Something Different: Study Habits

This week my doing something different was studying several days before a test. Usually I wait until the last day before the test and pull an all-nighter. Instead, now I tried studying little parts the four days leading up to the test. At first it was weird as I felt no need to study this early though overall it was way more effective as I was less stressed and able to get a good night sleep right before the test.

New York City Part 2

So New York has been pretty hectic, part of the reason I haven’t been able to post. Life is crazy here, things move so fast there is no time to stop and relax. Today I finally have a break, after morning meetings with Morgan Stanley, I am off shopping and site seeing before my banquet dinner at the Billionaire, William P. Carey’s penthouse apartment. Should be quite an event, especially since he is the founder of my business school, the W. P. Carey school of Business at Arizona State. Back to the rest of this week, hectic explains it all. Yesterday, I had several meetings throughout the day and got lost going to all of them. Instead of getting of at the Wall Street exit I ended up crossing the bridge and heading into the wrong part of Brooklyn. I got it all settled but stressed me out for a while. Networking has been very successful, still undecided if I want to pursue an internship next summer or just travel but having the contacts there is never a bad scenario. Last night was also pretty crazy with the Yankees winning the world series. I am staying in Times Square and it was quite a party with people rioting, dancing on cars and all. I am excited for the parade on Friday, trying to work it in between my meetings. Anyways, sorry I haven’t been able to post this week about the stocks and the markets though will be back at it next week. Flying home early Sunday morning to make it to the USC vs Arizona State football game. I’ll try to get in another post before I leave though that all depends on timing.

New York City Part 1

Updating you all on my personal life. This week, I will be flying out to New York City in order to network with an array of professionals within the industry. The goal is to meet as many individuals as possible to learn more about the business, required skill sets, and diverse career paths in the industry. I hope to learn as much about Sales and Trading as possible and learn the ins and outs of how to succeed within this cut-throat industry. Since I go to Arizona State, top Investment Banking firms don’t come and recruit on campus so I have to take the initiative myself and go out there to show them what I can offer. Excited to finally make my mark on Wall Street and see the place in which I hope to embark my career in only a few years. Also, excited to travel around New York and see the sites in my down time. Will update you throughout the week to tell you how the trip goes and will post pictures. Excited for the experience except its going to be a change of scenery leaving sunny Tempe, Arizona to go to the snow. Stay tuned!!!

Back of the Napkin

1. The think that I thought was effective about this book is the way it exposed new ways of thinking. It shows you creativity is a process that can be improved if you follow effective methods, not necessarily something in which your born with.

2. The most creative part I thought in the book was when Lila was able to find an effective method to cut down the amount of training materials. She was able to reduce a ton of information down to only a few pages through smart processing.

3. What I thought was meaningful is that at all times I am thinking of ideas and writing them down. I try to draw out effective plans to make sure that my ideas succeed and it also allows me to get a better perspective on the situation and be more hands on overall.

Value Curves

A company that shows strong value curves is Google for being innovative in ways they create their new products. One thing that they have used to develop new market space is by creating all their products to be open source. In doing so, Google is allowing themselves to receive numerous amounts of resources from the open world to improve their products. They open up the incentives for other people and then can sit back and watch their product improve without applying very little resources or doing little work.

Being an Expert

What is an expert? An expert is someone who knows everything about the field in which they study or perform in.

When is it good to be an expert? It is good to be an expert when you are trying to be the best or when you are trying to teach others about the field in which they are studying.

When it is bad? It is bad when you become cocky and try to show off or embarass others who are not as knowledged as you.

What do you hope to be an expert in and how will you know when you achieve that? I hope to be an expert when I try to become a Stock Trader on Wall Street. Being the best in your field allows you to achieve whatever you want. I know that by working hard, networking, and consitently learning everything possible I will achieve my goals.

Something New

Something new I am doing this week is going to Hayden to study instead of trying to finish work in my room. The goal is to increase my productivity and I believe this can be accomplished by going to a better work environment. Will update you on how it goes.