...September 9, 2014 Life Lessons Life is full of obstacles that you have to figure out how to maneuver around. It is full of challenges that you have to overcome. When you lose a loved one, you feel like it’s the end for you as well. Hopefully you can overcome the sadness and learn how to deal with not only the pain but also putting your life in order as well. I grew up with an older sister and a younger brother. Our parents were constantly gone. Busy working or out with friends. That left my siblings and I alone a lot. We taught ourselves to take care of each other. Mentally, physically and emotionally we were all each other had. That made the relationship we had with each other stronger than it could ever be. A promise was made between the three of us that we would always be there for one another. We would always help each other no matter what the circumstances were, and we would always protect each other. On January 7, 2009 my world changed forever. My brother was in a severe single vehicle accident that killed him. Alcohol and speed were both factors in the accident. Neither my brother nor his passenger was wearing their seat belts. Both were ejected from the vehicle. My brother lived long enough for me and my sister to get to the hospital and say our final goodbyes. His passenger lived, but sustained a broken neck that has healed. My brother left behind a one year old daughter and a daughter on the way. He had life insurance but did not have a...
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...Life lessons are the things you leafrn at a very young age. As a child, I have learned that things change and your environment change quickly. And some things I learned I go by, and some I use once and then get rid of those life lessons. But there are ones that I keep for a short time, and keep for a long time, begcause you never know when they will come in handy. While working in Health Care, I have find that a rational decision made when our loves ones are sick. The big question is, our evolving environment of today, Will your situation change? And How will you react to your changing situation depends on the outcome your reaction to changing environment. I have experienced an environmental change in a large organization. The change in this organization was a huge difference; we had to learn new company concepts whven the company merged with a larger company. We had to also learn a new system and the organizational chart changed in each department. Occasionally change is deliberate, a product of mindful reasogning and actions. This type of change is called planned change. In distinction, change sometimdes unfolds in an apparently spontaneous and unplanned way. This type of change is known as emergent change. External factors (such as the economy, competitors’ behavior, and political climate) or internal features (such as the relative power of different interest groups, distribution of knowledge, and uncertainty) influence the change in directions outside the control of managers...
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...One life lesson I have learned was one learned at a very young age (Elementary school age to be exact) and that lesson is….just because a girl smiles and says hello to you. Does not mean that she likes you, learning this lesson has helped avoid getting my feelings hurt countless times. This takes me back all the way to when I was a fourth grader at Oak Hill Elementary School. I was 8 years old and her name was Kim; she was the same age. She was a pretty Asian girl from the fifth grade. Sitting at lunch or passing each other in the hallway. She would always smile, wave at me and say hello to me. She was taller than me and she had long, flowing jet black hair, beautiful dark almond shaped eyes and a beautiful voice. At first; I didn’t really think much about it, just two young students exchanging pleasantries passing each other by. But one day I was sitting at a lunch table with my friends. I joking with them and she walks by and I look up and she smiles and waves at me, all of a sudden. I started to feel a tingle run up my spine and my heart fluttered. I felt like my heart was on cloud, which was the only I could describe the way I felt when she smiled at me. Later on after school I went home and I thought about her for the rest of the day. Then I went to the kitchen and asked my father what it meant when a girl smiles at you. He told me that it meant she liked me and may want to be my girlfriend. I thought to myself…wow, I didn’t know what a girlfriend was at that time...
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...Axia College Material Appendix E Financial Officer Interview Directions: Conduct the following interview with a financial officer of a health care organization (space has been provided for any additional questions you might have). Once the interview has been completed, answer the questions in Part II. Part I: Interview Questionnaire 1. Briefly describe your current position and its duties and responsibilities. Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reconcile Bank Accounts, Submit Financial Statements at month end to CPA 1. What are the revenue centers for your organization? Patients, Private Insurance, Medi-Cal, Medi-Care. 2. What types of centers (departments) have budgets? Research & Development 1. How many cost centers are there? Can you give some examples? Research: Study Patients, Study Rx, Study Patient Physician Consultants 1. How important is it to control costs? CRITICAL 1. How are fixed costs separated from variable costs? Fixed costs are paid regularly on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Variable costs require approval. 1. How are variable costs handled? They are sent to the department manager for confirmation of order, receipt of items, and payment approval. 1...
