Blog 7

The advertising industry turned out to be a lot more complicated than I expected. Being in advertising is not just simply promoting a product with a billboard or commercial, but rather creating a reputation or name for an item, service, company, exc. Each part of an ad campaign is meticulously thought out and each little detail no matter how small is always considered by an advertiser. Advertising companies have a tough job because any mistake or careless decision with a campaign could be a disaster because of the fact ads are available to so many people and they can make or break how the public perceives something. Furthermore, the advertising business has the power to influence and shape the public based on what is presented. Not many people may notice this fact, but ads are everywhere and each one of them are designed a certain way so that people get the desired reaction that the company and advertiser wanted. 

I kind of already knew that the advertising industry was one that had a lot of influence on the public and also on how a product or company does. I really have never given any thought about going into the advertising business because of the fact I am currently a public relations major, but after my research, advertising doesn't sound like a bad career path. There is a lot of opportunity for growth within the industry and there is always going to be a need for advertising. The only challenge I could really for see in this career path is how technology will continue to affect the advertising business. There has already been a lot of change and adaptation as a result of technology, and I am not sure what will happen in the future. 

Blog 6

I think one of the toughest things about college is learning to balance your time. It's so different not having to be at school all day and I must say it's pretty nice, however college is a lot more self-directed. Nobody is there telling me to do my homework or constantly reminding me about on-going assignments, so for this reason, it's really easy to get off track or forget about something. I have quickly figured out that I constantly need to be writing myself reminders and have everything that I need to do written down because otherwise something else will come up and I will forget all about what else I need to do. Even though this is a problem I had in high school because of my ADHD, I could still do well in school because if I forgot to do one assignment, I knew there were going to be a bunch of others to boost my grade back up. But now in college, I can't really do that because of the way my classes are set up.

That issue brings me to another thing that is seriously stressing me out: the fact that there are so few tests and assignments in my classes. Knowing that one missed assignment or bad test grade could significantly bring down my grade in a class makes each test and assignment much more stressful and anxiety-inducing than anything I ever had to do in high school. But because of this, I have turned into a complete study freak and I am that much more motivated to do well on each assignment. I can honestly say that I turned procrastination into an art form over the years, but now I have found myself becoming more and more focused and doing things ahead of time because I know that I can't produce the work needed for a good grade in college if I put it off until the last minute. 

Blog #5

Although I have a lot of quotes that I would consider my favorite, right now one that I seem to be drawing a lot of inspiration from is "We can't change the world unless we change ourselves" by none other than Christopher George Latore Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. I know this might seem like a very odd choice, but I find his life story to not only be interesting but also very inspirational. 

Biggie Smalls had a dream, and he went after it even though there was a pretty good chance he was going to fail miserably, which in my opinion is admirable. He did not come from a good background, and he was on track to fall into the typical drug and violence ring that so many of peers were wrapped up in, but instead, he chose to change his ways and follow his passion. Although he was still not the best role model during his career, he certainly did do exactly what he is saying in this quote. He changed his ways in order to become one of the most influential musicians of all time and to this day his music still speaks to many people. Furthermore, in a way Biggie also did the change the world because he gave people something to believe in and he showed the world that a kid from Brooklyn could work hard and make something of his/her life as long as he/she realized that their choices and attitude was the only thing preventing them to do so. 

In my life I use this quote as a reminder that the only way I can make a difference in the world is if I make a difference in how I lead my life. I can't just make a change unless I first look at myself and figure out what I need to do to make that possible. I have learned that in order to make things happen in your world or your life, you have to be the one to do it and you have to first make a change before you can expect others to do the same. I never expect things to just go my way and I understand that the only way things will go your way in life is if you make them happen.