When I think about my future and what I envision it to be like I see my self working for an international fashion company,preferably spanish or italian,either in Europe, New York or Miami. Possibly working for a company like Zara, H&M, Tiffany's to Miss Sixty. Or I see my self working in the marketing area of an international national soccer team. Ultimately environments in which I am passionate about those hobbies, in this case languages,fashion and sports.
What are the benefits of writing a vision statement?
When writing a vision statement it first allows your creative juices to start flowing and ge
ts one to actually start thinking about what they really want to do with their life after college. Therefore by creating a vision statement and at the same time envisioning ones future, it serves as a building block to achieve that vision. Basically creating a goal that you wish to see be met and obtained since that is what you ideally would enjoy doing in your future, some what like your dream job.
What are the challenges of writing a vision statement?
An evident difficulty when writing a vision statement is that fact that it forces one to have to think far in advance as to what they wish to do in the future. The difficulty with that is that you may think that what you envision now is what you will want to be doing and at the same time you don't know if you will still want to be in the same career and strive for that vision in years to come; because as they always say people change careers multiple times in their life, so its not necessarily easy to automatically decide right then and there.
Which of your values are most important to you?
When taking the Value assessment test on careerbeam is
stated that my results were:
YOUR SCORES:
- Driver:26
- Creator:23
- Humanitarian:25
- Pursuer:22
- Maximizer:24
When going over my value results they are all obviously important to me because they are what describe me as a person. However, if I had to choose which are most important to me would probably have to be driver and pursuer, because those are two key values to have if you want to get ahead in life because one lives on that and if you do not have drive or a desire to pursue then you will not achieve your goals and it also says what type of person you are in the fact that you will keep going until you achieve what truly wish to have and ultimately what makes you happy.
How do you express/display your values on a daily basis?
In my day to day life I believe that I always try to express or display my values even if I do it subconsciously. I always try to bundle them all together whether it be a combination of drive, creative, or pursuer, I use all of these in order to get any task done. For example if I set a goal for my self to finish something by the end of the day I will give it all I have and do everything possible in order to complete the job. Another way in which I use my values on a daily basis is when there is an obstacle in the way I will try to find a creative manner in which to over come it so as to continue going forward.
Find an organization that expresses a close match between your vision/values and the organizations vision/values. Quote the organization's vision/mission/values. Describe what it would be like to work for an organization with these vision/values.
When looking for an organization/company that expresses a similar vision and value system as me I looked at Zara. Zara believes that:
" The customer is the center of our particular business model
, which integrate design, manufacture, distribution and sales through its own network of stores. All processes, beginning with the creation of the product, share the same objective: to give the customers the fashion they expect. Every day, Zara interprets, adapts and takes trends to millions of people...The co-ordinated product is always the protagonist and shopping freely and in comfort is a pleasant experience"
Now knowing to some sort of degree as to what the company stands for I believe that working for this company with these sort of vision/values would be definitely a great experience. The reason being is that they know what they must do in order to compete with the competition there fore, with my drive, creativity, pursuance, and maximizing abilities to be able to meet the customers needs of providing them with affordable and fashionable clothes but at the same time maximizing dollars and cents, ultimately being innovative and putting my values to use.
Picture representing vision/value:
1 comment:
Fantastic job! Consider what companies are out there that would combine your interest in fashion and sports. Check out their corporate websites, and study their mission statements. One great example would be to check out Nike's Corporate responsibility website here: http://nikeresponsibility.com. Their motto, "Innovate for a better world," is one their truly fits the jesuit ideals and looks boldly into the future. Understanding how corporate values align with your own is an important part of the decision making process when you're looking for internship options.
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