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...I have learned a lot of life lessons from most of the extra-curricular activities that I have been involved in from an early age. When I moved to Terrell TX when I was younger I did not know anyone except for my family in the town so basically I was very antisocial and I did not talk to anyone in my school. Once I got older I began to join different organizations and activities such as basketball, boy scouts, student council and more programs that got me more involved with other children of my age and how to interact with them. When I began playing basketball it was the first time that I had ever played the sport, and even though I was not that good I still loved it because I learned to trust my teammates, learned to work with others, and...
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...Appreciation and Gratitude – Life Lesson Finally, after so many years I am on my way home, “second” home after my parents’. I feel very excited, as it is not just a house that I used to rent, but a “magic” place, where being away from my parents I could experience home comfort. I haven’t been there for about five years since I graduated from University, and I miss it a lot. This time is going to be a short stay, for only a few days, but I am glad I can spend it there. That place made my school time enjoyable, and the landlady Maria treated me like her own granddaughter. She was a lovely and a very kind-hearted person and could cheer me up when I needed it most. All my friends and I loved her because of her young and vibrant mind with a trusting spirit. Despite of her age, she remained a very beautiful creature; her blue eyes and warm smile could make anyone feel welcome. With the snow-white hair she was almost like an angel. Her house itself was very charming although not fashionable; it was more like country style. Wooden furniture made from logs and twigs, roughly cut and sawn with no ornate, looked very simple and straight. I loved the kitchen with its old open-shelved dresser, wooden draining racks for plates above the sink, and the big wooden table decorated with dried flowers. The handmade wool rugs on the floor and the linen curtain on the windows reflected in warmth and cosiness. She surrounded herself with the things she loved. Each item in the house had a story and...
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...There are two main life lessons that I have learned after reading this novel, and they are to never give up and to always have courage under any circumstances. I realized that I should never give up when something tough and challenging comes my way, because I could possibly be touching someone else’s life in the process, or they touch mine. Like Ron, he wanted to give up on volunteering at the mission because he didn’t like it and felt uncomfortable, but instead, he kept on volunteering and because he never gave up he met Denver who changed his life forever and vice versa. Another life lesson I have learned from this novel, is to always have courage during difficult times and situations. Like Denver, he had the courage to leave his family behind in Louisiana by getting on a train and going to Texas to make a better life for him and his family because he wasn’t going to let his race define his future, and that shows a tremendous amount of courage....
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...Sometimes we all make mistakes. The most popular excuse that comes to mind is “that no one is perfect”. The most important thing is to take the time to think and make the right decisions. This is how we should handle each situation no matter how minor and learn from our mistakes. My lesson begins on a Friday night after a long week of work. I’m looking forward to celebrating my buddy’s birthday tonight. As I was getting ready to go out after work I started making the plan to pick up our friend Pete. For some reason choosing to take out my 98 Camaro Z28 instead of my more conservative Jetta seemed like a good idea. Why did I choose the Camaro? Why that was a bad idea? These are the questions I should have asked myself. It was a short ride to Pete’s place. When I arrived there I hung out a bit, “pre-gaming” with Pete and heading out to the party. Mistake one choosing to take a race car to a party that I planned on drinking at with a passenger and not having a plan if I couldn’t drive home. Our good friend Eric was having a Luau at his girlfriend’s house for his 23rd birthday party. A lot of our mutual friends from school and work were all there. At the party they had live music on a make shift stage which I thought was pretty cool. There were many festivities to partake in including an open bar and playing a few drinking games. After a few hours the party was winding down so it was time to leave. Pete and I decided to invite a few people back to my place and make a grand exit...
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...Statistics in Business Summary By: Efrain Gonzalez QNT/351 April 7, 2014 Merry Jo Gallo Statistics are used in every part of life and it plays an important role when trying to figure out data. Statistics can be used when trying to figure out numbers as well as life and death figures. The information being provided gives a brief definition of statistics while identifying the different types and levels of statistics. This summary describes the role statistics play in business decision making, and provides examples of problem situations in which statistics is being used or could be used. Statistics is an element of data which studies, collects, organizes, analyzes, interprets and presents all type of data in a statistical way. Statistics can be used to describe a population or group of people in different areas in the world and worldwide. Statistics is the science of learning and receiving a clear understanding from the data being provided. Statistics measures, controls, and communicates the different uncertainties within the data. The two different types of statistics are descriptive and inferential which basically breaks down how statistics are looked at both ways. Descriptive statistics are used to summarize or describe a collection of data that is gathered. Descriptive data is very useful in research while reporting and communicating the results of an experiment. Inferential statistics provides a prediction based on data where a theory logically leads to, and it...
