My College Journey

Mechanical Engineering

Fall 1999 - Calculus, physics, Tae Kwon Do, weight lifting, Chemistry, and some other classes

Intersession (January 2000)

Spring 2000

Fall 2000

Spring 2001

Fall 2001

Spring 2002

Fall 2002

Spring 2003

Fall 2003

Spring 2004

Summer Internship/Volunteering 2004

Fall 2004

How my economics education benefits my accounting/bookkeeping

Currently, I am working on studying for my Certified Bookkeeper exams through AIPB. That is the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers. I could go back to college for my MBA (Masters in Business Administration). That requires a few more years of schooling though and I really don't have the time and/or the money to afford this at this time. One would think that you go from being a poor college student to a rich college graduate. This is not always the case. I ended up working for The Salvation Army for a year at minimum wage a few years after graduating with my Bachelor of Arts in Economics. A lot of people often ask me "why are you not using your degree?" I AM using my degree. Honestly. According to the Wikipedia article on Economics, "Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services." Working retail is using my degree. I currently work at Walmart, which is a fairly good place for an analytical mind like mine. Accounting is often said to be the "language of business". It is not just a bunch of nerdy number crunching wimps. I have met some really cool people that love accounting. My bookkeeping studies help keep me sharp in this area of knowledge. More on this later...

Business success

How does one gauge success? Is it by the money you make? Yes and no. Surely it must be by how smart and educated you are. Well... yes, no, and maybe so. Oh, yes. It HAS to be how high up you are in a company and how long you can stick it out with one company. Yes and no... These are all indicators of success though.

Personally, I think a key to success is "drive". Wouldn't it be nice to have that spirit and gumption that you feel right when you land a job and/or graduate from an important life milestone all the time? Compare the tired old CEO that is miserable in their job with the Chief Executive Officer that still radiates life into the company.

That is what this blog is about...