Throughout my last two years in college I have had many professors, but only a few have made big impressions on my life as a college student. It seems like the best professors are the ones who actually take time to acknowledge their students and share with them their past experiences and the life lessons they have learned.
One of the most impressionable lectures I attended was the last Business Law class of the quarter. We had just finished covering the last chapter on Ethics and everyone was stressing about finals the following week. My professor took a long pause and after reassuring us we were going to make it through finals week, he said: “do you want to hear something that will be more beneficial than any test you ever take?”the auditorium went silent and he continued “here are some important lessons I have learned throughout my time as a manager and a judge, do what you want with them but I promise you if you put these words into action you will go far in any job you ever do.” So what did I do? I sat there and wrote down every single word he said, many of which I had been told by my own parents, but forgot because parents don’t know anything… right?
Finally we get to the advice part,and as I was told before: “do what you want with them”
- Where do you want to be and what reputation do you want to fulfill?
- Be at your full potential all the time
- Decrease the level of conflict- start off as friendly as you can be
- Learn everything you can about the lowest level of your job-you’re never too good
- Be careful who you confide in
- Authority has to match responsibility- know your authority before responsibility (what you can and can’t do)
- Mistake is judgement- given what you get, you made a mistake but tried your best… move on
All of these bullet points may seem obvious, but I thought they were a good reminder and could benefit you as well!
My Not-So-Secret Diary 