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...I believe in life lessons. Life lessons are something i believe, because no matter what you do you learn something. Also they help us understand what this world is all about.life lessons will help you through out your whole life time. Life’s too short don’t worry about what happened in your past. You can’t change what has already been done. Taking risk is easier than what most people may put it out as. When taking risk you will learn what you like and what you don’t like don’t waist your time being scared. Try to just live before it’s too late. Living life before it’s too late means to never be scared of what people may think about you. Living by yolo is plan out there. You only live once so do you and say whatever to the world. We are who...
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...Watching the video ‘Unguarded’ really taught me a lot. For example how once you try drugs once that is all it takes to ruin your life. It also taught me that you will go out of your way to meet up with your dealer and buy drugs, even if it means leaving your family, your job, your friends, etc. It taught me that when you do drugs nobody can really notice a BIG difference until you start to lose almost everything you have including your dignity. The final thing that the video taught me is that once you are hooked on drugs it can be really hard to get off of and stop the bad habits. Chris’s life lessons can help me with my own by not trying drugs in the first place and try not to do it to be ‘cool’. The dangers of drugs and addiction can be fatal....
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...Some people think that we learn our most important lessons in school. Others think that the knowledge we acquire outside of school is the most important. Which view do you agree with? Every day we gain knowledge from many sources like lessons in school or experience from outside of school. Manny people prefer to gain through life, but I would rather learn from school lessons. I think getting knowledge from lessons in school is much easier and secure. Starting with advantages of lessons in school, I say it’s much easier to learn because the lessons are taught by trustworthy teachers. For example, my math teacher used to spend half of his period explaining the solution to a difficult exercise for me until I understood. Without him, maybe I never understand the solution. Besides, the knowledge we get from school is always secured. Therefore, there’s no need taking risky mistakes to verify the knowledge again. On the other side, getting knowledge from outside of school is really risky and time-consuming. For example, in order to learn how to run a business, in case of having no former lessons, one needs to try several times, and makes several mistakes before being successful. However, the process itself really takes a lot of time, and if mistakes during the process were too severed, one might not recover to continue. Many people argue that schools only give us theories some of which are impractical, and useless, while all the knowledge gotten from outside of school can...
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...In the modern world, people take chances everyday. From feeding random animals to jumping off cliffs, us humans choose to take risks. At times they end up being fun and joyful and give you long lasting a long lasting story to tell your kids one day, and others end up being a hard learned life lesson. As we grow it is important to take chances at times considering they can teach you lessons that we can use later in life and also because they can give you amazing experience that you can remember forever. As an illustration, a normal African American boy by the name of James. James was lucky enough to be raised in a safe, stable household near Houston, TX . He grew up with two sisters and a brother. His parents on the other hand were another...
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...Patrick Daniel Noonan, the father of my family tends to have the most intriguing stories to tell from his childhood and time living first in Baltimore and then Northern Maine. His life stories are very important on how they shaped him as an individual, and how they taught him life lessons that he would need in the future. I choose him because he has had a lot of unique experiences with sports, farming and many more that were told to me during this interview. My dad was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 18, 1985 where he lived with his parents and partially his grandparents. By the time he was five and had just started kindergarten, he moved to Littleton, Maine. He grew up on a farm, and found himself working picking potatoes and doing...
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...Christopher’s Life Lessons Christopher McCandless could be described as insane and very dumb for leaving his home and family to never return on a journey to Alaska. On McCandless journey, he learned many important life lessons that he wouldn’t regret. Christopher does not see wealth in material items. When he leaves his family and home, Christopher donates his entire saving of $24,000 to charity, abandoned his Datsun in Nevada after it is damaged from the flood, and burns his own money. Christopher had nothing but his backpack and the clothes on his back. He made it clear that you don’t always need money or a nice car to get somewhere in life or to be happy. He traveled down to Mexico and all the way up to Alaska without his own car. Material...
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