for open positions at their company. Crap, I'd send in my resume as well, but we revert back to the "tangible" aspects of the business world. Long story short (or short story long in this case), everyone deserves a proving chance with relevancy and some form of background for the position in which they're applying for (this statement doesn't apply to just work, you can apply this to any situation in your personal life).
Enough about that for now .... Megan and I attended mid-week's service last night. It was good, but I think both our minds were on other things!! I enjoyed watching an older gentleman fall asleep two isles ahead of me. Seriously? Yes. We had an amazing night of just being ourselves like we always do!
I remembered to bring my wallet here to work today. I immediately thought yesterday as soon as I took the parking ticket and pulled past the gate that went back down as I passed it, "CRAP, my wallet!!!" With the thankfulness of having relatives living in the city, I called mi madre and had her lend me some moola so that I could actually get to my house. Gracias madre!
Off to work as I have a 9am meeting.
Cheers.
- Matt
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Absence
Well folks, sorry I've been "out of commission" for a bit here. Internet is down at my house and typing some of these blogs can be difficult here at work during certain times.
Anyways, just checking in to say hello, had another great weekend with Megan (we were acting like little tykes at Best Buy and we were both surprised to not get kicked out), watched 21 on Sunday night and purchased "Roller Coaster Tycoon 2" which took me back to my childhood (in which I played for about 5 hours in one sitting)! It was such a pleasurable feeling as we all have that inner child that at times, needs to come out and play again!
This past week has taught me a lot of "lessons", per se, in how to handle certain situations. I feel I have a stronger grasp on dealing with emotions/situation and how to convey them in the appropriate manner. Knowing when to "wear them on your sleeve" is a good thing as communications is key and vital to any strong bond that you share with someone, or something. The irony in this statement falls true since I was out to lunch yesterday with a couple of my new co-workers. They started speaking about their personal relationships and how their spouses, partners, etc. treat each other. One thing that intrigued me (and I've had this belief since day one) is my one co-worker's relationship with her husband of 12 years. She mentioned that never once have they raised their voices to one another, slept on the couch or walked out of the house in a fit of anger/hostility. This was all because of good communication. I strongly believe that good communication will solve all issues that many couples faces in today's society. I believe in this, have this, and I can speak on my current experiences; it works very very well!!
Happy Tuesday!
Our show is in 3 weeks @ Bootleggers in Woodlyn, PA. If you're from the area (Suburbs of Philadelphia - Delaware County) then you should stop on by and enjoy some good tunes, say hello, have a drink and meet some really nice people who I know personally will be attending.
Cheers
Anyways, just checking in to say hello, had another great weekend with Megan (we were acting like little tykes at Best Buy and we were both surprised to not get kicked out), watched 21 on Sunday night and purchased "Roller Coaster Tycoon 2" which took me back to my childhood (in which I played for about 5 hours in one sitting)! It was such a pleasurable feeling as we all have that inner child that at times, needs to come out and play again!
This past week has taught me a lot of "lessons", per se, in how to handle certain situations. I feel I have a stronger grasp on dealing with emotions/situation and how to convey them in the appropriate manner. Knowing when to "wear them on your sleeve" is a good thing as communications is key and vital to any strong bond that you share with someone, or something. The irony in this statement falls true since I was out to lunch yesterday with a couple of my new co-workers. They started speaking about their personal relationships and how their spouses, partners, etc. treat each other. One thing that intrigued me (and I've had this belief since day one) is my one co-worker's relationship with her husband of 12 years. She mentioned that never once have they raised their voices to one another, slept on the couch or walked out of the house in a fit of anger/hostility. This was all because of good communication. I strongly believe that good communication will solve all issues that many couples faces in today's society. I believe in this, have this, and I can speak on my current experiences; it works very very well!!
Happy Tuesday!
Our show is in 3 weeks @ Bootleggers in Woodlyn, PA. If you're from the area (Suburbs of Philadelphia - Delaware County) then you should stop on by and enjoy some good tunes, say hello, have a drink and meet some really nice people who I know personally will be attending.
Cheers
Thursday, September 18, 2008
New Job
Yesterday, September 17th, 2008, I officially started my new job in Philadelphia. I have always wanted to work in Center City and it was just a matter of time until this happened. I met with my DOS and ate lunch at Asia on the Parkway. I was never big on Asian food, but I was able to stomach it this time, being that there wasn't much of anything else there besides Asian Cuisine. The day went well, I spent my day in "orientation" per se as I've done this type of job before. When people "dumb" certain things down habitually and beat the horse when it's already down starts cracking my crab legs. Anyhow, a day well spent at work; new atmosphere, people and places.
Oh and the $5.75 parking per day. Agh!
Oh and the $5.75 parking per day. Agh!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Change
Change is inevitable, we go through change in our daily routines, practices and philosophies. I am currently going through change myself; today is my last day at work in my position with Crescent Hospitality. I have been going through a plethora of emotions with my current change. Having just graduated college last year and landing my first "manager" position, I was extremely worried with the reactions I would get form my co-workers when I announced my resignation. There have been mixed emotions from everyone, but overall it has gone pretty well.
I just gave the new DOS a property tour and he seems to be a very nice gentleman. I start my new job tomorrow in the city (Philadelphia) and my current mood is excitement. This could change today, as it has for the past 2 weeks, but overall I'm trying to get adjusted to leaving my "bird's nest" and expanding into new territory.
I'll be going to "happy hour" with some of my fellow co-workers for my leaving here at the company and then attending a nice jam session with the band. New songs are in order and I've been having some "dreams" about new musical styles for our old songs and new comings.
Cheers!
Matt
I just gave the new DOS a property tour and he seems to be a very nice gentleman. I start my new job tomorrow in the city (Philadelphia) and my current mood is excitement. This could change today, as it has for the past 2 weeks, but overall I'm trying to get adjusted to leaving my "bird's nest" and expanding into new territory.
I'll be going to "happy hour" with some of my fellow co-workers for my leaving here at the company and then attending a nice jam session with the band. New songs are in order and I've been having some "dreams" about new musical styles for our old songs and new comings.
Cheers!
Matt
Monday, September 15, 2008
Life's Lessons
I had great joy when I received this in an email today. This made me step back and realize what exactly you are doing with your life as a whole. These can help solve many concerns, thoughts and the reasoning that we encounter within ourselves; whether you agree or disagree is up to you, but I truly enjoy and believe in a majority of these values.
- Matt
- Matt
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